Comprehensive Innovation, Universities Today & Weightless Economy

Global Cities and the Promise of “Comprehensive Innovation”

To take advantage of a new generation of technologies and solutions, cities also need to rethink municipal governance

How statisticians are coping with an economy that you can’t touch

The three phenomena of weightlessness, intangibility and globalisation are having profound effects on our economy and our statistics.

The future will be dockless: could a city really run on ‘floating transport’?

Citymapper now supports dockless transport options such as Ofo bikes in London and San Francisco’s Bird electric scooters, offering an insight into the future of transport in cities

The Idea of the University Today

How have institutions like the University of Oxford endured for centuries through so many dramatic changes, asks Reverend John I. Jenkins, and what might their staying power teach us now?

What does the 13th century have to teach us in the 21st century?

WHY IT’S A SIGN OF CREATIVITY WHEN BILINGUAL CHILDREN MIX LANGUAGES

For multilingual children, shifting languages can be a strategic social tool

Being bilingual is not simply about being able to speak two languages. Rigidly policing consistency in the one parent, one language approach could actually restrict bilingual children’s linguistic ability and creativity.