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Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman On Developing Your Tomorrowmind – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast

Episode #856 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to

How can you truly think about your life but in the future? The book, Tomorrowmind – Thriving at Work – Now and in an Uncertain Future (co-authored with famed thinker, Professor Martin Seligman) – has some of the better (and science-backed) answers. The book will be out in January 2023, but here is a taste of the genius via Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman. She is an author, entrepreneur, start-up executive, and Harvard-trained physician with expertise in behavioral and organizational, change, digital health, wellbeing, and AI. Gabriella has served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp, a transformation platform for global professionals, and as Head of BetterUp Labs, BetterUp’s research arm, which studies whole person development in partnership with labs at Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and many more. Jumping from a career in psychiatry to tech startup, she is the founding CEO of the healthcare technology company LifeLink, former Director of Health and Quality Products at Castlight Health, and a serial executive at, and advisor to, healthcare, coaching, and behavior change technology companies. In Tomorrowmind, the authors tackle the challenges of thriving in our modern world of work with a 70,000 year-old brain. How can we not only survive but flourish amidst the never-ending cycles of change and unprecedented uncertainty that threatens to drown us daily? Drawing from their original research, they outline five key skills that today’s professionals need to develop to achieve their potential. It also offers guidance for organizational leaders looking to arm their workforce with the capabilities that will future-proof their firm’s success. Enjoy the conversation…

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SPOS #856 – Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman On Developing Your Tomorrowmind

Welcome to episode #856 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #856. How can you truly think about your life but in the future? The book, Tomorrowmind – Thriving at Work – Now and in an Uncertain Future (co-authored with famed thinker, Professor Martin Seligman) – has some of the better (and science-backed) answers. The book will be out in January 2023, but here is a taste of the genius via Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman. She is an author, entrepreneur, start-up executive, and Harvard-trained physician with expertise in behavioral and organizational, change, digital health, wellbeing, and AI. Gabriella has served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp, a transformation platform for global professionals, and as Head of BetterUp Labs, BetterUp’s research arm, which studies whole person development in partnership with labs at Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and many more. Jumping from a career in psychiatry to tech startup, she is the founding CEO of the healthcare technology company LifeLink, former Director of Health and Quality Products at Castlight Health, and a serial executive at, and advisor to, healthcare, coaching, and behavior change technology companies. In Tomorrowmind, the authors tackle the challenges of thriving in our modern world of work with a 70,000 year-old brain. How can we not only survive but flourish amidst the never-ending cycles of change and unprecedented uncertainty that threatens to drown us daily? Drawing from their original research, they outline five key skills that today’s professionals need to develop to achieve their potential. It also offers guidance for organizational leaders looking to arm their workforce with the capabilities that will future-proof their firm’s success. Enjoy the conversation…

Running time: 51:40.Hello from beautiful Montreal.Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts.Please visit and leave comments on the blog – Six Pixels of Separation.Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.Check out ThinkersOne.or you can connect on LinkedIn.…or on Twitter.Here is my conversation with Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman.Tomorrowmind – Thriving at Work – Now and in an Uncertain Future.BetterUp.Professor Martin Seligman.Follow Gabriella on Instagram.Follow Gabriella on LinkedIn.Follow Gabriella on Twitter.This week’s music: David Usher ‘St. Lawrence River’.

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Six Links Worthy of Your Attention #649

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: 

