by Minter Dial | Nov 28, 2021 | Digital Transformation, Education, Meaningfulness, Minter Dialogue, Mobile, New Tech, Podcast, WWII
Minter Dialogue with Claire Boonstra Claire Boonstra is a Dutch entrepreneur, who co-founded the acclaimed Layar, the augmented reality mobile platform that was sold to Blippar in 2014. Among a long string of accolades and titles, including Top 50 Most Influential...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Business, Ethics, Leadership, Marketing, Meaningfulness, Politics
The outlook for business is laced with dark clouds Over the past two years, governments have printed extraordinary sums of money to “buoy” the economy. In the process, the trend toward bigger government continues inexorably onward. In some countries, the government...
by Minter Dial | Nov 17, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
From Viktor Frankl to Jordan Peterson, passing through Monty Python, Alain de Botton and Brian Greene, the ‘modern’ human being has always been in search of meaning. It may well be the essence of la condition humaine. Today, I feel that the world has never...
by Minter Dial | Sep 9, 2021 | Branding, Meaningfulness
Many people have been writing about the serious need these days to have more fun, joy and happiness in their lives and business. This leads me to ask the question: Is fun a value to have as a brand? Call me Scrooge, but I tend to think not. Here’s why. If...
by Minter Dial | Aug 24, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
Does your company have a stated purpose? Maybe you are thinking about crafting or finding your brand’s purpose aka North Star? If so, before you get started, there are two important questions to ask first: What is the intention behind your wish to find your...
by Minter Dial | Aug 3, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
What does it mean to be a great boss? In a conversation with my friend, Nicolas, who is CEO of a French SME, we talked about the need to review the name of a CEO* aka the Chief EXECUTIVE Officer. He asked: Is it really about being the EXECUTIVE… i.e. the person...
