It's that time of year when everyone is taking stock of the future -- what's going to happen in 2007? What trends will we see? What big changes will occur? I'm not…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Megatrends
I woke up this morning with a pretty big sty on my eye; I could feel it coming on last night. Big, puffy, and sore : I couldn't get my contact lenses in, which is kind…
Change · Healthcare & Pharma
Over the years, I've come to realize that part of the fuel that fires my passion for my work is my intense curiosity. I've also come to realize that thinking differently…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
With all the organizations I've studied, I've long realized that innovation comes naturally to those organizations who are focused on the opportunities of tomorrow…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
One fascinating aspect of the new world in which we find ourselves is that some companies have found that globalization has meant some very unique "brand management"…
About Jim Carroll · Branding & Marketing
With the lifespan of knowledge collapsing, furious rates of scientific advance, and rapid new discoveries, no one company can do everything. In this clip from a…
Disruption & Acceleration · Megatrends
Everyone is talking about Gen-Y. I've come to call the next generation, Gen-Connect. Their attitudes towards careers, which is very unique, is caught in this video clip…
Human Capital · The Future of Work
I'm off to Halifax, Nova Scotia today; tomorrow, I'll be the luncheon keynote speaker for an annual get together of Certified Management Accountants. The overall…
Keynotes & Events · Professional Services & Associations
"A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months...." As the news media gears up for the release of the Sony Playstation 3, one wonders whether they are…
Branding & Marketing · Consumer & Food
At the Swiss Innovation Forum in Zurich, I took a look at the real impact of globalization -- the new consumer, market commoditization, rapid emergence of new business…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
At the Swiss Innovation Forum in Zurich, I took a look at the attitudes, ideas and cultures which always manage to stifle -- and kill -- any hope for innovation within…
Change · How to be Innovative
Yesterday I gave the opening keynote for the annual manufacturers meeting of the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association. Most of the folks in attendance were CEO's and…
Agility · Innovation
