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I think that is correct.

The STEAM idea has been around for some time. I first heard about it from John Maeda like 7 years ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yc-_Ei2Yto).

"STEM" by itself lacks an emergent, creative quality. There is very much a need for that in technical curricula.

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> "STEM" by itself lacks an emergent, creative quality

I think many would argue otherwise, there is an inherent level of creativity with regards to all four disciplines, in particular Engineering, where novel solutions to real-world problems can be both practical and creative, although you might argue this extends into the other three as well.

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