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Creative Learning in the AI Age

As artificial intelligence transforms how we learn, work and create, what human capabilities will matter most? Our first Research & Insights report explores creativity, judgement, feedback, community and creative confidence - and introduces the National Academy of Creative Arts Creative Learning Framework.

Research report no. 1 ยท 2026

What matters when information is everywhere?

AI is changing how we find knowledge, develop skills and produce creative work. But easier access to information brings a new challenge: knowing what deserves our attention and how to use it well.

Our first Research & Insights report examines this changing landscape and the human capabilities that help people turn information into understanding, ideas and purposeful creative work.

Five foundations for creative growth

The NACA Creative Learning Framework brings together five connected foundations for learning and development.

Curiosity

Ask questions, explore unfamiliar possibilities and remain open to discovery.

Judgement

Weigh alternatives, interpret information and choose a direction with purpose.

Feedback

Develop ideas through critique, reflection and revision, drawing on the perspective of others.

Community

Learn through shared experience, encouragement and encounters with different ways of thinking.

Creative confidence

Find the confidence to experiment and contribute your ideas, even when the outcome is uncertain.

Inside the report

  1. The Creativity Premium: why human creative capabilities become more valuable as technology advances.
  2. Making meaning: how education can respond when generating information is easier than understanding it.
  3. Learning through people: the continuing role of feedback and community.
  4. Looking towards 2035: five predictions for the future of creative learning.
Explore the full report

Discover the framework and the thinking behind our approach to creative learning in an AI-shaped world.

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