Mike Hodgkinson

Mike Hodgkinson

Mike Hodgkinson is the Commissioning Editor at Big Think and Freethink, and the Editor of Big Think Business. His writing has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, the South China Morning Post, and elsewhere.

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A middle-aged man with glasses and a beard, resembling Jimmy Wales, poses in front of a light-colored background featuring Wikipedia's globe logo and various language characters.
Business
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales wants innovators to have fun. Seriously
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
How to greet the dawn of “future-state predictive intelligence”
Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Alex Partridge interview: “Humans thrive through storytelling”
The UNILAD founder followed a rocky road to success — and his 2023 ADHD diagnosis proved revelatory.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Katie Gatti Tassin interview: “Go the extra yard — not the extra mile”
The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Snorre Kjesbu interview: “Collaboration will become truly immersive”
Snorre Kjesbu — SVP & GM of Cisco’s Employee Experience group — has a bold vision for the future of human interaction.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Steve Hanke interview: “Writing a tweet is the endgame of the Feynman Technique”
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The David Aaker interview: “Trust is vital and fragile”
The marketing guru outlines the current state of brand-building — and highlights four outstanding opportunities for the immediate future.
Mike Hodgkinson
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