For the greater good: Creating momentum for change in a consumerist world

Ben Fahy talks to The Mind Lab’s Saskia Verraes about teaching humans how to use technological disruption to do good – and how to evaluate what ‘doing good’ really means. If there was a statement that summed up humanity, you could do worse than “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”.  Religion, colonisation, guns, … Read more

How indigenous leadership offers a new way of looking at a changed world

Don Rowe meets the post-graduate students putting tikanga and kaupapa Māori at the centre of learning how to lead.  The planet is in trouble. Since the time of the industrial revolution, the Western world has become increasingly enthralled and enchanted by the pursuit of economic and individualistic success. Power, prestige, and the perks and trappings … Read more

Good business: how profit and purpose can coexist

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The Mind Lab’s new leadership course is designed to replace those aspirations with action. One of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman’s best-known quotes is “the only business of business is business”. For him and many others who believed that the market should decide, doing good was … Read more

Frances Valintine is getting NZ society ready for a digital future

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week Simon talks to Frances Valintine about educating society about technology and the workplace. … Read more