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The Social Dilemma And More On CHOM 97.7 FM

Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am on air at CHOM 97.7 FM radio out of Montreal (home base). It’s not a long segment – about 10 minutes every week – to decode the future. We discuss everything that is happening in the world of technology, digital media and culture. The good folks at CHOM 97.7 FM are posting these segments weekly on i Heart Radio, if you’re interested in hearing more about what’s happening in the transformation of our digital world. I’m really excited about these weekly hits, because this is the radio station that I grew up listening to, and it really is a fun treat to be invited to the Mornings Rock with Terry DiMonte morning show. The segment is called, CTRL ALT Delete with Mitch Joel.

This week we discussed:

The massive C2 business and creativity event that usually takes place in May – and turns Montreal into a circus of excitement for business – was (obviously) postponed this year due to Covid-19. Well, it was just announced that they’re doing something online called, Resilience. The event will take place from October 19th – 30th. While many more speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, they’ve already hooked up Malcolm Gladwell, Gary Vaynerchuk and Esports Professional, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey. Along with that news, I’m hearing murmurs that the event business may take 2-5 years to recover, which is having a massive impact on places like the Palais des Congress. They just announced their Palais + business restart program, in the hopes of getting people back to that venue. As a professional speaker, I can tell you, the conference and business event space is in ruins, with no perspective on when it might reboot.
If you’re looking for something to watch – and are looking to get even more depressed – check out the recently released documentary, The Social Dilemma. It’s all about the addiction and problems of social media. Director Jeff Orlowski doesn’t hold back, and it’s a stunning indictment of social media and our digital selves. More on the dark side of social media.
App of the Week: Capture – Logitech‘s all in one content creation software… which means a free and easy way to record your virtual presentations without needed complex video editing software.

You can also listen in via I Heart Radio.

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Mitch Joel · CTRL ALT Delete – CHOM FM – September 14th, 2020

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.