Geoff Mulgan

Governments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much from systematic…

— Geoff Mulgan

Recycling is an area where jobs could be created at low cost. Green collar workers. That's not very sexy.

— Geoff Mulgan

Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow.

— Geoff Mulgan

Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of…

— Geoff Mulgan

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.

— Geoff Mulgan

I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If you look…

— Geoff Mulgan

There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised…

— Geoff Mulgan

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

— Geoff Mulgan

Social innovation thrives on collaboration; on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest…

— Geoff Mulgan

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't…

— Geoff Mulgan

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

— Geoff Mulgan

A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.

— Geoff Mulgan

So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and…

— Geoff Mulgan

Most governments do have inbuilt biases in favour of the rich and powerful, and most do contain plenty of manipulators who love…

— Geoff Mulgan

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

— Geoff Mulgan

The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate…

— Geoff Mulgan

The market turns out to be just one special case of collective decision-making.

— Geoff Mulgan

All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance…

— Geoff Mulgan

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

— Geoff Mulgan

As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes…

— Geoff Mulgan

There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have…

— Geoff Mulgan

Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller…

— Geoff Mulgan

Science is, rightly, searching for drugs to arrest ageing or to slow the advance of dementia. But the evidence suggests that many…

— Geoff Mulgan

One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the…

— Geoff Mulgan

It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the US, quite a few of the ultra-rich have…

— Geoff Mulgan