Will We Ever See Perfect Microwave Popcorn!?
It's a fair question. You might not think about it much, but I do. I've been talking about the concept of perfect microwave popcorn since at least 1995. Heck, I wrote…
Consumer & Food
Keynote: Kemps – The Future of Dairy: Innovation from Farm to Fridge
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Kemps in October 2011. As health-conscious consumers and changing retail dynamics reshaped the dairy case, Jim explored the…
Consumer & Food · Event Highlights
Trend: The future of knowledge..... and the era of fast knowledge obsolescence!
I'm working away at preparing for a keynote for an ice-cream and dairy company today. Not that this has anything to do with the topic of the "future of knowledge." But…
Education · Megatrends
Keynote: T. Rowe Price Investment Symposium – Future Trends in Investment & Financial Innovation
Jim Carroll was the keynote speaker at the T. Rowe Price Investment Symposium in 2011, held in Baltimore and convened for the firm’s investment professionals and select…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Financial
The Google Car, 3D Printing & Big Bold Ideas!
Many people don't know how to think big -- how to envision bold news ideas. In this clip from Las Vegas, Jim talks on stage in Las Vegas at a major manufacturing…
Automotive & Transportation · How to be Innovative
Avoiding innovation paralysis caused by "aggressive indecision"....
A few days ago, the Smart Blog on Leadership wrote a blog post covering my recent keynote at the IMXchange manufacturing conference in Las Vegas. It drew quite a bit of…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
Keynote: International Financial Data Services – The Future of Fund Administration: Innovation Behind the Scenes of Finance
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for International Financial Data Services in September 2011. As mutual fund and investment data processing grew more complex and…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Financial
Trend: Confronting the global health care crisis
In just a few weeks, I'll be the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 World Pharma Innovation Congress in London --one of the most exclusive and prestigious events in…
Growth Strategy · Healthcare & Pharma
American Chemistry Council, Nashville, Tennessee - Innovation In the Era of Acceleration of Markets and Products
As of this moment in time, there are about 19 million known chemical substances, but the number is doubling every 13 years. The miracle of exponential math leads us to…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Manufacturing
Keynote: Statistics Canada – The Future of Data: Innovation in a Government Agency
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Statistics Canada in September 2011. As the volume and velocity of data began to explode, Jim explored what it meant for a national…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Government
Fact: Innovative Organizations Refuse to Adopt the Doomsday Scenario!
Last week, I spoke to several hundred manufacturing executives from throughout North America, at IMX Las Vegas -- the Interactive Manufacturing Exchange! Here's a key…
Growth Strategy · Keynotes & Events
The future of North American manufacturing? Brighter than you think!
I've just returned from Las Vegas, where I was the keynote speaker for a new manufacturing conference that has attracted quite a bit of attention - IMX 2011 - "The…
Growth Strategy · Manufacturing & Industrial