To explore, highlight and spread the lessons of innovative educational initiatives around the world, WISE commissioned innovation expert Charles Leadbeater to research and write a WISE publication. The author travelled the globe to visit on-the-ground projects, meet the people behind them and their beneficiaries, and report back on best practices and the common elements of successful innovation. The book, entitled Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers around the World, provides an overview of some of the most inspiring educational ideas that, with support, can empower individuals and transform whole societies.