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A lot of people in government don't really read books at all.

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Geoff Mulgan
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
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Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of the world would be solved if the thick listened to the clever, are liable to be disappointed.
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Teenagers learn best by doing things, they learn best in teams and they learn best by doing things for real - all the opposite of what mainstream schooling actually does.
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Social innovation thrives on collaboration on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest in new ways of using the web to 'crowdsource' ideas, or the many experiments involving users in designing services.
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One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the margins into the mainstream.
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In every capitalist economy there are anti-capitalist movements, activists, and even political parties in a way, that there are no longer anti-democratic movements, activists, and parties.
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All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.
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Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.
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L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card.
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The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.
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Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety.
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All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.
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All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.
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Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.
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The longer you commute the less happy you're likely to be.
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The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.
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As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.
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By international standards, many of the U.K.'s policies for civil society are exemplary. However, there are concerns about constraints on civil liberties - particularly restrictions on free assembly and about the rising tide of everyday regulation has seriously impeded community activity - from organising street parties to helping children.
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Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.
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The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.
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Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
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