News is out that Microsoft is going to start opening its own stores. (Seattle Times 12/2/09 or Mercury News, 13/2/09) Having hired David Porter, a 25-year veteran of Walmart, Microsoft wants to go down the Apple path to create a retail outlet to express, educate and...
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Curvature of Constitutional Space – Spacious if not Specious
Here's a juicy title for a thesis: "Curvature of Constitutional Space." Is this thesis for a student of the law? Or Is it for a student of astrophysics? As I happen to be an amateur of astrophysics, the title certainly caught my attention.The full title of the 39-page...
Cool motorcycle on rue St Honore in Paris
Caught sight of this rather cool looking motorcycle. Photo taken with my lowly blackberry. Cool though it may be, the owner felt that they could also invent its parking space -- more or less along the black line of a zebra crossing. Anyone know what...
Great Values in Hockey…even when it is professional
Don't you find that too many professional sports smack of too much money & poor values? Below is an email that has been circulating since the end of last year. It is a great story, with a "mostly true" rating from Snopes. The event occurred November 23, 2008. It...
Velib in Paris – Wheels are coming off…
The wheels are coming off the track for the Vélib bicycle programme in Paris, a subject I have been following since its inception. According to this BBC write-up (taken in turn from Le Parisien), the Parisians seem to have taken a little too much liberty with the vélo...
Oh Trip – A good blog resource for European Holidays
In the realm of other blogs that I have come across, if you are looking for a blog about travelling in Europe (mainly Paris, Rome and Barcelona), try Oh Trip (it's the travel blog of the European accommodations site, Oh-Holidays). For example, if you want to know...
MEDEF Débat – Bâtir le leadership {français) en Europe
J'ai participé à la première heure du débat monté hier soir par le MEDEF dans le cadre de leur programme "Bâtir le leadership Europe." La question posée pour ce débat était: "L'influence française à Bruxelles: le vrai et le faux" -- A quatre mois avant les prochaines...
NetExplorateur 2009 — Tom Gensemer on the Obama online campaign
At the NetExplorateur Forum 2009, I attended the Obama_online presentation by Tom Gensemer, Managing Partner at Blue State Digital (BSD), who explained the inner workings behind President Obama’s online campaign. Gensemer, who is not one to hide his partiality, gave...
NetExplo 2009 — Tom Gensemer on the Obama online campaign
At the NetExplo Forum 2009, I attended the Obama_online presentation by Tom Gensemer, Managing Partner at Blue State Digital (BSD), who explained the inner workings behind President Obama’s online campaign. Gensemer, who is not one to hide his partiality, gave lots of...
Carrotmob for Paris? Wasting in the streets… at Cook
No longer acceptable in today's eco-age, above is an appalling example of waste, right under my nose. This restaurant, COOK, located on our street corner at 27 avenue Niel (Paris 17e), blasts these 4 electric heaters out onto the pavement throughout the colder winter...
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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