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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.”

Quote by Geoff Mulgan

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Geoff Mulgan is a British writer born in 1961. His works cover a range of fields including politics, society, and philosophy, and are known for their profound insights and unique writing style. more

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“The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.”

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