In an era where AI is rapidly transforming the workplace, creativity is emerging as the key skill that sets humans apart from the machines. Mini Mozart music classes for babies and toddlers are helping to nurture this vital trait from the earliest years. Mini Mozart runs classes throughout London and the south east.

With AI being employed to handle routine and repetitive tasks, creativity is becoming the most sought-after skill for problem-solving, innovation and adaptability in the workplace. Approximately 73% of organisations surveyed in the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Survey reported that creative thinking skills was a top priority when considering talent, agreeing that this skill is increasing in relevance and importance.

In addition to this study, there is a growing body of evidence which shows that exposure to music in early childhood enhances creative thinking by encouraging self-expression, imagination, and cognitive flexibility.

Mini Mozart, which runs almost 100 music classes a week across 50 locations is empowering the next generation to succeed in the future through its pre-school programme. The classes which offer a unique blend of classical music, nursery rhymes, and storytelling—delivered through mini musicals—create an immersive, interactive environment where pre-school children develop the creative skills and growth mindset that will prepare them for a rapidly evolving job market.

Highgate based Clare Shaw, Founder and teacher at Mini Mozart commented: “Creative thinking is a skill set that boasts the advantages of not only being in-demand, but it cannot be duplicated by machines, making it a necessity to develop this skill. Our world needs more innovators, more people with fresh ideas, more people who can solve problems and work creatively because creativity underlies every single profession in the work of the future.”

This thinking is being realised in India. In the technology haven of Mumbai, parents and educators are beginning to see the value of the arts as much as the more traditionally valued STEM subjects. They have been working closely with Mini Mozart to use music as a tool to help to develop their children’s creative skills and expression at grassroots level.

Clare added: “Research shows that in order for people to develop creative minds, they must study the arts and they must start young. As parents/carers we need to shift our mindsets: Educating a creative and therefore innovative child means focussing on the arts and music as much as on STEM subjects. Our Mini Mozart classes help to spark imaginative play and confidence in children, laying the groundwork for lifelong creativity, imagination and curiosity, all key ingredients for innovative minds.”

She concluded: “I urge parents and policy makers to unleash children’s creative potential by supporting music and the arts in schools and communities not merely as an extra-curricular activity, but as a core component in cultivating the skills the next generation will need to navigate a rapidly changing world.”