by Minter Dial | Sep 17, 2017 | Futureproof, Responsibility
Let’s start with a definition of Climate Change: for me, I describe it as the reduction of resources used by a company in order to create a sustainable business. As such, I think that Climate Change is not a disruptive force, at least not as a standalone item. It...
by Minter Dial | Sep 13, 2017 | Futureproof, Internet of Things, New Tech
The low hum was faint at first, slowly getting louder the more you concentrated on the sound, until eventually the black object broke over the horizon at first looking like a Blackhawk helicopter from a Hollywood blockbuster movie, then as it moved in a regimented...
by Minter Dial | Sep 6, 2017 | Futureproof, Internet of Things, New Tech
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...
by Minter Dial | Sep 5, 2017 | Big Data Analytics, Futureproof, Internet of Things, Mobile
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...
by Minter Dial | Aug 24, 2017 | Blockchain, New Tech
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...