Protein Industries Canada brought Jim Carroll to Saskatoon as the closing keynote speaker for its annual gathering. The organization sits at the center of Canada's…
Agriculture & Food · Case Studies
Nobody puts "played with pasta for three hours" on a resume. But that kind of pointless curiosity is exactly where original thinking comes from. More on this in Being…
Being Unique
Laugh at the habits that hold you back. Learn the moves that take you forward. That's the two-book deal. Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are companion reads…
Mediocrity
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. In an era of synthetic perfection, your flaws are now the…
2026 Principles
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets…
How Innovation Happens · Innovation
In October 2026, at the ECIA Executive Conference in Chicago, Jim Carroll explored how the electronics channel was being reshaped by collapsing forecast half-lives…
Case Studies · Manufacturing & Industrial
In under forty seconds, this is my view of the period we're living through: "the imagination machine of people worldwide is turning on in a way which is simply…
Leadership · Videos
At ASSA ABLOY’s global leadership summit in Charlotte, Jim Carroll focused on the practical industrial impact of AI. The keynote addressed robotics, digital twins…
Case Studies · Manufacturing & Industrial
At X/SPECS 2024, Jim Carroll opened the event for retail executives, store planners, designers, construction leaders, facilities professionals and industry suppliers…
Case Studies · Construction & Infrastructure
Six cybersecurity stories. One extraordinary 24-hour period. And a rather uncomfortable validation of something I said on stage in August.
AI, Robotics & Automation · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. Don't 'learn' AI. Redesign your personal productivity around…
2026 Principles
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets…
How Innovation Happens · Innovation