The administrative state of The Empire – Don Moynihan. “Honey Dacanay, one of the most amazing public servants I’ve had the chance to meet, pointed me at this; Katy Lalonde (another standout government innovator) told her once that the Star Wars franchise is a series of movies about government technology procurement. Which is ridiculous. And accurate. This spoiler-laden piece by Don Moynihan makes me want to go watch Andor now (though I rail against the Disney+ model with all my will.) ‘The Empire conveys total control, but it is beset with problems,’ says this piece. Apparently, ‘the designer of the Death Star is revealed to be a promotion-hungry senior manager.’ I never realized Star Wars could be a syllabus for government modernization, but here we are.” (Alistair for Hugh). Introducing Permission Slip, the app to take back control of your data – Consumer Reports . “You know it’s mainstream when Consumer Reports gets involved. ‘Permission Slip is a mobile app that… shows you what kinds of data companies collect, and lets you decide what to do. With a tap, you can tell a company to stop selling your data or to delete your data entirely.’ With the collapse of many social media platforms, Apple‘s do-not-track enforcement, GDPR and CCPA, and a more widespread understanding of surveillance capitalism, brands need to stop stalking their customers and start actually engaging with them. US-only for now, but hopefully it’s a trend we’ll see in Canada too.” (Alistair for Mitch). Lucky Chops NYC – YouTube . “Who wants to hear an all brass, all action busking sextet from the subways of NYC powering through a medley of funky classics? I do!” (Hugh for Alistair). Smells Like Teen Spirit – 2CELLOS – Live at Sydney Opera House – YouTube . “Who wants to hear a rendition of the Nirvana classic performed by two cellists with a full-backing orchestra (and a show off drummer)? I do!” (Hugh for Mitch). Keurig Dr. Pepper Demands 360-Day Payment Terms in PR Agency RFP – Adweek . “Let me start by saying that building and running a marketing agency was one of the biggest highlights of my professional career. I will, forever, be grateful for that experience, and will always hold a soft spot in my heart for my business partners, our employees and the clients who entrusted us with their brands. That being said… clients are never easy and the relationship can be… challenging? One of the worst parts of the marketing agency business is the function of pitching (and, more importantly, the free spec work that usually comes along with that). In short, the system is broken. Now, if you add in procurement (which is where the client dictates to the agency how much agency employees should be charging for their work) and the tough negotiations around payment and terms (again, clients dictating how much margin an agency can make, etc…), the relationship can often start off on the wrong foot. This piece of news really highlights why I think the system is broken. Can imagine payment terms like this? The agency does the work, and the client does not pay for an entire year? And, let’s be honest, how many corporate clients have you had that pay on time – even with payment terms? I know that our accounting department spent most of their days chasing receivables. What’s the idea here? The agency should fund the client’s actual operations and if they can’t, they must seek out financing from a third-party? It’s one thing to make invoices payable within 30-60 days… but a full year? Ridiculous.” (Mitch for Alistair). The 2022 Non-Obvious Book Awards Announcement – Rohit Bhargava . “I urge you to spend an hour with Rohit Bhargava, as he presents some of the best business/non-fiction books that happened in 2002. This is an amazing journey filled with many titles that I have yet to check out. This is not a boring presentation, but a fun ride into some of the best book titles, book cover designs, and much more. Rohit had a very unique and creative way of looking at major themes in our world today, and he presents these books in a way that makes me want to run out and buy them. So, if you’re looking for what’s what in the world of books, this is it.” (Mitch for Hugh).

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The Legacy of The Who’s John Entwistle With Steve Luongo On This Month’s Groove – The No Treble Podcast

Steve Luongo is this month’s conversation on Groove – The No Treble Podcast.

You can listen the new episode right here: Groove – The No Treble Podcast – Episode #96 – The Legacy of John Entwistle With Steve Luongo.

Who is Steve Luongo ?

