A chemist, working before Alexander Fleming, searching for an antibiotic, fails to recognize penicillin, even though its effects were all over his laboratory...A school football team, encouraged to make unexpected plays, were top of their league within two seasons...Creativity is an evergreen topic in education, crossing curricula in schools at both primary and secondary levels, colleges and universities, and bordering psychology too. It is also an age-old question of human nature that has been debated since Plato's Ion. This fascinating, readable book looks at creativity in the context of education, an issue of great importance for teachers and students alike, and considers just how creativity 'works' and how it can be encouraged.Authoritative and accessible, concise and engagingly written, packed with debate and wonderful examples, Creativity has an international and an historical sweep. It is powerful reading for a wide range of educators and will be a key text for many.