Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

I have problems with this very extreme form of capitalism where the pendulum has swung so far in one direction, where the focus is completely on the short term, and no one is thinking about the consequences.

So key for making smart decisions is a mindset that actively monitors and is open to shifting tides and new information, one that is acutely aware that the interplay between our environment and its outcomes is ever in flux.

I was really interested to see whether we could make predictions or forecasts by listening in on what people were saying on social media.

Email is having an increasingly pernicious effect. Not only is it having a perceptible effect on productivity, it's skewing what it is we focus on. The immediate increasingly crowds out the important.

Most philanthropists would still rather donate to elite schools, concert halls or religious groups than help the poor or sick.