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Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety.

Geoff Mulgan

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Geoff Mulgan
Age: 64
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
Economist
Writer
Governed
Systems
Variety
Vulnerable
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The City of London has never been known for understanding technology and has never matched Silicon Valley's tradition of knowledgeable investment in technology start-ups, just as the U.K. government has never matched the vast investment made by the U.S. government.
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Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.
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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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Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.
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So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and perpetual minor crises. Even the bigger ones rarely get much time to stand back and look at the bigger picture. Many are on a treadmill chasing after contracts and new funding.
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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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I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If you look at America, the proportion of Americans with no one to talk to about important things went up from a tenth to a quarter.
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All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.
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Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.
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Big business increasingly likes to portray itself as socially concerned, adopting the style of civic action through 'campaigns' of varying degrees of cynicism.
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I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.
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Spreading an idea is hard work.
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Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow.
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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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Young people who were relaxed about posting every detail of their life on Facebook become a lot less relaxed when they realise just how transparent their life has become to future employers.
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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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Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.
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All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.
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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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