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
When my friend Scott Kress summited Mount Everest last year, he used a little bit of oxygen for the final push. Many climbers do -- sometimes you need the extra energy…
Change · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
Business Week ran an article in January, "10 Worst Innovation Mistakes in a Recession." It's easy to point out mistakes. It can be harder to indicate what you should be…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
I was the opening keynote speaker yesterday for Opportunities 2009, a conference in Ontario, Canada, that was focused on workplace trends to 2015. The keynote…
Growth Strategy · Keynotes & Events
Grab the PDF by clicking on the image on the right! The world of healthcare and medicine is on the edge of a period of massive transformation. Do you have any idea as to…
Healthcare & Pharma · Megatrends
So let's really try out the power of social networking, and see if it can apply to practical, everyday problems. Our backyard shed needs to move about 20 feet, in order…
How to be Innovative
WKSU, the PBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, has been running a series this week titled "Good Jobs in Bad Times." It's a serious look at current and future job and career…
Manufacturing & Industrial · Megatrends
I was interviewed sometime last month by FoodProcessing.com - this was related to their discovery of the keynote I did for the Readers Digest / EveryDay with Rachel Ray…
Consumer & Food · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
