Creativity and imagination will become foundational pillars because they are uniquely human. As machines analyze data and propose designs, what should be valued is originality, empathy, ethical foresight and cultural insight. Creativity is an extension of imagination, can be taught and should therefore be assessed — through structured training in divergent thinking, experimentation, prototyping, storytelling and creative confidence. It lets people envision futures that don’t yet exist and connect multidisciplinary fields, becoming a civic and professional skill across law, engineering, medicine, social sciences, business and the humanities. Future curricula should include interdisciplinary creative studios and design labs, with AI acting as a creative partner but never the centre — humans set the direction.