Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring.

Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.

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

Governments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much from systematic innovation in such things as child development or cutting crime.

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

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