The world needs us to sit down and talk about many issues: climate change, the distribution of wealth, misinformation, the methods used in schools, the way we manage time.

How can we solve so many problems? What can we do so that we can all live better? As we will see throughout this book, imagination and creativity can be part of the solution.

But what is imagination, where does it come from, and what is it good for? Is imagination the cousin of creativity? Where does each one take us? On the other hand, is creativity learned? Can it be inherited? How to distinguish a good idea from a not so good idea? And what to do when there are no ideas?

In this book we look at the various stages of a creative process; we go out into the world in search of the aspects that can influence creativity; we shine the spotlight on science, art, and school; and we challenge readers with stories and experiments inspired by scientists, artists, and other people with a lot of imagination. Come on in!