--- title: TIME/Qualcomm Panel Discussion: The Future of Invention from Singapore description: TIME's Global Invention Poll, in cooperation with Qualcomm, surveyed 10,197 people in 17 countries around the world about the subject of Invention. The poll, which... canonical: https://time.com/107849/timequalcomm-panel-discussion-the-future-of-invention-from-singapore/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-27T13:46:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:02:18.141Z article:section: Business og:title: TIME/Qualcomm Panel Discussion: The Future of Invention from Singapore og:description: TIME's Global Invention Poll, in cooperation with Qualcomm, surveyed 10,197 people in 17 countries around the world about the subject of Invention. The poll, which... og:url: https://time.com/107849/timequalcomm-panel-discussion-the-future-of-invention-from-singapore/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91dbe5fc2c783e6c/6986913ee8524b051f60314b/time28may-104.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME28May-104 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME/Qualcomm Panel Discussion: The Future of Invention from Singapore twitter:description: TIME's Global Invention Poll, in cooperation with Qualcomm, surveyed 10,197 people in 17 countries around the world about the subject of Invention. The poll, which... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91dbe5fc2c783e6c/6986913ee8524b051f60314b/time28may-104.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME/Qualcomm Panel Discussion: The Future of Invention from Singapore ## Video: Interview: Inventing Ecosystems & Conclusion [Watch (HLS stream): Interview: Inventing Ecosystems & Conclusion](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jik1xZxE.m3u8) (30:28)  _Published 2014-05-30. TIME Editor-at-Large, Jeffrey Kluger sits down with Edward Jung, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Intellectual Ventures to explore inventing ecosystems and where the future of invention will take us._ by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 27, 2014 1:46 PM CUT  Jeffrey Kluger, Editor-at-Large, TIME (l) and Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Jeffrey Kluger, Editor-at-Large, TIME (l) and Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of SingaporeChrisppics+ by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 27, 2014 1:46 PM CUT TIME’s [Global Invention Poll](http://techland.time.com/2013/11/14/the-time-invention-poll/ "undefined"), in cooperation with Qualcomm, surveyed 10,197 people in 17 countries around the world about the subject of Invention. The poll, which accompanied TIME’s annual list of the [25 Best Inventions](http://techland.time.com/the-25-best-inventions-of-the-year-2013/ "undefined"), revealed a wide range of opinions about the subject of inventiveness. In the poll, and in the article “[The Spark of Invention](http://techland.time.com/2013/11/14/the-spark-of-invention/ "undefined")” by Jeffrey Kluger, TIME explored the questions sparked by the subject: who are inventors, how do they do their work, and what is the relationship between countries, culture and inventiveness? TIME continued the conversation with a special panel discussion, The Future of Invention, on 28 May, 2014 at the Studio Theatre, School of the Arts, Singapore. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore sat down with TIME Editor-at-Large Jeffrey Kluger to discuss the inter-connectedness of Inventing Globally. Hannah Beech, East Asia Correspondent and China Bureau Chief moderated a session, Inventing By Design which explored the lessons and ingredients which influence success in the inventing process with leading inventors and thought leaders from around Asia, including Susmita Mohanty, CEO-India of Earth2Orbit; Raj Thampuran, Managing Director, A\*STAR and Wong Meng Weng, Co-Founder and Chairman, JFDI.Asia. Kluger then sat down with Edward Jung, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Intellectual Ventures to explore the idea of Inventing Ecosystems and the best-in-class models that fuel invention and offer insights into where those ecosystems could lead the future of invention. 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