Geoff Mulgan
Geoff Mulgan
Geoff Mulgan CBEis Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts and Visiting Professor at University College London, the London School of Economics and the University of Melbourne. Previously he was:...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEducator
integrity commitment people
There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have no centering of values. We greatly respect businessmen, for example, if they display those virtues, even if we don't necessarily agree with the people.
vulnerable variety
Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety.
people details employers
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.
children real teenager
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.
jobs teenager school
There are hardly any apprenticeships in care; hardly any schools preparing teenagers for jobs in care; and few signs that politicians know what to do to raise the status and rewards for what will soon be one of our most important industries.
individual projects charismatic
Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.
grows dominant
Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow.
body coercion taxation
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
passion democracy needs
Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.
fun real games
Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.
teenager cutting cities
Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.
radicalism our-society apathy
Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.
healthcare bangalore centre
Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.
book exercise innovation
A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.