This “bigger mind”—human and machine capabilities working together—can help solve the great challenges of our time. It also forces us to rethink how many existing institutions are organised, from businesses to universities, governments to cities.

On Thursday 7 December, Geoff Mulgan, Cheif Executive of Nesta and author of Big Mind, spoke about some of the book's key themes, during an evening reception at Nesta.

Replay the live stream of the event at the top of the page.

"Brilliant. . . . An essential primer on an important new discipline."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"Important … a sophisticated analysis of the various human and computational forms of collective intelligence."--Howard Gardner, Harvard University, author of Multiple Intelligences

"In Big Mind, Mulgan nails it yet again. …a smart, lucid, and compelling book."--Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected

"Insightful and broad-ranging … will appeal to business leaders at all levels, from tech giants to start-ups."--Martha Lane Fox, executive chair of Doteveryone

"important, wide-ranging ….It's enlightening--indeed inspiring--and should be read by all citizens"—Lord Martin Rees, author of Our Cosmic Habitat, former President of the Royal Society, Astronomer-Royal

"Big Mind brims with pragmatic, unexpected insights. Mulgan filters his awe-inspiring breadth of academic knowledge through the lens of decades of practical experience."--Scott Page, University of Michigan

"Geoff Mulgan’s Big Mind is the book the world needs… magnificent.’ Jeremy Heimans, founder of Purpose, GetUp, and Avaaz