It's a funny job, being a futurist. Essentially, your job is to take people out of their comfort zone, by removing them from today, and taking them into tomorrow…
Change · How to be Innovative
"Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis" - Futurist Jim Carroll Why are committees so bad for innovation? Here's a list of 10…
Daily Inspiration · How to be Innovative
“Expect velocity. Plan for acceleration. Structure for intensity. Execute relentlessly” - Futurist Jim Carroll I had my DNA profile done some time back, and the news is…
Daily Inspiration
A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, and filmed a little clip about the need to innovate despite massive uncertainty. Last week, I was in the UK, and filmed a version…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
“Don’t be someone who asks, ‘where did that come from?’ Be the person who states, ‘I saw it coming, and decided to act accordingly!’ ” - Futurist Jim Carroll
Daily Inspiration
Today, the Wall Street Journal ran an article,"Why Saudi Arabia’s Oil Giant Aims to Be Big in Chemicals, Too", with the subhead: "Aramco’s plans to vastly expand its…
Disruption & Acceleration · Energy & Utilities
And we're off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages .... right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
I was interviewed recently by Independent Banker magazine for my thoughts on trends impacting the world of banking. I do a lot of keynotes in this area -- with clients…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Financial Services & Banking
Interested in a keynote on the future of the automotive/trucking industry? Read this! This January, I'll keynote the American Financial Services Association 21st annual…
Automotive & Transportation · Autonomous Vehicles
"Pursue the future you desire, not the future you have been given!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Daily Inspiration
So ... I regularly get approached to speak at a lot of corporate leadership meetings .... and have done so for organizations like Johnson & Johnson, The GAP, Dupont…
Automotive & Transportation · Disruption & Acceleration
One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is "think big, start small, scale fast!" So I woke up this morning and came into…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · How to be Innovative
