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There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised if we are to reap the rewards.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Beyond Classroom Digital Digital Technology How Incredible Learning Organised Potential Reap Rethink Rewards Technology Vital

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Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Any Bodies Capable Circuit Coercion Democratic Far Managing More Nation Remain States Taxation Than

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Collaboration Crowdsource Designing Doing Experiments Great Hence Ideas Innovation Interest Involving Just Many New New Ways Others Rather Services Social Than Them Things Thrive Users Using Ways Web

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

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Book Different Different Way Exercise Innovation Just Make Notes Replacing Tablet Way

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The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Away Change Controlled Critical Culture Engaging Happens Interesting Mass Messages Moment More Moving Moving Away Networks One-Way People Political Politics Press Questioning Really Than Through Towards Tv Will You

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: About Anger Continually Conversations Democracy Ideals Needs Passions Polite Raw Refreshed Solely

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Because Despite Distance Facing Fair Fair Trade Farming Governments Growing Help Housing Innovation Justice Learning Most Over Pressing Problems Reduction Social Society Some Tackling Today Trade Urban Waste World

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Action Adopting Big Big Business Business Campaigns Civic Concerned Cynicism Degrees Increasingly Itself Likes Portray Socially Style Through

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

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Acute Any Imagination Important Innovators Just Most Need Needs Often People Sensitivity Technologies The Most Important

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Ability Attachment Barrier Biggest Change Choices Climate Climate Change Dealing Great Habits Hard Ignore Our Own Park Shift Uncomfortable Us

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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