The year was 1982. My older brother (a guitarist) showed me a live broadcast of The Who‘s The Final Concert from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I know the words to every song on that setlist, and can also mimic the between-song banter. That show had me memorized. I watched it and re-watched on my Betamax until the tape turned to dust. In particular, the bass playing of John Entwistle. In the middle of Roger Daltrey‘s soaring vocals and swinging mic cords, Pete Townshend‘s windmill passes at his guitar and knee-to-chest jumps, and Kenney Jones holding down what was Keith Moon‘s drum fort, there stood the man also known as The Ox. Subdued in comparison to his bandmates? Yes. Playing notes and rhythms that I had never heard before from a bass guitar? Yes. It was in those moments that I knew I wanted to play the bass. To this day, good ole’ Thunderfingers is still a lighthouse for many bass players. His legacy and discography with The Who can’t be denied. Rock n’ roll hall of famers and part of the British Invasion, songs like Baba O’Reilly, Won’t Get Fooled Again, My Generation and countless others are still streamed and heard every day – from coast to coast. Rolling Stone magazine named Entwistle as the greatest bassist of all time in a reader’s poll, and its special, 100 Greatest Bass Players, ranked him at number three. Entwistle died in 2002 at the young age of 57. Now, twenty years later, we get Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One – the first in a series of posthumous releases coming from John Entwistle as part of a new partnership with Deko Entertainment and longtime friend and collaborator, Steve Luongo. From unreleased music and demos to live tracks of his work outside of The Who and beyond, this is an amazing journey for one of rock’s most solid bass players. Now, for the first time, Groove – The No Treble Podcast interviews a drummer. Steve Luongo and John worked together for 15 years on Entwistle’s solo work. This rhythm section extended beyond the music into a great friendship, and now Steve (who delivered Entwistle’s eulogy) also acts as the curator for all things John Entwistle. Enjoy the conversation….

What is Groove – The No Treble Podcast?

This is an ambitious effort. This will be a fascinating conversation. Our goal at Groove is to build the largest oral history of bass players. Why Groove? Most of the content about the bass revolves around gear, playing techniques, and more technical chatter. For us, bassists are creative artists with stories to tell. They are a force to be reckon with. These are the stories and conversation that we will capture. To create this oral history of why these artists chose the bass, what their creative lives are like, and where inspiration can be found.

Listen in:  Groove – The No Treble Podcast – Episode #96 – The Legacy of John Entwistle With Steve Luongo.

Groove – Episode #96: The Legacy of John Entwistle With Steve Luongo by No Treble

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Mike Evans On The Startup Journey – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast

Episode #855 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to

The recently released book, Hangry, is a humorous, rags-to-riches, cautionary tale about Mike Evans, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who founded GrubHub in his basement and expanded it into the multi-billion dollar online food delivery colossus. Hungry and tired one night, Mike wanted a pizza, but getting a pizza delivered was a pain in the neck. He didn’t want to call a million restaurants to see what was open. So, as an avid coder, he created GrubHub in his spare bedroom to figure out who delivered to his apartment. Then, armed with a $140 check from his first customer and ignoring his crushing college debt he quit his job. Over the next decade, Mike grew GrubHub into the world’s premier online ordering website. In doing so, he entered the company of an elite few entrepreneurs to take a startup from an idea all the way to an IPO. GrubHub’s journey from Mike’s bedroom to Wall Street doesn’t fMit into how business schools teach entrepreneurship. With a razor-sharp wit, Mike reveals surprising insights about how people approach food, and hard-won truths about how startups succeed — and even harder-won truths about how startups fail. Shocking everyone, at the pinnacle of startup success, Mike left it all behind, quitting the company he started to bike across the United States in search of balance. But eventually, the grand vistas of America bring the lessons of the past into focus, driving the realization that for entrepreneurs a hunger for success doesn’t end, and he starts another company, even more ambitious than the first. The company is Fixer. Fixer is an on-demand handyperson service. The key to the business is that the fixers are W-2 employees with benefits, trained from scratch in-house. Their goal is to reboot trade education in the United States. Enjoy the conversation…

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SPOS #855 – Mike Evans On The Startup Journey

