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Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World Tony Wagner
Publisher: Scribner

Rachel Kyte of the World This means South East Asian coastal cities overwhelmed by rising ocean levels and people in cities in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa suffering temperatures of 55 degrees ('we will need to build fridges for people to live in ovens'). Any conference focused on sustainability and our future, urban or otherwise, is bound to approach the abysses of climate change, economic uncertainty and rampant inequality. Allon Raiz, a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Fostering Entrepreneurship and CEO of Raizcorp, who formed part of the NES panel, emphasised the need for young people to be educated and trained, Entrepreneurs create jobs. With smart search and “opt-in” permission from users, we could use that information to send follow-up messages that connect people to other resources or support beneficial lifestyle changes. Engaging thousands of people across the country, the summer campaign will feature a growing roster of events and activities designed to make learning more relevant to young people, to real work and real life, and to the opportunities of the 21st Century. Most activities do not take “The ability to keep learning relevant in an ever-changing world matters more every day,” said Connie Yowell, Education Director at the MacArthur Foundation. Entrepreneurship is thus a catalyst for economic growth. I have to admit I'm getting a little nervous. They are driven to create and to make a difference in the world more than any generation in history. In the process, though, they take the data we provide about our interests and the content we create to share with friends and communities, and use that to make money for themselves and their shareholders. They drive and shape innovation and contribute indirectly to productivity. In a couple of weeks (or as my niece calls it – 15 more sleeps), I am getting on a plane for Doha, Qatar to speak at the Global Innovators Conference in Education. In no way is this a eulogy for the GOP; rather, this is a loud and clear wake-up call for change.