The Intelligent Optimist

At the Intelligent Optimist, the international magazine on positive change, we celebrate people making a positive difference in a world that’s a better place than you think. We embrace the passion behind new ideas that inspire innovative solutions to some of our greatest challenges. And we explore the possibilities generated by fresh perspectives on everything from business and technology to health and the human spirit. Our magazine and our website, www.theoptimist.com, are a tribute to the idea that without optimism, nothing will ever change.


Students: consumers at the heart of a university?

"The Battle of Ideas gives a forum for the most topical of debates and the healthy exchange of ideas - in our session what interested most was the contributions from the floor, also just the sheer buzz of the crowds in the foyers."
Jeremy Musson, writer and historic buildings consultant; former architectural editor, Country Life

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