Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

Harvard education expert Tony Wagner explores how parents, teachers, and employers can develop young people’s capacities to become innovators. Profiling compelling young innovators like Kirk Phelps and Jodie Wu, Wagner reveals how adults nurtured their creativity and taught them to learn from failures and persevere. Play, passion, and purpose drive young innovators.

Wagner visits forward-thinking schools, colleges, and workplaces that foster innovation through collaboration, interdisciplinary problem-solving, and intrinsic motivation. This manifesto offers crucial insights into creating tomorrow’s change makers.

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