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How do we produce a generation of problem-solvers?

A new report looks at educators who are successfully preparing students for a volatile world driven by innovation and entrepreneurship. Its author Charles Leadbeater discusses his findings

Schooling is a systematic way to instruct young people so they are good at following instructions: to do what is required, in the right way, at the right time.

Yet in a more volatile, uncertain world, driven by innovation and entrepreneurship, we need to equip young people to find, frame and solve problems of all shapes and sizes, especially problems that do not come with instructions.

The world no longer rewards people simply for what they know, nor because they have good qualifications. What matters is what you can do with what you know, working with others to solve often tricky problems.

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