Welcome to episode #855 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #855. The recently released book, Hangry, is a humorous, rags-to-riches, cautionary tale about Mike Evans, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who founded GrubHub in his basement and expanded it into the multi-billion dollar online food delivery colossus. Hungry and tired one night, Mike wanted a pizza, but getting a pizza delivered was a pain in the neck. He didn’t want to call a million restaurants to see what was open. So, as an avid coder, he created GrubHub in his spare bedroom to figure out who delivered to his apartment. Then, armed with a $140 check from his first customer and ignoring his crushing college debt he quit his job. Over the next decade, Mike grew GrubHub into the world’s premier online ordering website. In doing so, he entered the company of an elite few entrepreneurs to take a startup from an idea all the way to an IPO. GrubHub’s journey from Mike’s bedroom to Wall Street doesn’t fMit into how business schools teach entrepreneurship. With a razor-sharp wit, Mike reveals surprising insights about how people approach food, and hard-won truths about how startups succeed — and even harder-won truths about how startups fail. Shocking everyone, at the pinnacle of startup success, Mike left it all behind, quitting the company he started to bike across the United States in search of balance. But eventually, the grand vistas of America bring the lessons of the past into focus, driving the realization that for entrepreneurs a hunger for success doesn’t end, and he starts another company, even more ambitious than the first. The company is Fixer. Fixer is an on-demand handyperson service. The key to the business is that the fixers are W-2 employees with benefits, trained from scratch in-house. Their goal is to reboot trade education in the United States. Enjoy the conversation…

Running time: 46:16.Hello from beautiful Montreal.Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts.Please visit and leave comments on the blog – Six Pixels of Separation.Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.Check out ThinkersOne.or you can connect on LinkedIn.…or on Twitter.Here is my conversation with Mike Evans.Hangry.GrubHub.Fixer.Follow Mike on LinkedIn.Follow Mike on Twitter.This week’s music: David Usher ‘St. Lawrence River’.

Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #855.

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Six Links Worthy of Your Attention #648

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: 

Climate Change From A To Z – The New Yorker. “One of the best long-form articles I’ve seen explaining where we are, why there might be hope, and how we got here. Following an amazing Bitnorth thread in Whatsapp (a research polymath, an expert in difficult conversations, and a professional resiliency expert behind one of the world’s most complex technical systems, started discussing why the journalism is so far from the actual climate change predictions) – I came across this, and thought it was worth sharing.” (Alistair for Hugh). Ten Meter Tower – The New York Times . “A weird little New York Times documentary about people steeling themselves to jump off an Olympic high diving tower. I don’t know why, but this is a bundle of emotions for anyone considering a daunting challenge. We back off hard things all the time, but it’s seldom so visceral. A good metaphor for the Great Mastodon Stampede, perhaps.” (Alistair for Mitch). Empathy & the Economy – The New York Review . “There is a growing disquiet that the current left’s obsession with identity is undermining what used to be the left’s central objective: more equal distribution of wealth.” (Hugh for Alistair). Recycling Our Cities, One Building at a Time – Bloomberg – CityLab . “A friend from New York City tells me that the combination of Covid and work from home policies have gutted midtown Manhattan: The once teeming office towers are now mostly empty; and that conversations are happening about turning some of them into much needed housing. Not sure how true that is, but there is something fascinating about this world where housing costs have increased so much, while commercial real estate may be facing great challenges. Is retrofit a solution?” (Hugh for Mitch). ‘My friends call me the BlackBerry queen!’ Meet the people clinging on to old tech – from faxes to VCRs – The Guardian . “What is old and seems obsolete often becomes collectible. Don’t believe me? There is a market for everything from VHS tapes to Beanie Babies. Still, I’m not sure what to call these types of consumers? What would be the opposite of an ‘early adopter’? Here’s a look at a few individuals who either can’t let go of the past, or are simply loyal to a technology or brand beyond reason. Either way, what are you holding on to you that you simply can’t let go of?” (Mitch for Alistair). The Walking Ghost Phase Of Twitter, And Where The Hell Do We Go From Here – Chuck Wendig . “One thing is for certain: I do not believe that any of these armchair quarterbacks really know what Elon Musk is going to do with Twitter (and, this includes yours truly). One other thing is for certain: I always love Chuck Wendig’s take on anything/everything (he was even a guest on my podcast back in 2020). I love his writing style, imagery and pace. So, while I don’t fully agree with the entire perspective given here, I found myself, literally, laughing out loud at certain points… and feeling the need to share his words about Twitter with anyone willing to read them.” (Mitch for Hugh).

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A Little Bit of Chatter About Me

I don’t like talking about myself.

I don’t like promoting myself.
It runs deeper than that, but this isn’t the therapist’s office.
I’m not interested in lying down on this public couch and sharing right now.

