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Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Become Centre Healthcare

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Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Becoming Education Higher Higher Education Hub

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

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Cities Cutting Innovate Need Number Obesity Powers Radically Simply Teenagers

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It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the U.S., quite a few of the ultra-rich have taken to heart the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie's comment that it's a disgrace to die wealthy.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Andrew Carnegie Century Comment Could Die Disgrace Few Growing Heart Inequality Irony Mean Money More Philanthropist Philanthropy Quite Taken Wealthy 19Th Century

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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

Topics: Anger Culture Effect Jump More Mutual Mutual Respect People Poor Quickly Respect Violence

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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.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: After Back Bigger Bigger Picture Chasing Civil Civil Society Contracts Crises Even Funding Future Get Hand Juggling Live Look Many Minor Most Mouth Much New Organisations Perpetual Picture Prepared Rarely Short-Term Society Stand Time Treadmill

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Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Charismatic Dependent Everyone Expensive Great Individual Knows Projects Simply Too Were

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Spreading an idea is hard work.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Hard Hard Work Idea Spreading Work

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Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller was an active member of the 'Cagoule' group, committed to the violent overthrow of the Third Republic, and hosted meetings at Oreal headquarters.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Active Before Committed Cosmetic Founder France French Group Headquarters Meetings Member Overthrow Republic Second Second World War Supporter Third Violent War World World War

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Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Advance Bit Economies Every Innovation Much Societies Through

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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