Video: "It's All About the Batteries"
I was recently invited in to keynote the annual SAP Utilities conference in Southern California, and had a room of a few hundred executives from the energy, utility…
Energy & Utilities · Megatrends
Daily Inspiration: "Are you going to do the same thing today that you did yesterday? Don't!"
“Are you going to do the same thing today that you did yesterday? Don’t!” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Daily Inspiration: "Yesterday’s tomorrow is already here! And just as you might struggle with the speed of change, so too did those in the future!"
“Yesterday’s tomorrow is already here! And just as you might struggle with the speed of change, so too did those in the future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll "This is a really…
AI, Robotics & Automation · Daily Inspiration
Daily Inspiration: "Be afraid of inaction. Terrified by indecision. Frightened by complacency. Anxious about procrastination! But rather than hiding in fear, be motivated for action!"
“Be afraid of inaction. Terrified by indecision. Frightened by complacency. Anxious about procrastination! But rather than hiding in fear, be motivated for action!” -…
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The Story Behind the Picture: 20 Big Rules for Economic Development in the Era of Acceleration!
You know you are doing something right when an organization brings you back for the 3rd time! The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly…
Autonomous Vehicles · Construction & Infrastructure
Daily Inspiration: "In 2000, 24 companies from emerging economies were on the Fortune 500 list. By 2013, there were 130. By 2025 it will be 225 or almost half. The planetary axis is shifting..."
“In 2000, 24 companies from emerging economies were on the Fortune 500 list. By 2013, there were 130. By 2025, it will be 225 or almost half. The planetary axis is…
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Trend Keynote: There's More to Disruption Than You Think There Is!
Disruption is real, it's big, and it's happening faster than you think. My job as a futurist has me doing an increasing number of CEO level events for Fortune 500…
AI, Robotics & Automation · Disruption & Acceleration
Daily Inspiration: "Is your strategy from the olden days, and your product line from ancient times?"
“Is your strategy from the olden days, and your product line from ancient times?” - Futurist Jim Carroll "As in, digital cameras are so yesterday when a new iPhone X…
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Video: "A Little Bit Disruptive!"
Here's a clip from a recent keynote. It's part of a talk where I cover 20 Disruptive Trends, and put into perspective why the future belongs to those who are fast! In…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Pandemic & Recovery
Daily Inspiration: "Why would you assume that the products you sell today will still exist, your business model will be intact or that your competitors of today will be the same ones tomorrow?"
"Why would you assume that the products you sell today will still exist, your business model will be intact, or that your competitors of today will be the same ones…
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Keynote Case Study: Nikon — A 100-Year Company Still Had to Reinvent Itself
There are not many organizations that get to celebrate a 100th anniversary. Nikon did. And I had the privilege of being invited to Tokyo to headline its centennial…
Case Studies · Media & Technology
Daily Inspiration: "We now live in an era in which crazy ideas become real, faster!"
“We now live in an era in which crazy ideas become real, faster!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Today, my task is to write an article about the future of rail transport for a…
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