The folks at UPM - a global leader within the wood and lumber industry - interviewed me for an article they put together, Industrial Revolution 5.0 – driven by…
Ask a Futurist · Automotive & Transportation
"People fear what they don't understand. Make it your job to provide them the courage of insight!" - Futurist Jim Carroll To be a futurist is to be in a career in which…
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"If you don't set your own plan for the future, someone else will!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Disruption defined: "That thing that happens to you when you are in full…
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In 2003, SAP had me in for a keynote on innovation; I was transitioning from being a technology-oriented speaker to my role as a futurist, innovation, and creativity…
Change · Creativity & Imagination
"Learn more stuff. Empty minds bring empty results!" - Futurist Jim Carroll One of my favorite trends I've covered for a long time has been the issue of knowledge. For…
Daily Inspiration · Growth Strategy
"It is better to believe in a dream based on hope than to be discouraged by a nightmare that is rooted in hate!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When people come to define…
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Many people have a belief system that has them convinced that the world of tomorrow will look much like it does today, with the result that when they are confronted by…
Creativity & Imagination · Disruption & Acceleration
"Go on. Admit it. It’s only a dumb idea when you don’t understand it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll On my list of the "innovation killers" - the phrases that can hold us back…
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Since August 2016, due to a variety of complex personal situations, I began blogging my "Daily Inspiration" posts. First thing, every morning, before I start anything…
Daily Inspiration · Innovation
"It's not the trend that matters - it's what you do with it that counts!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Organizations, and the people within them, often sleepwalk their way…
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One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the 'two types of farmers.' Which one are you? Check the list below. Watch this…
Agriculture & Food · Change
"Innovators: They don’t just refuse to take the road less traveled - they forge a path that is as yet undefined!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There are many popular phrases…
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