Remembering September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001, I was in my home office. I was alerted to the first tower; I saw the second plane go into tower 2. I might not have been at home. I've always…
I Was Told My AI Risk Keynote Was Too Dark. Then Anthropic Published the Footnotes.
A few weeks ago, I closed out the 2026 Governance, Risk and Control Conference in San Diego with a keynote built around an idea I have been developing for some time: the…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Future & Trends
Megatrends One Year Later – #27: America's Retreat – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“By abandoning its R&D leadership, the US is ceding the future of global innovation and success to its competitors.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in August 2025…
Megatrends
Megatrends One Year Later – #26: The Great R&D Capital Reallocation – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“When capital flows as freely as ideas, the boundaries of innovation dissolve, unleashing a new era of discovery!” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in August 2025, I…
Megatrends
Wednesday Signals : Two Things You Should be Worried About - And What it Means for Your Future.
Your LG TV is doing worse than spying on you. It's listening to you, recording what you say, sharing it, doing a deep dive into every device in your house - and…
Future & Trends · Industries
Megatrends One Year Later – #25: Urban Reimagination – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“Beyond smart, we are building living cities: integrated ecosystems designed for a resilient, equitable, and profoundly human future.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year…
Construction & Infrastructure · Megatrends
"Staying Neutral in Divisive Times"
Here's an email I just sent to the 225 bureau agents on my mailing list. It's been an interesting day. These are divisive times. As speakers, bureau owners and agents…
Megatrends One Year Later – #24: The Five Generation Society – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“A world of five active generations creates unprecedented opportunities for innovation, connection, and shared prosperity – not to mention opportunities to help to fix a…
Human Capital · Megatrends
Megatrends One Year Later – #23: Generational Value Shifts – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“Digital natives aren’t just changing the workplace-they’re accelerating humanity’s boldest innovations while older resistance fades away.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One…
Human Capital · Megatrends
Megatrends One Year Later – #22: Cross-Disciplinary Specialists – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“The greatest competitive advantage isn’t knowing everything – it’s knowing how to learn anything.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I published…
Human Capital · Megatrends
Wednesday Signals: 95% Loved It. Why Do the Outliers Still Get Inside My Head?
I've been standing on stages for 33 years, and over that time the reaction to my keynotes has been overwhelmingly positive. If I had to put a rough number on the…
Megatrends One Year Later – #21: Career Obsolescence and Creation – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July…
Human Capital · Megatrends