Geoff Mulgan quotes - page 3

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. (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 was an active member of the 'Cagoule' group, committed to the violent overthrow of the Third Republic, and hosted meetings at Oreal headquarters. View quote
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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. View quote
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Recycling is an area where jobs could be created at low cost. Green collar workers. That's not very sexy. View quote
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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. View quote
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Learning isn't something you should only do solo. View quote
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Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring. View quote
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Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn't come at the push of a button. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Geoff Mulgan

Geoff Mulgan - Image
Photo: Kennisland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: English Educator
Born: 1961
Quotes count: 60