The article discusses modern creative education in the context of socio-cultural and technological changes. The sociocultural challenge is presented by peculiarities of the VUCA-world which requires abilities to adapt to a rapidly changing external environment. After getting academic degrees, specialists find themselves in a shock situation not being able to adapt to the real world. It is necessary to train a creative specialist, the Homo universalis. The purpose of the article is to develop ontological foundations of basic competencies that should be implemented into the curriculum to train a creative specialist. The article analyzes ontological foundations of basic competencies which should be implemented in educational programs. The article determines boundaries and features of the creative space between the ideal and the person in which the creative specialist creates. The energy value of the ideal and context when creating works of art and design products is analyzed. The article determines a bifurcation subspace of art design in which works of art are created. They are not outstanding or high-quality. The characteristic of the competence of free movement in the creative space is given. Skills, expressive tools of representation of creative ideas are described. Creative intention without which works can be created is determined. The universal competence, “free will” which allows a creative specialist to perceive the energy of components of the creative space only is analyzed. Examples showing the possibility of transition from a syncretic understanding of the educational process to the formation of system methodologies and methods are given.

Full version of this article you can read here: https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.12.04.131