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Ideas Festival Singapore 2026

Research & Interdisciplinarity

Learn more about cross-disciplinary exchanges that show how thinking together creates solutions no single discipline could reach alone

Last updated 8 August 2026

What IF answers live between disciplines, not within them?

Explore these interdisciplinary events and workshops to find out more!

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[4 & 9 Mar] Building Financial Resilience: Pensions & Financial Literacy

Asia's financial resilience blueprint: How policymakers are securing retirement for millions

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[5 Mar] From Ecosystem Services to Cultural Wellbeing: Ground Up Pathways for Resilience

Design with nature, not against it: Building community wellbeing from the ground up

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[6 Mar] Doing Creative Practice Research: Methods for Building Unusual Archives

The invisible archive: Telling stories that get overlooked.

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[18 Mar] Thrivelab

No textbooks or lectures—just hands-on problem-solving

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[25 Mar] Future Horizons: Envisioning the Humanities and Social Sciences

The journey forward: Why the human story will always lead the future.