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Are You Ready for Firecracker Content for your Brand? Listen to Jon Burkhart’s Insights and Provocations (MDE365)

Minter Dialogue Episode #365 Jon Burkhart is a speaker, firecracker content strategist, and author of two books including Newsjacking and Hacker, Maker, Teacher. He also cofounded Fast Forward Forum, the ultimate non-conference where guests share the stage. In this conversation, we discuss the issues, challenges and solutions for brand marketers in today’s roller coaster world, […]

4 Unordinary Tips on How to Communicate during a Crisis?

It seems like every other email I receive is related to Coronavirus. Then there are the ones that are completely unrelated, for example, business as usual. In both cases, there are potential issues. For staters, it’s not business as usual. Brands that have taken up automated processes are particularly at risk at this point. I’d […]

How do we change our ingrained beliefs and habits?

My personal journey of profound change was kickstarted on September 11 2001 as I saw from my office window the first explosion and then watched as the second airplane flew into the south tower. It had been simmering along before that, but the events of that day changed the curb of my own history and […]

What will be the Effect of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on our Future Habits?

In an effort to divert our attention from panic and to focus it on the future, I wanted to put out a couple of polls about how this Covid-19 pandemic might change our lives. I wonder what (if any) long-term effects there will be? What impact will it have on us personally and on society […]

The Neuroscience behind Creativity with Neuroscientist, Artist and Entrepreneur Dr Shama Rahman (MDE364)

Minter Dialogue with Shama Rahman Dr Shama Rahman is an accomplished musician, vocalist, songwriter, with a PhD in philosophy, neuroscience and complexity. She has founded several initiatives including Jugular Productions, Deep Science Ventures and Neurocreate of which she is CEO. In this conversation with Shama, we discuss her pluridisciplinarian approach, the concept and process of […]

The State of Podcasting 2020

Trends, numbers and forecasts I wrote my first State of Podcasting update in 2012, a second in 2015 and a third in 2018 (aided by Nicolas Robson). I’m happy now to bring you the latest State of Podcasting 2020. In most countries, the concept of podcasting is no longer marginal. In the US, which only […]

How To Boost Your Creativity and Get Great Ideas with Dave Birss (MDE363)

Minter Dialogue with Dave Birss Dave Birss is a public speaker, consultant, educator and multiple-time author. He most recently published How To Get Great Ideas (Nicholas Brealey Nov 2018) and also contributed to several books including volume 2 of Fast Forward Files, Changing Perspective (Harriman House, Mar 2020). In this conversation with Dave, we discuss […]

All the New Trends in Marketing with Tom Goodwin, Head of Futures and Insights at Publicis (MDE362)

Minter Dialogue with Tom Goodwin Tom Goodwin is head of Futures and Insights at the Publicis Groupe worldwide. He’s the author of Digital Darwinism and is the top influencer on marketing in Linkedin with over 700,000 followers. In this conversation with Tom, we discuss some of the biggest challenges for marketers and how to overcome […]

The Making of Empathy Week 2020 with founder Ed Kirwan (MDE361)

Minter Dialogue with Ed Kirwan Ed Kirwan, filmmaker, teacher, coach and founder of Empathy Week UK, which runs Feb 24 through Feb 28th 2020. The ambition of Empathy Week to invite 200,000 young people — at secondary schools — to put empathy into action and create a better world. I’m an ambassador for Empathy Week […]

What Makes an Immersive Experience?

I attended the “Immersive Futures” round table*, hosted by The Department at the h Club in London a couple of weeks ago. A crammed full house was on hand, with a broad swath of attendees, many of whom are in the immersive tech and gaming worlds. Immersion as a concept is spreading into many different […]