Charles Leadbeater





Charles Leadbeater

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Charles Leadbeater is a leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy.

Charles spent ten years working for the Financial Times where he was Labour Editor, Industrial Editor and Tokyo Bureau Chief before becoming the paper's Features Editor. In 1994 he moved to the Independent as assistant editor in charge of features and became an independent author and advisor in 1996.

Charles's current research focuses on how mass, user driven innovation is reshaping organisations, with users increasingly co-creators of products and services. He is also exploring the emergence of China, India and Korea as sources of research and innovation, through a two-year, £350,00...more


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We Think: The Power Of Mass...
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Up The Down Escalator: Why ...
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Living On Thin Air: The New...
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The Independents: Britain's...
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Innovation in Education: Le...
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“Many of the big changes of the next 25 years will come from unknowns working in their bedrooms and garages...”
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