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Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow. Geoff Mulgan

Health Sector Most Dominant Grow Societies Guaranteed

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. Geoff Mulgan

Great Innovation Thrive Others Collaboration Ways Web Rather Crowdsource New Ideas Involving Doing Than New Ways Just Experiments Interest Social Them Users Many Using Hence Things Services Designing

Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Geoff Mulgan

People Match Get Want Them Use Rid Who Groups Things

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education. Geoff Mulgan

Education Higher Education Higher Becoming Hub

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

Innovate Teenagers Cities Obesity Simply Powers Cutting Radically Number Need

The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices. Geoff Mulgan

Great Change Own Our Ability Park Attachment Habits Uncomfortable Dealing Climate Climate Change Shift Biggest Us Choices Ignore Hard Barrier

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

Innovation Every Bit Through Advance Economies Much Societies

Conflicts are never caused in any simple way by identity, culture or economics. Where resources are scarce, or there are strong historical memories of conflict, small events are more likely to inflame passions. Geoff Mulgan

Memories Culture Conflict Events Strong Simple Economics Resources Way Scarce More Small Simple Way Never Likely Identity Caused Passions Historical Any Inflame Where Conflicts

The smug complacency of technology adverts disguises a pretty mixed picture, with too many people not connected, too many passive users of technologies designed for interactive, and far too much talk about empowerment but far too little action to make it happen. Geoff Mulgan

Technology People Too Many People Too Much Picture Action Complacency Too Pretty About Talk Make Make It Happen Empowerment Smug Mixed Passive Interactive Happen Little Far Much Connected Users Many Designed Technologies

Even many of the teenagers who feel confident on navigating the web simply don't have the skills needed to 'write and create' digital tools, not simply consume them. Geoff Mulgan

Digital Teenagers Tools Web Write Consume Simply Feel Confident Them Create Skills Who Many Even Needed

The once-science-fiction notion of hyper-connectivity - where we are all constantly connected to social networks and other bubbling streams of digital data - has rapidly become a widespread reality. Geoff Mulgan

Reality Digital Become Other Rapidly Constantly Data Networks Bubbling Where Social Notion Social Networks Connected Streams Widespread

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland. George Combe

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support these agents in their most desperate cases. George Combe

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world. George Combe

Me World Mind Rest Own Numerous Invaluable Indifferent My Own Although Friends Very Texture Whom Sufficient Enjoyment

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive muscles are by too much walking; and I therefore proposed to them to take a brief rest. George Combe

When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature. George Pierce Baker

Drama Dramatic Pleases Characterization Attains Reach Makes Revelation Dialogue Conduct Itself Human Literature Which Play

Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible. George Pierce Baker

Impossible Possible Improbable Probable Farce Treats

In all the great periods of the drama perfect freedom of choice and subject, perfect freedom of individual treatment, and an audience eager to give itself to sympathetic listening, even if instruction be involved, have brought the great results. George Pierce Baker

Great Freedom Listening Drama Brought Give Perfect Results Individual Perfect Freedom Great Results Involved Instruction Periods Audience Subject Itself Choice Even Eager Treatment Sympathetic

In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending. George Pierce Baker

Today Best Character Ending Situation Enough Once Logically Some Absurd Move Farce Granted Premise Premises Start

Sensitive, responsive, eagerly welcomed everywhere, the drama, holding the mirror up to nature, by laughter and by tears reveals to mankind the world of men. George Pierce Baker

Nature World Tears Laughter Men Mirror Holding Drama Everywhere Responsive Welcomed Reveals Up Sensitive Mankind Eagerly

The instinct to impersonate produces the actor; the desire to provide pleasure by impersonations produces the playwright; the desire to provide this pleasure with adequate characterization and dialogue memorable in itself produces dramatic literature. George Pierce Baker

Playwright Dramatic Pleasure Adequate Characterization Memorable Impersonate Instinct Dialogue Provide Itself Literature Produces Actor Desire

Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities. Gordon Gee

Education Darkest Nation Research World-Class Programs State Out Abraham Abraham Lincoln Could Lead Students Scholars Outstanding Powerful Days Academic Lincoln Provides Ohio Capabilities Platform Now Believed Founded Extensive

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