Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.

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

The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time.

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

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.

On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much fear of upsetting business. Basically, New Labour was very nervous about regulating business, or requiring it to do anything, even when there was a very clear social or environmental case for doing so.