Our economy seems to become increasingly dependent on creativity. During the industrial era, human resources were generally used to perform repetitive tasks, however the introduction of computers and robots have put stress on these kinds of jobs. Many argue that our current educational system was made to support an industrialising economy and academic institutions, not a service and creativity-based economy.
Should the current educational system be updated to support our creative and fast-paced economy, by putting more emphasis on arts and creativity in schools? These insights open a conversation about educations obsession with science and its rejection of the arts and to what extent our education system is aligned with the economy of the future.

Psychologists have tried to define human motivation for decades and they often distinguish different sources of motivation that influence human behaviour. The current educational system is highly contingent on external motivation, which in some cases might be devastating to creativity, motivation to learn and curiosity. There are calls to orientate this rigid system more towards children's internal motivation to learn.

We will discuss these trends with the current minister of Education in The Netherlands, Ingrid van Engelshoven (D66).

Interviewers: Olaf Vrijmoet & Leonie Ernst
Music: Ruse by www.musicscreen.org