Creating Innovators Quotes

“most policy makers—and many school administrators—have absolutely no idea what kind of instruction is required to produce students who can think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, and collaborate versus merely score well on a test.”
― Tony Wagner, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

“A recent report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation concluded that “The United States has made the least progress of the 40 nations/regions [studied] in improvement in international competitiveness and innovation capacity over the last decade.”
― Tony Wagner, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

“another obstacle to educating innovators in universities is the lack of respect for interdisciplinary inquiry, practical knowledge, and applied learning. Discipline-based, in-depth knowledge is important, and basic research makes significant contributions to innovation. It is essential to our future that we continue to support this kind of inquiry, but this cannot—and must not—be the only kind of knowledge that is valued by our universities and our society.”
― Tony Wagner, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

“a major innovation is one that is so successful that soon after its introduction few people can even remember what life was like before the innovation was introduced.”
― Tony Wagner, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World