How to develop innovators? Innovation education for the gifted1

Abstract

Many people correctly believe that a majority of innovators come from the population of gifted and talented children. If we want to develop innovative abilities of the gifted, then a special, new direction in gifted education is needed: innovation education. This article introduces innovation education, which refers to a wide range of educational interventions aimed at identifying, developing, and transforming child talent into adult innovation. Such educational interventions should include, but should not be limited to, the 10 interrelated components. This article describes each of them.