Perhaps I should have realised from the title, but when I began to read The Book of Dead Philosophers I didn’t expect it to be
Month: November 2009
Can the internet transform public services?
Slowly but surely the internet is transforming industries—finance, travel, music, entertainment—but so far it has had little impact on public services. But can it transform
Hard-of-hearing businessman shortlisted for Stelios Entrepreneur Award
We are getting some nice coverage about the Stelios Award. First to cover is the The Deaf Blog, a blog about the achievements of people
Rethinking priorities in global health
Last week’s conference to launch Edinburgh University’s Global Health Academy left me thinking that priorities in global health may be very wrong. David Molyneaux from
Learning leadership from Henry V
Last week I was privileged to hear a brilliant talk—by Nicholas Janni—on what Henry V or rather Shakespeare has to teach us about leadership. Prince
Personal health information: Demos presentation
Demos is one of my favorite think tanks, a left-of-center research institution responsible for many of Tony Blair and New Labour’s policies. Peter Bradwell and