The future of manufacturing is happening all around us right now. Do you have a sense of urgency? Additive manufacturing, Factory 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things…
Manufacturing & Industrial · Videos
“Imaginate more! Sweat the ‘big stuff’ - don’t get distracted by the details!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Of course, it’s not a word, but it should be! And the Urban…
Daily Inspiration · Think Big (Innovation Strategy)
From the vaults: I'm on stage, opening the 2010 US Air Force & Navy Child Youth Program event in Dallas. I’m brought in on an event initiative by @MichelleObama, who had…
How to be Innovative · How to Innovate (Videos)
“Maybe you can get to the future faster - if you accelerate your imagination and turn your mind into an engine of ingenuity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s an…
Creativity & Imagination · Daily Inspiration
Way back in 2010, I wrote a blog post: "Location is the new intelligence". It was yet another observation that the world of digital mapping and 'location awareness' was…
Golf & Sports · Industries
A few years ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual QAD manufacturing conference - they're an ERP company in this space. At the time, I spoke about the…
Human Capital · Manufacturing & Industrial
“Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids - when you seek the easy way out, the real road to recovery takes hard work!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s not going to be an…
Daily Inspiration · Manufacturing & Industrial
"Do what you've always done, and you'll get what you've always got." So goes the phrase. Which increasingly, in a world in which the era of acceleration is changing what…
Change · Creativity & Imagination
“Beware the path of diminished ambition - it usually leads to the road of under achievement!” - Futurist Jim Carroll How often do you hear the phrase, “it can’t be…
Daily Inspiration
“Let’s be thankful for our future, and grateful for our opportunities!” - Futurist Jim Carroll In Canada, where I live, it’s Thanksgiving Monday! We always have it a…
Daily Inspiration
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Disruption & Acceleration · Keynotes & Events
“Your path of business model obstruction? Let me remind you how well that worked for record companies!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It takes courage to disrupt a successful…
Autonomous Vehicles · Daily Inspiration
