Many of the greatest composers and musicians do their best work in extreme confinement but we are seeing it in other fields - uses of technology to link people together in networks to solve problems and almost certainly we'll get better ideas than we would from them just doing it on their own.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence.

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.

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

All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.

Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.