I led a small workshop last week after an event, focused on the issue of "how can we establish opportunities for growth during an economic downturn." The cover of my…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
I wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes for a lot of powerful arguments as to where we will see industrial and…
Energy & Utilities · Growth Strategy
When you travel a lot like I do, you end up doing a lot of reading. One of the books I've been reading provides a fascinating look back at the fifties and sixties: Mr…
Branding & Marketing · Innovation
I have spent a lot of time working with restaurant and franchise organizations, and one of those engagements was the global Burger King Franchise Conference. The archive…
Case Studies · Retail & Consumer
I'm at the airport in Austin, Texas, having just delivered the opening keynote for Facilities '09: National Association of Children's Hospitals Design conference. The…
Energy & Utilities · Healthcare & Pharma
Jim Carroll was the keynote speaker at the Financial Directors Annual Meeting in May 2009, addressing senior finance executives on the trends reshaping business strategy…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Financial
Some very nice feedback from my keynote for the BC American Marketing Association Big Ideas conference last week; my theme was "Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning…
Keynotes & Events
From my May CAMagazine column. As we worry and wonder about the state of the global economy, we should remind ourselves that one thing is certain. At some point in the…
Energy & Utilities · Growth Strategy
Fifteen years ago, I met Franke James -- a brilliant designer, artist, and creative thinker. At the time, she had been the lead designer for a conference program for…
Innovation
