In this masterclass episode, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Professor Luca Iandoli, Dean of the Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies at St. John's University and founder of the St. John's University Design Factory, as well as Assistant Professor Nadya Shaznay Patel from the Singapore Institute of Technology's Business, Communication and Design cluster.

For decades, Prof Iandoli has connected seemingly opposing fields: complex engineering and computing logic on one side, and interface design, aesthetics, and human experience on the other. His research as a former Fulbright scholar at MIT's Centre for Collective Intelligence has influenced how universities develop vibrant innovation ecosystems.

On the other hand, Asst Prof Patel brings over two decades of experience designing futures-oriented toolkits and b ...