Keri’s post about the QCA review of the GCSE ICT and the consultation is timely. I have just returned from my usual study visit to Stanford University and Keri’s post resonated with my experiences and raises a number of questions about GCSE ICT and the learning experiences of our children and young people.

Each of us, every day, makes decisions that have consequences in the world around us. In this sense, we are all designers. This viewpoint makes us reflect on whether our decisions are making the world a better place, and how we can bring an ethical perspective and social responsibility to our design processes.

At this year’s National Digital Inclusion conference, Matthew Taylor (RSA) claimed that previous year’s conference prayer had been answered - “meet your new digital inclusion minister - Paul Murphy”. But who is Paul Murphy?

It was an ominous start for Innovation and 21st Century learning when the Guardian Newsroom offices on Farringdon St, the venue for the launch of the Innovation Unit publication by Charlie Leadbeater, remained chained and even the Director of Chariots of Fire, David Puttnam, was unable to gain entry!