I do love creating content.

So, my attitude to social media has always been the same as my attitude about any content that I create (or contribute to):

Make it valuable for the person consuming the content.Ensure that the content improves their career/life.Give and never take (unless you really need to) – thanks, Adam Grant.Be consistent and make sure you are creating content frequently.Always tinker and toil with the words… that’s how they resonate and become something more.Be personable and not personal. This helps me avoid the minefield that is politics, personal lives, opinions and more, that may wind up shrinking my audience and community.My network is my net worth – thanks, Jeffrey Gitomer.At my old agency, we had a saying: “We welcome all who welcome all.” I like that. I still adhere to that.Keep the self-promotion to a dull roar. This is the harder one. It’s always fun to share the highlight reel, isn’t it?

Last week, Tony Chapman interviewed me for his national radio show (and podcast), Chatter That Matters.

I’ve known Tony for decades.
He used to run a very successful marketing agency, Capital C, just as Twist Image/Mirum was finding its traction.
We would often run into each other at marketing events for the Canadian Marketing Association (and beyond).
He’s moved on since agency life.
So have I.
So, this was a fun and surprising conversation about life (my life… and the digital world)… and just how squiggly it can be (for you and for me).

This is our conversation…

I just launched a new business called, ThinkersOne. It’s a unique way for organizations to buy bite-sized and personalized thought leadership video content (live and pre-recorded) from the best Thinkers in the world. If you’re looking to add insight, excitement, and big smarts to your regularly scheduled meetings, corporate events, company off-sites, “lunch & learns” and beyond, I think you will love this. We have democratized access to the smartest people by providing a platform for these incredible and personalized “moments in time.” Will you check it out?

Jeremy Utley On Ideaflow And Coming Up With Better Ideas – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast

Episode #854 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to

As a dynamic and engaging speaker, Jeremy Utley translates his research into the history of invention and discovery into transformative learning experiences. He co-leads the d.school’s Executive Education programs, and co-teaches two celebrated courses at Stanford, Leading Disruptive Innovation and LaunchPad, which focus on creating real-world impact with the tools of design and innovation. One of the most prodigious collaborators at the d.school, Jeremy has taught alongside the likes of Lecrae, Dan Ariely, Laszlo Bock, and Greg McKeown. He has a new book out called, Idealflow – The Only Business Metric That Matters (along with co-author Perry Klebahn). In Ideaflow, they focus on offering their proven strategy for coming up with great ideas by yourself or with your team, and quickly determining which are worthy. Creativity is everyone’s business… and this book proves it. Enjoy the conversation…

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SPOS #854 – Jeremy Utley On Ideaflow And Coming Up With Better Ideas

Welcome to episode #854 of Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #854. As a dynamic and engaging speaker, Jeremy Utley translates his research into the history of invention and discovery into transformative learning experiences. He co-leads the d.school’s Executive Education programs, and co-teaches two celebrated courses at Stanford, Leading Disruptive Innovation and LaunchPad, which focus on creating real-world impact with the tools of design and innovation. One of the most prodigious collaborators at the d.school, Jeremy has taught alongside the likes of Lecrae, Dan Ariely, Laszlo Bock, and Greg McKeown. He has a new book out called, Idealflow – The Only Business Metric That Matters (along with co-author Perry Klebahn). In Ideaflow, they focus on offering their proven strategy for coming up with great ideas by yourself or with your team, and quickly determining which are worthy. Creativity is everyone’s business… and this book proves it. Enjoy the conversation…

Running time: 58:22.Hello from beautiful Montreal.Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts.Please visit and leave comments on the blog – Six Pixels of Separation.Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.Check out ThinkersOne.or you can connect on LinkedIn.…or on Twitter.Here is my conversation with Jeremy Utley.Idealflow – The Only Business Metric That Matters.Free bonus chapter: How To Think Like Bezos & Jobs.d.school.Perry Klebahn.Follow Jeremy on LinkedIn.Follow Jeremy on Twitter.This week’s music: David Usher ‘St. Lawrence River’.

Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #854.

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