SUMMARY - Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.


*As you read this summary, you will learn how society can create innovators, the young people who will change the world.


*You will also learn that : Montessori pedagogy is apt to foster the emergence of talented innovators; The idea is the essential raw material of innovation; Intrinsic motivation is the main driver of innovation; To think differently, one must surround oneself with models who act differently; The word "reiteration" can usefully replace the word "failure"; Standing out from others is the main motivation of innovators.


*Tony Wagner is an expert in educational sciences, currently in residence at Harvard University. In "Creating Innovators", he argues for the creation of an economy based on innovation and asks how to train those who will have to make it work, so that they all, as far as possible, become innovators. In doing so, he asks what parents, teachers, mentors and employers need to do to encourage innovation on a permanent basis. In short, this book is a fascinating journey into the world of those who are creating the world of tomorrow. 


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