Geoff Mulgan is a leading British thinker whose work examines strategy and social progress. His writings delve into the art of public strategy, exploring how to mobilize power and knowledge for the common good. Mulgan often draws on his extensive experience in public service, having held senior roles in the UK government and advised international leaders. His perspective on strategy is practical and focused on achieving tangible outcomes in a complex world.
Few recent books, films, artworks or exhibitions have helped us imagine how our world could solve its problems or how it might be better a generation or more from now. This Element argues that artists work best not as prophets of a new society but rather as 'prophets at a tangent'.
Calls for an imaginative surge to fix our battered societies, fusing bold ideas and practical experiment. As the world confronts the fast catastrophe of Covid and the slow calamity of climate change, we also face a third, less visible emergency: a crisis of imagination. We can easily picture ecological disaster or futures dominated by technology. But we struggle to imagine a world in which people thrive and where we improve our democracy, welfare, neighbourhoods or education. Many are resigned to fatalism--yet they desperately want transformational social change. This book argues that, although the threats are real, we can use creative imagination to achieve a better future: visualising where we want to go and how to get there. Political and social thinker Geoff Mulgan offers lessons we can learn from the past, and methods we can use now to open up thinking about the future and spark action. Drawing on social sciences, the arts, philosophy and history, Mulgan shows how we can recharge our collective imagination. From Socrates to Star Wars, he provides a roadmap for the future.
What is it exactly that makes a governments good or bad? One of Britain's leading theoreticians and practitioners of government explains how governments work, how they should work, and why good government matters.
The interplay between science and politics has shaped human history, with both fields influencing each other in significant ways. Current political debates, such as those surrounding pandemic management and climate change, often reference scientific findings, yet the relationship remains complex and unclear. This exploration delves into how these two realms interact and the implications of their collaboration and conflicts in contemporary issues.