Innovation in Education explores the work of 16 pioneers around the world who have developed new, effective approaches to education that work at scale. These pioneers are almost all drawn from applicants for awards from the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE). By tracing the story of how these pioneering innovations came about, developed, spread and grew to scale, the book aims to raise awareness of why innovation in education is needed, where it comes from and how it can be generated.

A leading authority on innovation, creativity and learning, Charles Leadbeater has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and the knowledge economy. He is the author of We Think: Mass Innovation, Not Mass Production and Learning from the Extemes, which examines how social entrepreneurs around the world are devising new approaches to learning in extreme social circumstances.

Romain Staropoli started as a photojournalist and now works also for fashion and commercials. Passionate about people and life-stories, he describes himself as curious about 'other brains' and creative instincts. He is fascinated by digital technology but above all is an eternal lover of chemistry and the magic of original film.