Geoff Mulgan
I'm going to share some of the interesting projects I see, ideas I stumble across and issues I encounter in my job as NESTA's CEO.
We've been very interested in the experiences of accelerators over the last few years. These appeared in the US in the middle of the last decade, in IT and web sectors, and some have grown enormously. They bring together a cohort of start-ups and provide them with a mix of intensive support, a physical home and investment. In some cases one or two individuals have been the driving force - as guides, mentors and shapers.
15.11.2011An interesting event I participated in last Thursday, hosted by the Ove Arup Foundation and the Guardian, looked at future cities. I kicked off by complaining that despite thousands of years of learning about what does and doesn't work in cities, so much design and building results in unpleasant spaces.
09.11.2011A few days ago I went to the first Puma Creative Impact Award, organised by the remarkable BritDoc foundation, which is dedicated to promoting documentaries. I've been to a few of Britdoc's informal evenings, showing newly made documentaries, but this was a grander affair, reflecting the amazing renaissance of documentaries in recent years, from obscure late night slots on BBC2 to multiplexes.
02.11.2011I've just been on a brief fact-finding mission to Estonia - a country that counts a hunger to learn among its many virtues. Estonia has often been at the forefront of e-government, and at one point (almost) cut and pasted laws from other countries which it liked. A session with senior officials in the Estonian equivalent to the Cabinet Office also brought home how much we can learn from nimbler countries.
24.10.2011This week I'd like to share a couple of data graphics that have caught my eye over the past few weeks.
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