5 Final Thoughts Much of what we see in the #DesignInTech space was born in the research community over multiple decades. What’s being built by the startup ecosystem and large corporations today strongly indicates the balance of power has shifted away from academia. We must consciously invest in education to develop a more hybrid perspective on creativity in the 21st century: Technology x Business x Design. President Obama’s signing of ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) into law in 2015 is a positive sign: by turning STEM into STEAM (adding Art) in K-12 education as a US priority. 40