As part of a speech, my pal and fellow speaker, Andrew Grill, came up with six questions designed to evaluate one's digital curiosity and posted it on Linkedin. Obviously this was part audience participation, part shock value. In any event, check out Andrew's list and...
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Getting Superengaged Employees and How To Have a Riot at Work with Author and Entrepreneur Nikki Gatenby (MDE326)
Minter Dialogue with Nikki Gatenby Nikki Gatenby is founder and MD of the marketing agency Propellernet, based in Brighton, UK. She has been consistently described as a Great Boss, running an agency that is cited as a Great Place to Work every year since 2013. Nikki...
Listening in an Empathy Circle – A New Way to Develop Your Empathic Muscle
I recently discovered a new tool to disseminate empathy that's called the Empathy Circle. On the heels of newest book, Heartificial Empathy, I was invited to participate in two such Empathy Circles, led by Edwin Rutsch, Director of the Culture of Empathy, who...
Why Artificial Intelligence Will be a Positive Force for the Future with futurist and author Calum Chace (MDE325)
Calum Chace is a well-regarded author and speaker, focused on Artificial Intelligence. He's the co-founder of The Economic Singularity Club, a futurist think tank. His books include Surviving AI, The Economic Singularity and Pandora's Brain. His latest book, "Stories...
5 Ways to Get a Strong Network on LinkedIn
Gary Vaynerchuk put up a video in which he says that, if you're in B2B and don't have a Linkedin strategy, you're in trouble. And I would tend to agree with him. There was one phrase in particular that I liked in Gary's video: "If you make content on the Internet as...
Putting Heart and Ethics into Artificial Intelligence with John Havens (MDE324)
Minter Dialogue with John Havens John Havens is a master keynote speaker, activist, consultant, and author who penned the book, Heartificial Intelligence. A concept close to my heart. John is also Executive Director at The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of...
Quitting Social Media – After the Teens & Celebrities, Now the Brands?
Last week, Lush, the UK-based cosmetics retailer, announced that it was cutting down its social media presence, apparently Lush management was fed up with the algorithms. I believe this move by Lush is quite revealing and should be a signal to other brands. In fact, I...
The Trend of Empathy – A Dominant Theme at SXSW 2019
I had the privilege of speaking at SXSW on the back of my new book, Heartificial Empathy. My talk was entitled: How to Put Empathy into Business and AI (you can listen to the audio version of my SXSW speech here). Perhaps it’s just my filter and the types of sessions...
The Making of a Hero Executive with Jeffrey Hayzlett, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Best-selling Author (MDE323)
Minter Dialogue with Jeffrey Hayzlett Jeffrey Hayzlett is a Primetime TV And Radio Host, Keynote Speaker, and author of the best-selling business book The Hero Factor, How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures. Jeffrey focuses on...
Insights on and Learnings from ESTONIA – A Digital-first Country
Guest post by Dan Mikkin The Estonian economy is small – and we have made the size work to our advantage. Our country has long been a test ground for e-solutions that affect every level of life, from banking and parking to government services. This is what Estonia is...

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 new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.










