Steve Jobs has shown himself and the company to have flaws. Every first model seems to come with some flaws and usually Apple manages to turn the situation around, aided by the Apple afficionados. This time, with the iPhone 4, Jobs has not done his customary good job… The imperfections are looking more imperfect. Will these be a turning point?
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Government as Guarantor of Privacy?
(Update July 28) With the massive leak of over 91,000 documents from the US Army operations in Afghanistan to Wikileaks, the notions of security, confidentiality, privacy and piracy have hit the front pages of mass media around the world. The role of the internet and...
The French Service Issue : “mal compris”
French Service For some, "French Service" is an oxymoron. Some like to say the same thing of American Intelligence. But as far as French Intelligence is concerned and American Service, we tend to be on the right track! Regarding French service, there has been much...
Model Jet RC SR71 Blackbird
This is a 7-minute video that has nearly 2 million views as we sit today. Proof that a great innovative product can get attention still! Worth taking a look at… especially if you like gadgets. Comes with twin jet engines and retractable gear.
BP – not so slick social media
BP under fire The calamity of the Gulf of Mexico does not need one more person (me) to harangue BP. They are surely paying the BIG price as it is. But, in terms of crisis management, I do not believe the history books or case studies will be particularly...
Yours Personally Professionally
Facebook's sweeping success is, in very large part, because it is a hybrid social media, brokering the gap of personal and professional. The rules of the social media game privilege 'personal' communications; and companies that manage to insert personal-ity into...
How the Internet is Revolutionizing Business Everywhere
Taking a step back recently, I tried to think of all the industries that have been radically transformed by the tsunami of the Internet. Internet has a way of altering the way of the land in many different ways because, fundamentally, it changes the way we all...
Isner v Mahut 92-91
At first brush, you would be excused into wondering if the title of this blog post referred to a basketball match between two lesser well known colleges. Or you might even think it was a court case that occurred in the 1990s? However, I am referring to the result of...
Sleep Trivia: Mammals’ sleep habits
Here are a few sleep tips that I like to promulgate, following on my Sleep Research and ongoing interest on the topic.
Natan Linder MIT student – Augmented Reality Lamp
As the Augmented Reality technology/concept passes through more and more research centres, there are bound to be loads of exciting new applications popping up. Here is one that caught my fancy from Natan Linder at MIT Media Lab whereby they are enabling a...
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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