Creativity by Design: A Practical Guide to Innovation, Engagement, and Creative Teaching

What if the most important skill we teach in schools isn’t found in a textbook?

In a world that is constantly changing—where many of the jobs our students will hold don’t yet exist—one thing is clear:

We can’t prepare students for the future by only teaching them what we already know. We have to teach them how to think.

In Creativity by Design, educator and school leader, Dan Mault, explores how schools can move beyond compliance-driven learning and begin developing students who are curious, innovative, and ready to solve problems we can’t yet predict.

At the center of this work is the Creative Schools Model, a practical framework built on five key elements:

• Curiosity
• Thinking
• Exploration
• Innovation
• Environment

Together, these elements create the conditions where creativity can thrive—not as something extra, but as part of everyday learning.

“Creativity is not something we hope happens in our classrooms. It is something we design for.”

Whether you are a teacher, administrator, or educational leader, Creativity by Design will challenge you to rethink what’s possible in education—and give you the tools to begin making that shift immediately.

Because the future isn’t waiting.

And neither should we.