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Daily Inspiration: “If you spend your time waiting to see when something might happen, you probably won’t be ready for it when it actually happens!”

"If you spend your time waiting to see when something might happen, you probably won't be ready for...

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Daily Inspiration: “Dismissive skepticism is at the root of many a missed opportunity!”

"Dismissive skepticism is at the root of many a missed opportunity!" - Futurist Jim...

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The BIG Future: The Longevity Divide

Since 1900, global life expectancy has doubled. But now, accelerating medical science, combined...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future of work? It’s the skills you don’t know about that you need to be planning for!”

"The future of work? It's the skills you don't know about that you need to be planning for!" -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be discouraged by your mistakes. Be inspired by your willingness to admit to them!”

"Don't be discouraged by your mistakes. Be inspired by your willingness to admit to them!" -...

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Daily Inspiration: “A strategy based on ‘FOMO’ is not a strategy. It’s lunacy!”

"A strategy based on 'FOMO' is not a strategy. It's lunacy" - Futurist Jim CarrollThe...

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Keynote: Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association – Board of Directors Meeting: The Disruption and Acceleration of Insurance

Closing Session: Understanding 2025 – What Comes Next for the Industry?The insurance...

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Daily Inspiration: “If your definition of innovation limits the scope of your opportunities you need a better definition!”

"If your definition of innovation limits the scope of your opportunities you need a better...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you weren’t paying attention in chemistry class, you d better start paying attention now!”

"If you weren't paying attention in chemistry class, you d better start paying attention now!" -...

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The BIG Future: New Materials Science

My dad was a chemical engineer. He worked hard working with science - first, at a basic chemicals...

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Daily Inspiration: “Judge your success by what you actually do. Not just by what you plan to do!”

"Judge your success by what you actually do. Not just by what you plan to do!" - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “When everyone is thinking alike, do your own thinking!”

"When everyone is thinking alike, do your own thinking!" - Futurist Jim. CarrollBeing...

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Daily Inspiration: “Never look back – the road is forward.”

"Never look back - the road is forward. If you spend too much time reflecting on what's been done,...

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23 Trends for 2023 Recap: The Issues That Leadership Teams are Focused on Right Now!

Did you miss it?My "23 Trends for 2023" series drew a lot of leadership attention.It covers...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you’re doing it all wrong!”

"If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you're doing it all...

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Daily Inspiration: “Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!”

"Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!" - Futurist Jim...

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Video: Achieving Optimism – Learning from the Two Different Types of Farmers!

One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the 'two...

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Daily Inspiration: “Grow your ideas, not your skepticism!”

"Grow your ideas, not your skepticism!" - Futurist Jim CarrollOne of the most fascinating...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your blessings are a reward for your initiative, and a reminder of your achievements!”

"Your blessings are a reward for your initiative, and a reminder of your achievements!" - Futurist...

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The BIG Future: Vertical Farming at Scale

One of the most fascinating trends unfolding in our future involves the world's oldest...

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KEYNOTE: The Acceleration of Artificial Intelligence and the Rise of the Robots – Promise and Peril in the Next Technological Transformation

The level of interest in my AI keynote presentation is nothing less than STAGGERING.I've...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future sure as heck doesn’t belong to those who are slow!”

"The future sure as heck doesn't belong to those who are slow!" - Futurist Jim CarrollThe...

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Daily Inspiration: “Avoid the delusion of exceptionalism!”

"Avoid the delusion of exceptionalism!" - Futurist Jim CarrollAn ex-Google engineer by the...

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Daily Inspiration: “Only a fool allows skepticism to get in the way of opportunity!”

"Only a fool allows skepticism to get in the way of opportunity!" - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t talk about what you’ll do tomorrow. Do it today.”

"Don't talk about what you'll do tomorrow. Do it today." - Futurist Jim CarrollI've got an...

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Daily Inspiration: “Patience is a tumultuous virtue for the impatient!”

"Patience is a tumultuous virtue for the impatient!" - Futurist Jim CarrollThis post with a...

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Daily (Non) Inspiration: “AI. Now I am become destruction. A destroyer of reality at scale.”

"AI. Now I am become destruction. A destroyer of reality at scale." - Futurist Jim...

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Video on Innovation, Growth & Creativity – London, UK

How do you inspire 500 dentists from throughout the United Kingdom to adapt to the future, align...

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Daily Inspiration: “A BIG future demands BIG ideas based on a BIG imagination!”

"A BIG future demands BIG ideas based on a BIG imagination!" - Futurist Jim CarrollI...

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The BIG Future: Brain Science and the Acceleration of Neurological Care

Just 10 years ago, I lost a very dear friend to the tragedy that is Alzheimer's Disease.I am...

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Daily Inspiration: “Recommit. Rethink Reinforce! Don’t let the detractors bring you down!”

"Recommit. Rethink Reinforce! Don't let the detractors bring you down!" - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Ignore consensus!”

"Ignore consensus!" - Futurist Jim CarrollThe recession-that-isn't-a-recession has been...

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Keynote Topics 2023: Growth, Innovation & Creativity, Megatrends, Leadership and Acceleration

I just sent out my February update to all my speaker bureau partners - I'm represented by most of...

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Daily Inspiration: “If we’ve learned anything (when it comes to encouraging creativity) it’s that we rarely do!”

"If we've learned anything (when it comes to encouraging creativity) it's that we rarely...

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Daily Inspiration: “A Futurist’s Framework: Follow your failures. Find your flaws. Fix your future!”

"A Futurist's Framework: Follow your failures. Find your flaws. Fix your future!" - Futurist Jim...

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Video: The Reality of Disruption!

Here's a clip from a keynote in which I talk to the reality of the change that every organization...

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Daily Inspiration: “Denial of your reality is not going to lead you to a better outcome!”

"Denial of your reality is not going to lead you to a better outcome!" - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “What was once centralized is being disbanded. The future is connected – and distributed!”

"What was once centralized is being disbanded. The future is connected - and distributed!" -...

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The BIG Future: Connected Energy

Energy in our electrical system used to be one-way and was mostly from carbon.We are now on the...

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THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE FAST features the best of the insight from Jim Carroll’s blog, in which he
covers issues related to creativity, innovation and future trends.

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