{"id":3059,"date":"2017-05-07T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueskyvideomarketing.com\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:30:36","slug":"6-from-stem-to-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueskyvideomarketing.com\/blog\/6-from-stem-to-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"From STEM to STEAM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The focus on STEM subjects has become all consuming – and it’s time for a rethink that respects the contribution that the art, design and other humanities subjects make to the world around us.<\/p>
I recognised the value of STEM when the term was first introduced into our vocabulary to represent the increasing focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.<\/p>
It was a useful tool for discussions around education, employability and making sure that our education providers knew that industry needs these skills in order to maximise the potential for growth and innovation.<\/p>
However, I now think that the time has come where the expression \u2018too much of anything is bad for you\u2019 is true of STEM. It seems to me that the story has progressed from simply recognising that STEM subjects are an important part of the mix when it comes to the skills society needs to prosper.<\/p>
It has now reached the stage where STEM appears to be all that is spoken about in any conversation about education and this approach is disrespectful to the contribution that many other subjects make to the society we live in, the schools we learn in and the businesses we work in.<\/p>
Art and design have a huge role to play in the future success of our businesses as well as helping to create a rounded society which is self-aware and uses this knowledge to create better products, better services and better relationships with our customers.<\/p>
In today\u2019s world, where everything has to be measured on a spreadsheet, art, design and the humanities are at risk of being phased out because there is no obvious formula to measure the positive impact they have on us as individuals or on our businesses and customers.<\/p>
But STEM subjects alone will not provide us with the insights we need in order to be able to understand how our customers will interact with us. More than 80% of all the decisions we make are emotional ones rather than rational ones. The only predictable thing about our interactions with human beings as customers is that they will be completely unpredictable. It\u2019s those with an understanding of and an education in the art, design and humanities subjects that will bring this understanding to the game.<\/p>