Geoff Mulgan

The classic think-tank is supposed to be sitting in an attic thinking up grand ideas.

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.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on.