The WISE publication aims to find out how innovation in education happens, what it focuses on and when it is time to scale up. A lot of knowledge resides with those who are practising it, including applicants for — and winners of — the WISE Awards. WISE invited innovation specialist Charles Leadbeater to write and then to present a special book on the subject at the next WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar, 1-3 November 2011.

Charles Leadbeater is a leading authority on innovation in education. He has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy.  Here is what he says at the end of the interview which appeared in the WISE Newsletter on May 26:

We want to inspire people to see that it is vital to accelerate and take innovation in education to scale globally. Education, especially when it is combined with access to technology, gives people a tremendous sense of hope. If we disappoint that hope, then young people will grow frustrated. To avoid that, we need to find new ways to make high-quality learning available at a low cost to millions of young people. I hope the WISE book will excite and inspire people to want to take on this challenge.

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