114 Quotes by Geoff Mulgan

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

I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.

All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

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

Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.

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.

Spreading an idea is hard work.

The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business.

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