The hockey stick effect We have all seen and/or read about tipping points and hockey stick curves. Digital media seems to be full of them. None seem more powerful than the one below: the rise in awareness of Twitter in the US 2008-2010. Perhaps...
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Surprising facts about the fastest growing countries on Facebook last week
An Unvieling of Facebook's Growth Not that we need to keep weekly tabs on the meteroic rise of Facebook, but there was something a little curious about the statistics that were published (thanks to CheckFacebook) about the fastest growing Facebook countries last week...
Podcasting – Minter dialoguing in the open
The importance of dialogue I have been podcasting in English and French now for nearly a year now. For those of you who don't know it, I call my podcast the Minter Dialogue radio show. I use the term "radio show" thanks to the advice of Alan Stevens because the word...
Scoop.it : Curation, Publishing and Bookmarking (all in one)
Scoop.it : Curation Made Easy Scoop.it is a French startup, co-founded by the world-traveled and eminently interesting Marc "Fuseki" Rougier. [Fuseki, Marc's twitter handle, stands for the open board of the Japanese board game GO]. Curation opportunity for Brands...
The Grey Matter(s) – Cut out the extremities and get positive (Part 3 of 3)
The Bell Curve Tolls for Thee This bell toils for thee When people argue against Facebook, they often like to cite the one or two negatives cases that have been heavily mediatized (people getting fired because of a posting on a Facebook wall, a girl who tragically...
The Grey Matter(s) – Managing Diversity and Grey Hairs (part 2 of 3)
A touch of grey (hair) proud of your greys? Companies talk a lot about bringing "diversity" into their organization. But, for all their stated desires, the fact of the matter is that it is easier said than done. Introducing or increasing...
The Grey Matter(s) – The Brain & Getting Energy (part 1 of 3)
Paler shades of grey... How much does the the Grey Stuff matter? It may not have been a question you had asked yourself recently, or perhaps not posed that way; but, I believe it has a deeper relevance today, especially if you are in need of energy, looking for...
What happens in a second … in social media?
The pace of change in digital media "The world is moving fast," is one of the more trite comments that one can hear these days (right up there with banal commentary on the weather). In fact, the average orbital speed of the earth is 29.78 km/second (according...
Digital Deeds & the Digital Marketer Mindset
Digital Deeds done dirt cheap... Do you have your own list of digital deeds for the day? With the implicit mindset in the collaborative web 2.0 world, it is important to give before hoping to receive. As such, I believe it might be appropriate for each of us to draft...
The power of silence in digital media
The pregnant pause Whether a comedian, teacher or an orator, there is no doubt that silence is a powerful tool. Its use must be used with discretion and timing is primordial. It can be learned and, hopefully, be mastered. But, is this also the case in digital...
To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.
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