The chapters in this book reflect philosophical, cultural, social and pedagogical aspects of The Creative University. The book sets out a broad theoretical framework for a critical and pro-active reading of the educational development of ‘the creative university’—as a metaphor for something existing, as something still to come, and as something that is arguably also at risk. The book includes dialogues between playful creative learning processes and contemporary concerns in society and the wider world, questioning the changing role of universities. It is a passionate engagement with the world-wide importance of the notion of a creative university