Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of the world would be solved if the thick listened to the clever, are liable to be disappointed.

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.

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.

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

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.

Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.

The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business.