Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”
Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:
- Earth is getting a black box to record events that lead to the downfall of civilization – cNet. “Because of course it is. I dutifully watched the first season of Foundation—I have mixed feelings, and most of them are spoilers—and then this caught my eye. Nice of us to write the plot for future visitors from afar.” (Alistair for Hugh).
- These people actually seem like sheep? Is anything even real? – CBC Arts. “Dibs! I get to share this one first! I’m not usually a fan of performance art, particularly when it’s a heavy-handed, grant-backed epic whose point could be summarized in a few short sentences. But I’d watch the hell out of this: 30 minutes of humans mimicking sheep, terrifying children, and generally loping around in blissful ignorance. Heavy-hoofed, maybe, but I’m here for it.” (Alistair for Mitch).
- What does a Gong Sound Like when Hit with a 1189mph Baseball? – Smarter Every Day – YouTube. “Nerdiest YouTube video that I’ve seen in a long while, and I couldn’t stop watching, so I think: I bet Alistair will like this.” (Hugh for Alistair).
- People Are Sharing Bad Stock Photos Of Their Jobs That Are So Far From Reality, It’s Hilarious – Bored Panda. “Terrible SEO-driven title, but pretty good fun.” (Hugh for Mitch).
- The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience – Unreal Engine. “I’m really looking forward to seeing the new installment of The Matrix. With that, I am not a gamer but I have a deep appreciation for how gaming has progressed and become this gigantic and important business/industry. The question every kid wants to know (even going back to days of Pong and the Atari 2600) is this: When will computer games really feel real? This might the answer, and a glimpse into where gaming might soon venture. Photorealistic scenes that will have you questioning which part of this YouTube clip is film and which part of this is game? The answer: This is all game. Seriously. It is. Be prepared to be amazed…” (Mitch for Alistair).
- Stan Lee Is an NFT Now, And Fans Are Very Upset – Motherboard by Vice. “Famed Marvel creator, Stan Lee, passed away a few years back. If you don’t know his work, just click on his name and read his Wikipedia entry. It’s hard to imagine that one human being had a hand in creating all of those amazing and legendary characters. You don’t have to be a comic book nerd (like me) to appreciate that kind of brilliance and creativity. In a word: Respect. Now, when it comes to the world of NFTs, it seems like you can discover some very interesting projects, but there’s also an ever-growing underbelly of real sketchiness happening in the NFT world. It’s this weird combination of pump and dump, hype, MLM strategies and more. This project seems legit, but the fans are not happy…” (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on Twitter, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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Mitch Joel Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.