All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.

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

Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

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

Huge sums are invested globally in medical research and development - and with good reason.