I met Prof. Tay in my last year of my NUS Bachelor’s in Architecture, before moving on to do my Master’s. Back then, we explored the idea of Innovation through Diversity. This was the idea that when people from different walks of life or different industries gathered, these chance encounters held the potential for innovation and new ideas. The ‘catalyst’ for the new ideas would be the friction between what knowledge the individual possesses, and the knowledge he is presented with. Whether he chooses to adapt to the new knowledge or propose an alternative, both would serve the end of “innovation".