applied clumsiness
conferences
+ publications
research on Applied Clumsiness has been presented or published at the following:
The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2025)
Sunday, November 23, 2025 to Friday, November 28, 2025
Held in Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
‘Clumsy’ Methodology for Wicked Interdisciplinary Education:
A Predictive Tool to Uncover Blindspots from Students’ Conflicting Learning Preferences
By: Zheng Renjie, Agnes Xue, Rachel Ang
From Studio to Society:
A Hardware–Software–Heartware Framework for Interdisciplinary
Design Innovation in the New World University
By: Agnes Xue, Zheng Renjie
The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2026)
Singapore EXPO | Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Monday, February 9, 2026
‘Clumsy’ Methodology for Wicked Educator Management:
A Predictive Tool to Uncover Blindspots from Conflicting Teaching Preferences
By: Zheng Renjie, Jawn Lim, Agnes Xue
The Southeast Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (SEACAH2026)
Singapore EXPO | Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Monday, February 9, 2026
‘Clumsy’ Solutions for Wicked Urban Problems:
Lessons from Singapore’s Atypical Experience of Low Resistance to Urban Resettlement
By: Zheng Renjie
International Forum
on Design Service & Social Innovation (3rd)
Kyoto, Japan | August 6-8, 2026
Inclusive Design Thinking for Complex Social Problems:
Equipping Future Practitioners to Engage Stakeholder Diversity
By: Zheng Renjie, Rachel Ang, Agnes Xue
Ongoing:
Applied Clumsiness is currently under-going research in the following:
MOE Tier 1 Academic Research Fund (RIE2025) Urban food commoning and futuring in Singapore.
With:
Shahmir H. Ali (1), Qian Hui Tan (2), Mark Shan Chian Teo (3), Jeffrey T.K.V. Koh (3), Renjie Zheng (3), Russell Nathan (4), Sarah Shum (4), Hein Thu (1), Bhavika Malik (5), Rahul Gupta (5), Lakshitha Poovannan (5), Abdullah Bin Abbas (1), Karin Aue (5)
1. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
2. Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
3. Singapore Institute of Technology
4. Bricolage Cafe
5. College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore
Upcoming:
research on Applied Clumsiness will be presented or published at the following:
The Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2026)
TBS Education - Barcelona | Thursday, November 5, 2026, to Monday, November 9, 2026
‘Applied Clumsiness’ for Wicked Education Challenges:
Empowering Educators to Engage Learning and Teaching Diversity Inclusively
By: Zheng Renjie, Agnes Xue
Rethinking Assessment in Design Innovation Education:
Lessons from Singapore for a Global Pedagogical Shift
By: Agnes Xue, Zheng Renjie, Desmond Y. R. Chong