Nestle engaged Jim to provide a concise, detailed overview of the key retail and packaging trends impacting the consumer products industry, and what they must do to establish an innovative, forward oriented culture.
by JimCarroll
Nestle engaged Jim to provide a concise, detailed overview of the key retail and packaging trends impacting the consumer products industry, and what they must do to establish an innovative, forward oriented culture.
by JimCarroll
What do innovative organizations in the tourism sector need to do to provide for growth in challenging markets?
by JimCarroll
by JimCarroll
I’ve had a very busy few weeks — keynote presentations for SAP in New York City, the International Asset Management Council in Tuscon, the Health Care Industry Distributors Association in Jacksonville, Urban Systems in Sun Peaks, SAP in Calgary — and a few more things! These organizations have sought my insight on trends, the future, innovation and change, either for their management meetings, client events or for corporate strategy sessions.
Are the presentations effective? Read this recent letter from a credit union client, after I provided a full day workshop that looked at future trends, and how financial services might be impacted by a wide variety of issues (PDF)
by JimCarroll
I’ve got a new CAMagazine column that talks about the challenges and issues with electronic voting — particularly relevant given the trends occurring worldwide as countries come to examine the potential technology. I noted that “as other aspects of our society become automated, we must ensure the integrity of our technology-bound world ….” If we’re going to do it, we need to make sure it is done right. Read Audits of the Future (PDF)
by JimCarroll
Years ago one of my articles focussed on the “futz factor,” a phrase coined to describe the “time spent solving the little, mundane problems that occur day-to-day as we struggle to master our machines.”
I just had a futz-experience, but it worked out brilliantly.
I’ve got several keynotes through the next few weeks, and some heavy travel. My Blackberry has become my office lifeline; I’ve actually closed keynote deals through it when someone has needed a keynote speaker in a hurry. It has become something I’m hugely reliant on, while still managing for some work/life balance.
And today, I upgraded the software on it — and it died part way through! It seemed to be completely dead! Abusing my profile, I contacted the COO of RIM …. I know a few of the people there ….. and was within moments contacted by an Exec. Asst to a VP at the company, who was willing to line me up with a phone call with tech support.
But the good news is, I managed to bring it back to life — it turns out RIM’s software could do a cold-load of all the original software, even though it seemed to have given up the ghost — and it’s now back in action.
Boy, do I feel better!
Great product, great company, great tool. Dealing with the futz factor just doesn’t get any better than this.
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