Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Don Ambrose and Robert J. Sternberg -- Previewing a Collaborative Exploration of Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century / Don Ambrose and Robert J. Sternberg -- Twenty-First Century Contextual Influences on the Life Trajectories of Creative Young People / Don Ambrose -- The Decline of the West? A Comparative Civilizations Perspective / Dean Keith Simonton -- We Must Prepare for the Unforeseeable Future / Mark A. Runco -- Asking the Wrong Question / Laura Yahn and James C. Kaufman -- A Whole New Way of Working with Creativity, Innovation and Innovators / Mary E. Jacobsen and Lorna Goulden -- Facilitating Creative Thinking in the 21st Century / Catrinel Haught-Tromp -- Squeezed out / Yong Zhao and Brian Gearin -- The Creative Intelligence of Teachers Resisting the Pearsonizing of Global Education / Jane Piirto -- Leveraging Micro-Opportunities to Address Macroproblems / Ronald A. Beghetto -- Creativity and the Common Core Need Each Other / John Baer -- Creative Approaches to Literacy Learning / Karen Magro and Kathleen M. Pierce -- Cultivating Innovation through Invention / Leigh E. Zeitz and Sharon “Sam” Sakai-Miller -- Creativity and Leadership Development / Dorothy A. Sisk -- What’s Wrong and How to Fix It / Robert J. Sternberg -- About the Contributors / Don Ambrose and Robert J. Sternberg -- Subject Index / Don Ambrose and Robert J. Sternberg.

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How can creative individuals and societies adapt to complex 21st-century conditions? Will civilizations thrive or collapse in the decades to come if they are not creative enough, or if they are too creative? Interest in these questions is growing; however, until now there has been inadequate understanding of the socioeconomic and cultural trends and issues that influence creativity. This book provides that understanding while yielding insights from many of the world’s leading creativity researchers and educational experts. The book begins with a big-picture, interdisciplinary overview of the socioeconomic, cultural, and technological pressures emerging from 21st-century globalization and describes some ways in which those pressures simultaneously suppress, distort, and invigorate creativity in general, and creative education in particular. After that, prominent scholars of creativity and education use their impressive knowledge bases to clarify how we can adjust our thoughts and actions in order to give ourselves the best possible chances for success in this complex world.