QFrank Martela, PhD, is a philosopher and researcher of psychology specialized in meaningfulness, human motivation and how organizations and institutions can unleash human potential. He is an Assistant Professor at Aalto University, Finland, and has two Ph.D.’s from organizational research (2012 Aalto University) and practical philosophy (2019 University of Helsinki).
He has spoken at universities on five continents including Harvard and Stanford, written for Scientific American Mind, and Harvard Business Review,and been interviewed by New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Fox News, Le Monde, New Scientist, and Discover Magazine, among other. His book A Wonderful Life – Insights on Finding a Meaningful Experience (HarperCollins 2020) has been translated to 29 languages including French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian.
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Frank Martela, PhD, is a philosopher and researcher of psychology specialized in meaningfulness, human motivation and how organizations and institutions can unleash human potential. He is an Assistant Professor at Aalto University, Finland, and has two Ph.D.’s from organizational research (2012 Aalto University) and practical philosophy (2019 University of Helsinki). He has spoken at universities on five continents including Harvard and Stanford, written for Scientific American Mind, and Harvard Business Review,and been interviewed by New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Fox News, Le Monde, New Scientist, and Discover Magazine, among other. His book A Wonderful Life – Insights on Finding a Meaningful Experience (HarperCollins 2020) has been translated to 29 languages including French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian.