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Keynote: Kone Cranes, Orlando – The Future of Global Shipping and Logistics

You ever see those massive overhead cranes at container piers and shipping locations? That's Kone!...

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Keynote Case Study: Konecranes — Reinvented and Refocused: A Look at Global Steel Trends

In May 2015, Jim Carroll delivered a Konecranes keynote centered on the forces transforming the...

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Keynote: GE Lighting, New York – Construction Design, Methodology and Concepts in the Era of Smart

The energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the...

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Keynote Case Study: GE Lighting — Buildings Were Becoming Smart, Connected Systems

GE Lighting brought me in to examine the future of smart construction, design and...

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Keynote: Morneau Shepell, Toronto – The Future of Work: Benefits, Wellness, and the Changing Employer-Employee Contract

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Morneau Shepell in Toronto, in April 2015. As wellness,...

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Keynote: Volvo & Mack Trucks, Dallas – How to Sell Proactive, Self-Diagnosing, Connected, Data Driven Trucks

The typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. They are connected, aware,...

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Keynote Case Study: LIMRA: Data, Digital And A New Generation Of Buyers.

In a keynote for LIMRA in Arlington, I explored the future of life insurance at a moment when...

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Keynote: LIMRA, Arlington – The Future of Life Insurance: Data, Digital, and a New Generation of Buyers

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for LIMRA in Arlington, in April 2015. With Millennials rethinking...

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Trend: The End of Life (Insurance)

Through the years, I've done a tremendous number of talks within the insurance industry, both...

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Keynote: Pepsi, Muskoka – Future Trends in Consumer Products: Innovation at the Shelf

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Pepsi in Muskoka, in April 2015. As health-conscious consumers,...

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Everybody likes firetrucks! The lessons of upside-down innovation …

Of course everyone does, particularly young kids. And as you age, you still marvel at these roaring...

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Keynote: BASF – Transformative Trends Defining the Petrochemicals Industry : Houston, Texas

This global organization was celebrating their 150th anniversary throughout 2015 and their theme...

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Keynote: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Transformational Leadership.

The agency invited Jim to speak to a group of senior leaders to speak on the issue of what...

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Keynote Case Study: BASF — A 150-Year Company Was Preparing for What Came Next

A 150th anniversary naturally invites an organization to look backward. BASF used the moment to...

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Keynote: McKesson, Las Vegas – The Acceleration of Healthcare: Supply Chain Meets Digital Health

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for McKesson in Las Vegas, in March 2015. With value-based care,...

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Keynote Case Study: McKesson — The Healthcare Supply Chain Was Becoming Digital

The healthcare system is not only about medicine. It is also about the complex infrastructure...

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We're slow, we're doomed, but we aren't going to do anything about it!

It's an interesting time for many organizations. There is a wave of business model disruption,...

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Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine: 2015 Innovation Outlook

I'm thrilled that I've again been cover in CG&T Magazine's annual outlook.  This marks 4 years...

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Keynote: Lincoln Financial Group – The Future of Financial Services: Trust, Technology, and the Digital-First Client

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Lincoln Financial Group in March 2015. With robo-advice, mobile...

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Article: 5 Things World Class Innovators Do that Others Do Not

[caption id="attachment_13585" align="alignright" width="200"] "Innovation is about much more...

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Trend: The Looming Corporate Governance Strategy Crisis

There was an interesting article in the New York Times on Feb 18: "Careers: 'Board Doctors,' to...

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Video: The Acceleration of Knowledge

Some years back, I worked on a project for Deloitte, which resulted in the video, "What Do World...

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Article: “The Need for Speed: Soon Come; Must Go…..”

"Of particular interest to your editor were the words—and the AK-47 speed at which they were...

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Keynote: The Future of the Connected Home, Smartgrids and Energy – Lennox, Dallas

What's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate...

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Keynote Case Study: Lennox — When the Furnace Became Part of a Much Bigger System

In February 2015, Jim Carroll delivered a keynote in Dallas for more than 500 Lennox dealers and...

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“Everybody knows…..: : Why companies fail at innovation

I spend a LOT of time doing talks at corporate meetings; often, a CEO or CxO leadership event for a...

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Keynote: Big Trends in Agriculture: Transforming the World’s Oldest Profession – CHS Inc, Holland, Michigan

Whether it’s driverless tractors, weed-zapping robots or data-transmitting crops, the future of...

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Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy

I did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly...

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Book review: The Martian!

I've never done a book review on this blog before, and I suspect I'm not really good at...

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Keynote: Trane, Portland – The Future of Buildings: Smart Systems, Connected Infrastructure

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Trane in Portland, in January 2015. As commercial buildings...

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The HAL Project: Historical Archiving in Action

Some weeks back, a post caught my attention, I clicked the link, and followed through. I ended...

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25 Trends for 2025 – PDF

I've put together a full size PDF of my "25 Trends for 2025" document - grab it by clicking the...

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Video: A Rollicking Good Bit of Fun!

For all the baby boomers out there -- a bit of rollicking good fun, with a look at what we went...

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New Keynote Topic: The Internet of Things: Disruption and Opportunity in an Era of Pervasive Connectivity

Every industry is set to be transformed as an era of hyper connectivity becomes the new norm. The...

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Article: Going fast? The Future Will Be Faster

A few weeks ago, I was the closing keynote speaker for Potato Expo 2015 in Orlando, with a talk...

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Trend: Mobile is Eating Retail

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Keynote: Land o’ Lakes, Phoenix – Keynote: Fast Consumers and the New World of Retail

How do you innovate when everything is faster still? The typical consumer scans some 12 feet of...

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Keynote: Potato Expo 2015, Orlando – The Future of Agriculture

It's the largest potato conference in the world, and they had me in for the closing keynote with a...

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Keynote: ProSource – Future Trends in the Connected Home

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for ProSource in January 2015. As smart-home technology moved from...

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