On This OK Boomer Thing: The NO PLATE story!
From the vaults. It's 2012. I’m on stage at an event in Orlando, talking about my book “Surviving the Information Age” from 1997, and the odd things that boomers had to…
Future & Trends · Videos
The 10 Words That Can Jumpstart Your Innovation Efforts!
Last month, the Entrepreneur and Family Business Council of DePaul University had me in for a talk to their members - essentially, owners of medium sized enterprises…
Creativity & Imagination · Daily Inspiration
Daily Inspiration: “A belief that your success is guaranteed, that you are immune to disruption ...these FICTIONS are HARMFUL!”
“A belief that your success is guaranteed, that you are immune to disruption, and that what worked for you in the past will continue working for you in the future…
Daily Inspiration
Daily Inspiration: "“Worrying about your future won’t prevent it. Embracing it will let you change it!”
“Worrying about your future won’t prevent it. Embracing it will let you change it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Fear has always driven the global change agenda, but today, is…
Autonomous Vehicles · Daily Inspiration
Keynote Case Study: IFC / World Bank Group — Manufacturing Opportunity Was Shifting to the Fast
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, brought me to Marrakesh to headline its 2nd Global Manufacturing Conference. The audience…
Case Studies · Manufacturing & Industrial
Keynote Clip: On Stage at the World Government Summit In Dubai
It's the era of acceleration: are you too slow when the world is too fast? It was a thrill to keynote the World Government Summit in Dubai in 2018, with a talk on the…
Change · Disruption & Acceleration
Mindset Matters - Aligning to the Era of Acceleration
Actually, it doesn't. It all depends on how you look at it. Mindset matters! Here's a clip to get you motivated for the era of disruption with the right mindset.
Change · Disruption & Acceleration
Daily Inspiration: “The future? It goes to 11!"
“The future? It goes to 11! You can’t become comfortably numb, or dazed and confused in how you approach it!” -Futurist Jim Carroll Spinal Tap! Still one of the greatest…
Daily Inspiration
Unique Topics, Global Events, Deep Insight, Disruptive Thinking : This is What a Futurist Does!
I'm touring over in Portugal after an opening keynote last week for an event in Morocco for the International Finance Corporation / World Bank. And while visiting a…
Highlights · Keynotes & Events
Daily Inspiration: “No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes...."
“No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes, but you can be certain that it is some sort of A.I.-based hyperconnected upgradeable software thing!” -Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration · Future & Trends
Daily Inspiration: “There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn’t exist!”
“There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn’t exist!” -Futurist Jim Carroll People love to avoid the obvious, live for the ability to evade big…
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Daily Inspiration: "...incremental innovation? A continuous series of mistakes..."
“The best definition of incremental innovation? A continuous series of mistakes, each of them part of a non-stop learning opportunity!” -Futurist Jim Carroll You won’t…
Daily Inspiration · How to be Innovative