geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The case for cognitive rearmament - and why it's become so essential in the era of Putin, Musk and AI: geoffmulgan.substack.com/the-case-fgeoffmulgan.substack.com 011
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A piece for Compass & carried by Arguably on what it should mean to be progressive in the late 2020s (the fears, potential pathways & patterns from history), at root about how to win the future without losing the present. www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...compassonline.org.ukThe Progressive Puzzle - CompassA paper, authored by former Director Policy at Number 10, Geoff Mulgan, aims to answers what it means to be a 'progressive'. 021
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A piece on lifelong learning: why it matters more than ever and what can be done to support it. This is a version of a talk given as part of Denmark's EU Presidency last week at Copenhagen University. geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/learning-f...geoffmulgan.substack.comLearning for Long Lives in the age of AI(and why this should be a strategic imperative for many countries) 030
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025I've done a piece on Eric Morecambe and the challenges of UK government now - possibly the right people but not necessarily in the right roles geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/eric-morec... 030
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025V impressed (and lucky) to see Pope Leo in action (with Arnold S & a melting block of ice) talking about Laudate Si ten years on. The world sometimes looks a moral desert - so refreshing to hear of the moral imperative of caring for our common home & looking after the most fragile and vulnerable. 072
Reposted by @geoffmulgan.bsky.socialJames Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Do we need a new generation of public institutions for ST&I? Join us tomorrow at 4pm for the first in a new UCL-STEaPP seminar series with @geoffmulgan.bsky.social, followed by a discussion with @anjahuja.bsky.social & @williamcb.bsky.social. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-we-need...eventbrite.co.ukDo we need a new generation of public institutions for ST&I?Is science stuck in the past? Join us to explore how rethinking public institutions could transform science, technology and innovation. 147
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This is my piece on "Strength Without Weight" - a vision for what a high-capacity state should look like - neither chainsaw destruction nor status quo conservatism - using ideas from literature, architecture & materials science. geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/strength-w...geoffmulgan.substack.comStrength without weightSeeking lightness in the design of new institutions and reform of old ones 030
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Governments are seeking 'strength without weight' - options for making government work better that fall between mindless chainsaw destruction on the one hand, and unimaginative defense of the status quo on the other. Here are ideas on how to do it. geoffmulgan.substack.com/publish/post...geoffmulgan.substack.comGeoff’s Substack | Geoff Mulgan | SubstackMy personal Substack. Click to read Geoff’s Substack, by Geoff Mulgan, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 000
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025An excellent and important new piece by Leo Quattrucci on how to rethink public procurement - which amounts to 12% of GDP in the OECD countries but is often run badly and in anachronistic ways. tial.org/publications...tial.orgThe Institutional Architecture LabTIAL seeks to improve the global practice and theory of designing institutions better able to address the great challenges of our times. 030
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025My piece on why institutional innovation is set to be one of the great issues of the late 2020s, & why we need to find a path between destruction (chainsaws & woodcutters) and conservative defense of the status quo. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...project-syndicate.orgBuilding the Next Generation of Public Institutions | by Geoff Mulgan - Project SyndicateGeoff Mulgan touts new thinking about how to design agile, flexible, and trustworthy governance mechanisms. 032
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025A new paper from Ales Cap and me sets out how to design new 'Electoral Integrity Institutions' to protect against the threat of disruption by deepfakes and misinformation - filling a crucial cap in the defense of democracy. tial.org/publications...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 000
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025A new paper out today from Ales Cap and me setting out how to design new 'Electoral Integrity Institutions' to protect against deepfakes and misinformation. In place of hand-wringing this is a practical response: far better to act before disaster strikes rather than after. tial.org/publications...tial.orgWhite paper #001: Safeguarding elections in the age of AI and synthetic content – TIALThis white paper introduces a six-step framework for establishing Electoral Integrity Institutions (EIIs)—specialised bodies designed to safeguard elections from synthetic disinformation. 000
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Final call! Submit your Expression of Interest for UNDP’s Istanbul Innovation Days 2025 (March 25 -26) by February 7th, which will be all about designing the next generation of public institutions. Apply now at istanbulinnovationdays.org/participate/istanbulinnovationdays.orgParticipate - Istanbul Innovation DaysDEADLINE: applications close on February 7th You can find the form to participate here or fill it below : 011
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Winner takes all, might is right, billionaires rule! My essay explores the primordial roots & present fuel of the winner cult (which had fun this month), and looks at its future instability. geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/winner-wor...geoffmulgan.substack.comWinner worship and the new kow-tow... or why losers (sometimes) love winners and the implications for politics 020
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025I've written a piece on winner worship, the revival of the 'kow-tow' (v visible with Trump, Musk etc) and the implications for politics, international affairs and many other things, including AI. geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/winner-wor...geoffmulgan.substack.comWinner worship and the new kow-tow... or why losers (sometimes) love winners and the implications for politics 000
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025The UNDP's Istanbul Innovation Days will be held 25-26 March focused on designing the next generation of public purpose institutions across the world - a hugely important topic, relevant to cities, national governments, to global challenges & to all of us as citizens. istanbulinnovationdays.orgistanbulinnovationdays.orgIstanbul Innovation Days – Institutional innovation in an unsecure world 001
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024In this blog I argue that Trump and his acolytes assume the world is very resilient - able to bounce back from any shock or disruption. Others - like President Xi and most scientists - assume the opposite: that the world is fragile. We'll soon find out who's right. geoffmulgan.com/post/how-res... 021
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024With colleagues at TIAL (Jessica Seddon and Arvind Kumar) I've written a paper on future international governance - we'll be following up with much more in 2025 but all comments/thoughts are welcome now tial.org/publications...tial.orgInstitutional architecture and future global governance – TIALThis short paper summarises ways to think about the design of new institutions for global and transnational governance over the next decade, drawing on the work of TIAL. 033
geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024As new cities are built around the world, from Neom to Nusantara - what explains why some new cities succeed and others fail (from Magnitogorsk and Ordos to Fordlandia). My latest blog can be found here: geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/the-secret...geoffmulgan.substack.comThe secret sauce of new citiesWhy some succeed and others fail? 020
