Augmented & Virtual Reality – Is it a fad or a sustainable trend? Virtual reality (VR) is clearly in the process of becoming a trend for communication by brands and by corporations. In North America, the content in virtual reality and augmented reality (AR) is...
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Making Great Stories From Data – Exploring Wimbledon 2017 with IBM
Wimbledon 2017 will be remembered for many things. Among others, this will include the first British woman, Johanna Konta, to make it to the semi-final since Virginia Wade in 1978. It marked the dramatic return of Ms Wimbledon, Venus Williams, 37, who reached her...
Getting to know the next generation of breakthrough leaders. Meet Dennis Berkhof and Marco van der Werf (MDE242)
Minter Dialogue with Dennis Berkhof and Marco van der WerfDennis Berkhof and Marco van der Werf are the co-founders of BIT Students Foundation, based in Amsterdam, a not-for-profit way for students to learn to code for free. The Bit Students "campus" is located...
Who Bears The Cost Of Responsibility? Why Business Leaders Need To Change Their Habits
Last week (July 3), Tencent's market value dropped $15 billion. On a total base of $330 billion, that's a 5% haircut. The media's narrative was that the stock price drop was due to an announcement by Tencent that they were going to limit the amount of time children...
Thinking outside the box and the power of asymmetrical leadership and marketing with Andy Abramson (MDE241)
Minter Dialogue with Andy Abramson Andy Abramson is CEO and founder of Comunicano, Inc., a strategic communications agency. He is also co-founder of Velocity Growth Inc, a strategic development and social markets services company. Andy’s a contributing writer to...
The Role of Cinema In Society With Ken Loach
Last week, thanks to the invitation of Adobe France, I had the distinct privilege to meet and discuss film with Ken Loach. For a man who has directed over 50 films, won two Palmes d'Or, 3 Cesars, 1 BAFTA and scores of other awards and accolades, Ken is a most...
State of The Business of Diversity – Guest post by Antoine de Gabrielli
I met Antoine de Gabrielli and his wife Beatrice de Gourcuff, through my wife and, as with only those rare relationships with spouse’s friends, I totally co-opted them as if they were my friends originally. They are a most impressive couple, boasting...
The state of the business in VR, AR and 360 Videos with Jean-Yves Chainon. All about visual storytelling techniques and how brands need to do
Minter Dialogue with Jean-Yves Chainon Jean-Yves Chainon is a bi-national American-Frenchman, Digital Entrepreneur, Content creator, media consultant, and founder and CEO of JYC, a production studio dedicated to Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and...
Disingenuous Authentic Leadership – I Am Who I Am, But Not At Work
A CEO of a burgeoning startup said to me recently: "I definitely think it's not a good idea to mix personal and professional." This particular thread of conversation all began because he said that he was running flat out and just had too many things to do. When we...
Sorry Is The Hardest Word – The Daunting Future of Transparency
In a BBC report a few months ago, journalist Jackie Leonard (one of my favourites) chronicled a number of high-profile celebrities who were forced to apologise in 2016. Mixed in with the embarrassment, social media harassment and potential damage to sales, sorry 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.
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