The ideas of The Working Centre have evolved from the practical day to day work of the Centre while listening and integrating the ideas of social and practical visionaries of the last one hundred years. The summary biographies below use internet sources and commentary from The Working Centre to describe how these influential thinkers have had a lasting impact on The Working Centre.
Influential Thinkers
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