The term Internet of Things (or IoT) was coined in 1999. Just what does this super generic moniker mean? Literally, it means that physical devices are beginning to connect to the Internet. If you think about that for a few seconds, technically...
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The Burgeoning Landscape of Localization Tools and Smartphones – Guest post by Anne Bezançon
For the first time in human history, every movement in the physical world can be identified, recorded and analyzed through our mobile phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers and soon smart-tattoos and implants. This fundamentally changes our relationship to ourselves...
How Can Data And Social Drive Your Business with Cathy Huyghe (MDE247)
Minter Dialogue with Cathy Huyghe Cathy Hughe is a writer and media professional, with a special interest in wine and the spirit of hospitality. Cathy is author of Hungry for Wine and speaks and writes on subjects ranging from wine and gastronomy to digital media...
How are you choosing to say goodbye to old tech?
One of the (literally) elephants in the closet is the need to sunset and say good-bye to old tech. Last week, I finally threw out a beloved possession, my very first palm pilot (pictured below). It had two lives (read: two owners) and served us well. It was an...
Eurostar Travels Through Virtual Reality – The Eurostar Odyssey
The debate rages on as to whether the future lies with Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR)? Or will it be more about Mixed Reality (including 360˚)? In any event, as far as VR is concerned, we continue to see experiments with more or less success....
What the news can teach us in marketing and the fine line between transparency and mystery with Nina Radetich (MDE246)
Minter Dialogue with Nina Radetich Nina Radetich spent twenty years of her career in news media, being evening news anchor for KVBC and KTNV in Las Vegas. Since 2012, Nina, who is a member of the Duct Tape Marketing consultant network, has been running her own...
The Car Of Tomorrow Inches Closer – Guest Post by Arthur Goldstuck
If one is looking for a barometer of the evolution of the motor vehicle, one of the best places to find it is in the rising pressure on car makers to display automotive technology at consumer tech shows. While the likes of the Detroit, Geneva and Tokyo Motor Shows...
The Cryptocurrency Disruption – Guest Post by Michael Carrier
To understand the level of disruption that could issue forth from crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, it is first necessary to understand the magnitude of the invention that they represent. Understanding the innovation Crypto-currencies aren’t merely the ability to...
QR Codes – In the Strangest Of Places If You Look At It Right…
Over the holidays, I saw a few examples of the QR code (yes that funny pixelated square that makes no sense to the majority of people) that made me howl. I saw a store that plastered them around within the store, without any further explanation. There were QR...
3D Printing Is A Revolution. But Probably Not The Revolution You Were Thinking Of
Guest post by Duncan Stewart (@dunstewart) 3D printing, where machines take computer files and make objects out of metal or plastic, building them up one layer at a time, has been around since the 1980s. Also known as additive manufacturing, 3D printing was called...

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.










