Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
With a fractured sense of self, we come to depend on what people feed back to us - often mediated through social… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Predation is part of the everyday life of capitalism, in sectors as mainstream as pharmaceuticals, software and oil - where people's money,… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
As a civil servant in charge of the government's Strategy Unit, I brought in many people from outside government, including academia and… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Young people who were relaxed about posting every detail of their life on Facebook become a lot less relaxed when they realise… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The end of life is likely to be an important focus for innovation. Most people die in hospitals, tied up with tubes… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The smug complacency of technology adverts disguises a pretty mixed picture, with too many people not connected, too many passive users of… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest composers and musicians do their best work in extreme confinement but we are seeing it in other fields… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
People don't want charities to usurp the state as the core provider of social services. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create valuable things… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
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… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn't come… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
With a fractured sense of self, we come to depend on what people feed back to us - often mediated through social networks -… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Predation is part of the everyday life of capitalism, in sectors as mainstream as pharmaceuticals, software and oil - where people's money, their data,… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
As a civil servant in charge of the government's Strategy Unit, I brought in many people from outside government, including academia and science, to… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image