In recent years, many education jurisdictions have recognised that creativity is an increasingly important element of modern education and a requirement in the modern workforce. The importance of creative thinking is acknowledged in Australia by its inclusion in the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2022) and has been confirmed by many researchers and international bodies (e.g., OECD 2018, 2022; Brookings Institution 2016, 2017; Griffin et al. 2012; Griffin & Care 2015; Lucas, 2016; Lucas & Spencer, 2017). Its growing significance was recently underlined by the PISA 2022 Creative Thinking Assessment, in which 66 countries participated. Yet the teaching, learning, assessment and reporting of creative thinking are comparatively underdeveloped. Many schools recognise the need to prepare their students for a changing and uncertain future in which adaptive, creative thinking will be a highly valued competency, but they require support in designing and implementing programs to develop this capability.
