What happens when the world goes "real time?" When we've got the capability to process vast amounts of information to see what is really going on, and we can make…
Energy & Utilities · Healthcare & Pharma
In April, I'll be one of the keynote speakers for the Multi-Channel Franchising Conference in Las Vegas. Franchising.com recently caught up with me for an interview on…
Innovation · Retail & Consumer
"What I really feel is that, if on a pair of skis ... I forget everything but the joys of living..." Viscount Anthony Knebsworth, in a letter to his father, Earl of…
Think Big (Innovation Strategy)
"Most people overestimate the amount of change that will occur in two years and underestimate the change that will occur over ten years" - Bill Gates That's a phrase…
Change · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
At Lockheed Martin’s Global HR Conference in Washington, D.C., I was asked to challenge senior human-resources leaders from across one of the world’s largest defense…
Case Studies · Human Capital
When do you think you'll be able to make perfect microwave popcorn? I'd thought I'd be able to do it by about now.... The problem with making popcorn in a microwave is…
Consumer & Food · Media & Technology
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at Lockheed Martin’s 2011 Global HR Conference in Washington, DC, speaking to the company’s senior human resources leadership…
Event Highlights · Human Capital
Last year, I went back to school, investing time to graduate from the University of Toronto - Rotman Directors Education Program. This is part of my longer-term plan to…
Risk & Governance
One of my most recent blog posts reflected on the death of my fax machine, and how we now live in a period of time in which many devices can simply "disappear" from our…
Change · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
I haven't done one of these posts for a while. Here's another week of unique insight from my blog tracking tool, ReInvigorate, that links the search phrases that people…
Megatrends · Think Big (Innovation Strategy)
Here's an article from my column for March's CAMagazine. It's fascinating to think how many technologies can enter our lives and then one day, simply disappear! ----- We…
From the Archives
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Personal Care Products Council in March 2011. As natural ingredients, social media marketing, and a more informed consumer reshaped…
Consumer & Food · Event Highlights
