“Think BIG!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
‘’ A view from the upper deck of my keynote yesterday for an group of insurance brokers on the future of #change and #disruption. A great stage leads for a great keynote! ‘’
Keynote: Gore Mutual, Toronto : The Disruption and Disintermediation of Insurance
This was certainly a highlight – I shared the stage with Astronaut Chris Hadfield (best known for his rendition of David Bowie’s Space Odyssey from the International Space Station, with 36 million+ Youtube views) and Environmentalist David Suzuki.
The event was arranged for insurance brokers and distributors, encouraging them to align themselves to the future trends that are reshaping their industry. My role was to speak to issues of disruption and change in the insurance industry, a topic I’ve covered for many major insurance conferences and companies worldwide.
I used a brand new slide deck at this event — it’s two weeks old! — and I must say: it rocks. The material flows at a fascinating pace, the audience reaction was tremendous, and it does a great job of conveying our world of fast change. I’m adopting this deck for all keynotes going forward — and I will have some video from this presentation soon.
Daily Inspiration: “Change your own future, before it changes you!”
“Change your own future, before it changes you!” Futurist Jim Carroll
The Story Behind the Picture
‘When I woke up this particular morning, I knew that in just a few hours, I would share the stage with Astronaut Chris Hadfield and Environmentalist David Suzuki at an insurance company event. My topic would be the future, fast change and disruption. The audience would consist mostly of insurance brokers, folks who are certainly in the midst of some rapid business model disruption.
I knew my message that day would be “Get ahead of the trends – challenge your role and enhance your value – in an era in which they very role is being challenged!’’
The quote came naturally with that thought!
Keynote: Ontario Municipal Systems Association, Windsor, Ontario : The Reinvention and Disruption of Government Services
This event had several hundred CIO’s and IT executives for cities and towns from across the province. My keynote examined the future of smart cities, intelligent infrastructure, the role of the Internet of Things in a municipal setting and more.
The keynote certainly caught some attention, with an article appearing in a national trade publication – municipalities should not be left behind in an era of acceleration!
There is a very important theme here: an increasing number of economic development decisions are being made based upon the ‘smart infrastructure’ of a region. This will be a focus of a keynote I do in the fall for the Nevada Economic Development Association.
Daily Inspiration: “As the future gets faster, don’t get stuck in the slow lane.”
“As the future gets faster, don’t get stuck in the slow lane” – Futurist Jim Carroll
The Story Behind the Picture
I was invited in to speak to a leadership meeting for Genenetch. Owned by the global pharmaceutical giant Roche, they are the leading global genetic based drug company, developing highly targeted medicine based upon particular genomic profiles. It’s a fast moving industry known as ‘pharmacogenetics.’
Daily Inspiration: “As the future gets faster, don’t get stuck in the slow lane”
“As the future gets faster, don’t get stuck in the slow lane” – Futurist Jim Carroll
I was invited in to speak to a leadership meeting for Genenetch.
Owned by the global pharmaceutical giant Roche, they are the leading global genetic based drug company, developing highly targeted medicine based upon particular genomic profiles.
It’s a fast moving industry known as ‘pharmacogenetics.’
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