One day, patients visited their doctor to figure out what was going on. Then they plugged in – and the doctor linked into the medical devices that were monitoring their healthcare conditions. That’s the realty of the future of medicine, and its an absolute seismic shift. Essentially, we are throwing out a thousand years of direct medical care and moving to a world of medical care hyperconnectivity. The implications are profound and the the opportunities for disruption are massive. This organization brought me in to their global leadership meeting to spur on their creative thinking on this fast emerging aspect of the global healthcare industry.
Archives for May 2018
Daily Inspiration: “When it comes to the future, it’s easier to be negative than it is to be positive!”
“When it comes to the future, it’s easier to be negative than it is to be positive!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Imagine that you have a job in which you go in every day, knowing that 25% or 35% of those you work with won’t like what you do, who you are, or what you represent. That might indeed be your reality.
That’s my reality too. Every time I walk on stage, I know that there are people in the audience who won’t like my message, because it involves the future. They don’t like the future – they don’t like the change and disruption that it represents, and the fact that they might not be able to adapt. And so before I even get 3 slides into my talk, they’ve come to decide that they will tune out of my message. I’m the future – I’m a threat!
I used to obsess over the fact that some people didn’t like my message, but then I came to realize that there are some things I just cannot change. I’ve developed the wisdom to understand that a portion of the audience will never accept my message. I’ve developed a keen view of the difference between those who are positive about what comes next – and those who are inherently negative.
Why does this challenge exist? Part of my role is that I need to go in and speak the truth : industries are going to change, jobs are going disappear, businesses are going to be challenged, and people are going to need to reinvent themselves.
Some people don’t like to hear that reality – and so by the time I get to the section where I’m speaking as to how to turn those trends into opportunity, they’ve already tuned out.
Do I give up on them? Never! In fact, given the current state of U.S. politics – where I do most of my talks – I’ve started speaking to them honestly, up front, at the start, on the fact that they might not necessarily like the trends I’m going to cover – but they are going to have to deal within the reality it represents!
Pessimists see a trend and see a threat – optimists see a trend and see an opportunity!
Daily Inspiration: “The future is simply your potential, unrealized!”
“The future is simply your potential, unrealized!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
So, after 2 highly successful keynotes this week, I’ll golf today. Naturally, I woke up with this thought.
But that thought was also running through my mind yesterday as I flew home from Orlando. The fellow who booked me for the event was on stage before me, and was speaking eloquently about the potential that existed in the room – a room full of research scientists. He spoke as to how they could accomplish great things in the faster future if they could truly realize their full potential. Things like that. Actually, he was a really good speaker!
And somehow, while he was talking, this phrase entered my mind, and I quickly put it into my phone, because I knew that it was daily-quote worthy! But even more – I ended up incorporating the idea into my keynote on stage yesterday.
All of us are born with potential, and we start each and every day with that potential in our kit bag. What we do with it is up to us. Every day, one day at a time, we have the opportunity to succeed, or to fail, based upon what we decide to do with our potential.
On this day, what will you do with your potential? For me, I’ve got a round of golf to pursue!
Daily Inspiration: “The centuries old relationship between doctor and patient is changing, connectivity is increasing, and transformation is accelerating. How can you possible keep doing what you’ve done before?”
“The centuries old relationship between doctor and patient is changing, healthcare science is exponentiating, connectivity is increasing, and transformation is accelerating. How can you possibly keep doing what you’ve done before?” – Futurist Jim Carroll
This morning, I’m in Orlando, Florida, and I’ll speak to about 100 research scientists for a leading global healthcare group on the future of their industry. The quote, in a nutshell, captures just a few of the key trends sweeping this sector.
While much of the US continues to focus on the politics of healthcare, it’s the science and more that matters. There is such a massive amount of change going on in this particular sector that it is simply staggering, and some people in the industry realize they need to ride that transformative change.
Do people listen to what I am saying? Definitely. Years ago, I spoke to a midwest healthcare/hospital group, and explained that the concept of a physical hospital was coming to an end; the future of the hospital would be defined by the reach of the remote patient monitoring device technology they put in place – patients linked to iPhone blood pressure cuffs, glucose monitors and more. Today, Mercy Virtual is a thing, and I think my guidance spurred on some of their efforts.
The future is all about relentless innovation and reinvention, and no where is the opportunity more ripe than it is within one of the world’s largest industries!
Keynote: Hitachi Ventara, Phoenix, AZ – Yottabits and Planck Constants: Disruptive, Accelerating Technology
I do LOTS of client events for tech companies – in fact, I’ve been speaking at these events since 1994, when none other than Digital Equipment Corporation booked me to headline a 7-city road show. These events, including this one, will often include an audience of CIO’s, CFO’s or other CxO’s for major global Fortune 1000 companies. My role at this one was to put into perspective the disruptive trends impacting every industry in the room, and why an I.T. infrastructure is swiftly moving beyond mere transaction processing, to being the entire foundation for every business organization going forward. If companies are using technology to disrupt your business, you’ve got to do it better to disrupt their potential!
Daily Inspiration: “There is always someone faster!”
“There is always someone faster!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll
Did you know I share the gene that is common to most high speed sprinters?
It’s true – Usain Bolt and I carry the same DNA! It’s called the “alpha-actinin-3 in fast-twitch muscle fiber” gene, and I have one, which is common to most world-class sprinters. Of course, those who know me well …. In any event, the future is all about aligning to the speed of change. I’m in Phoenix this morning, having my morning coffee (aside: I also carry the gene which makes me a fast coffee metabolizer! I can have several!) and putting together this daily quote.
I will speak in about 5 hours for a group of IT resellers – folks who sell information technology, data, cloud, security and other solutions to Fortune 1000 organizations. My opening keynote will put into perspective the very trends that are causing those Fortune 1000 organizations to become reliant on speed for success: faster product lifecycles, the need for faster reinvention, the rapid emergence of new competitors, fast changing consumers.
It’s all about speed, and when it comes to speed, you might think you are doing well – that is, until Usain Bolt saunters by at a steady pace, leaving you in the dust. As fast as you think you are, you aren’t – so work harder!
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