To Unplug or Not To Unplug...and Could We?!
The women of the PHD Grady Creative Collective attended a panel called “Unplugged” that was sponsored by OMD and the Austin chapter of the Women in Media Mentoring Initiative (WIMMI) at the Blanton Museum of Art. The host and panelists, an amazing group of accomplished women, included:
Janinie Gibson, Editor-in Chief Guardian U.S.
Erin Clift, VP, Global Marketing & Partnerships at Spotify
Jesse Draper, CEO of Valley Girl, Inc.
Carmen Graf, SVP, Executive Director, GSD&M
Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder and COO, BlogHer
Nancy Spears, CEO, genConnect
The women spoke of the challenges of being leaders of their companies and still finding time to unplug from technology to make time for themselves and their families.
While we enjoyed having the opportunity to hear from these women, we found that it was a little difficult to relate to their message at this point in our lives. Although we are busy with school and activities, for the most part, we don’t yet have the demands of career and families pulling us in different directions. We are Millennials who still find being plugged in is a good thing and we know exactly where our cell phone will spend the night—right next to us!
What's interesting to consider however is the potential for change in our ways of working. The generational differences between our group and those on the panel means different behaviors regarding usage of technologies and devices; we are so plugged in we can't imagine unplugging.
OMD CEO Monica Karo introducing the panel.