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The Interrobang Effect: How Asking Better Questions Changes Everything (with Humans and Machines) [Thrive@Libraries]
About the event
In a world shaped by complexity, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence, the ability to ask better questions is becoming a critical skill. This session explores powerful questioning techniques that enhance decision-making, problem-solving, and innovation, while demonstrating how strategic questions can guide both human thinking and AI-generated answers more effectively.
About Derek Ariss
As the Head of Innovation Education at Innoventiem, Derek Ariss designs and delivers programs that foster adaptability, design thinking, and creative problem-solving.
Currently an Affiliate Faculty Member at Singapore Management University (SMU), Derek teaches Innovation, Adaptability, and Critical Thinking with AI. With a background leading innovation for LendLease and retail operations across Asia, he has spent over seven years teaching teams how to transition from transactional mindsets to becoming trusted advisors.
This programme is part of Thrive@Libraries 2026.
Thrive@Libraries 2026
Thrive@Libraries aims to re-introduce adults to the rich diversity of NLB resources, programmes, and services while celebrating reading as a way to live well. It features a flagship showcase event at Funan B2 Atrium from 13-15 November 2026, complemented by in-library programmes running from November 2026 to January 2027.
Permission to Pause
This year's theme is an invitation to busy working adults to view libraries as a space to pause and discover their interests through NLB's resources. Discover ways you can pause ─ to read, to play, and to connect.
ReadSG
This festival is part of ReadSG. NLB's national movement to make reading a lifelong habit and a shared culture that nurtures curious minds, critical thinkers and informed citizens.
The ReadSG Challenge is NLB's national reading initiative that invites Singaporeans to rediscover the joy of reading through a simple daily reading habit. All it takes is 15 minutes a day to build a reading habit. That's about the time…
