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Kids today: 53 hours each week in front of a screen!

Kids today spend some 7.5 hours a day engaged with some type of media; with with multitasking,...

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Article: Learning for a living

Here's my June CAMagazine column, about a new initiative that I have underway in my...

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Video : What do innovative organizations do?

What do innovative organizations do? They re-orient themselves for an economy in which their...

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Business velocity and “things from the olden days”

Way back from about 1999 to 2005, I would often talk on stage about "things from the olden days."...

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“Whoah, dude, what happened?”

Are you surrounded by people who simply don't "get it?" Who are oblivious, blind, completely...

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Innovation: “We need to suck less!”

I'll often be lined up for a conversation with the CEO of a client organization when I'm...

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Trend: Short, sharp shocks of strategic insight

I was in Baltimore last week, where I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2010 Passkey...

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Article: “Re-energize your association!”

by Jim Carroll From: The Boardroom, a publication for Association Executives Every...

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Coping with Ketchup: Innovating in a Fast World!

Today, I'm speaking at a leadership meeting for HJ Heinz in Pittsburgh. I wrote this article...

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Keynote: Heinz – The Future of Consumer Brands: Innovation on the Global Shelf

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Heinz in May 2010. As emerging markets and changing consumer...

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The big secrets of innovative organizations!

I've been quite priviliged through the years to be able to observe, within my global blue chip...

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When Silicon Valley Takes Over Your Innovation Agenda!

What happens when Silicon Valley takes over the innovation agenda within an industry? In this video...

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What’s your tin can?

Have you been to your local grocery store as of late? Have you seen the StarKist Tuna plastic...

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10 surefire ways to destroy innovative thinking

With all the upcoming leadership events and keynotes that I have on my schedule, I'm on a pretty...

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What Pat Boone’s App Says About the Future of Branding!

Here's an article that I wrote for the spring issue of Marketline, for the BCAMA. Some good...

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The case for optimism & global economic recovery

I was in Billings, Montana last week, speaking at the annual meeting of a financial group....

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Keynote: First Interstate BancSystem – The Future of Community Banking: Innovation in a Changing Financial Landscape

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for First Interstate BancSystem in May 2010. As the industry...

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Innovation: Think big, start small, scale fast!

A key innovation message that I spend time with my clients focusing upon involves the concept of...

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Mom 3.0 : Parents, military bases and innovation!

Innovation isn't critical only in business -- every type of organization must try to do things...

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Keynote: FMC BioPolymer – The Future of Specialty Materials: Innovation in Biopolymers

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for FMC BioPolymer in May 2010. As pharmaceutical and food...

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Location is the new intelligence

It's big, and its' getting bigger! That's the location intelligence industry, which is resulting...

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Trend: Switching from cutting back, to focusing on growth

In a whirlwind of activity over the last ten days, I've been the keynote speaker for...

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Global innovation for growth : through long term transformation

Futurist Jim Carroll, at CRIM 2010, outlines how global CEO's are positioning their organizations...

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The return of growth

My mantra about innovation is that it is always about three questions: how do you run the...

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The Innovation Killers

A great little video clip from a recent keynote that outlines the challenges you face if you try...

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Keynote: Midwest ISO – The Future of the Grid: Innovation in Energy and Infrastructure

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Midwest ISO in April 2010. As renewable energy integration and...

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Video: Innovators thrive on fast paced ideas

Jim challenges an audience to think about collaboration in the era of the 'global idea...

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Why social networking is like teenage sex

I used this a lot in the past, but it's probably good to repeat it here; maybe there is a little...

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Innovators always focus on growth!

Leading in turbulent times! That's a topic you need to focus on in the high velocity economy -...

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Welcome to the new JimCarroll.com!

Welcome to my new Web site. We went live about 330PM EST today. There are still a few kinks...

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Walt Disney Corporation, Hollywood, CA – Innovation in the World of Upside Down Trends

Considered as one of the most innovative organizations in the world, Disney invited Jim to...

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Keynote: International Assoc of Conference Centers – The Future of Meetings: Innovation in the Conference Industry

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for International Assoc of Conference Centers in March 2010. As...

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Keynote: National Human Capital Summit – The Future of Work: Innovation in Talent and Human Capital

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for National Human Capital Summit in March 2010. As the economy...

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“Does your future suck?” – my new article on meetings/events industry

Does your future suck? by Jim Carroll Written for "Content Matters Newsletter, March...

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10 Things That Are True About the Future

Clearly the rate of change - whether with business models, product life-cycles, skills and...

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#Innovation : Riding fast paced trends in the consumer / retail sector

At many of my keynotes, I focus on some of the most successful creativity and innovation...

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Video – CNBC Fast Money demo – “personal energy infrastructure management”

Here's an interesting clip about the emerging era of "personal energy infrastructure management."...

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Article: “Get app and go” – How I developed my iPhone app!

Last fall, Microsoft invited me to speak at a series of events related to its Windows 7...

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Toyota, quality, and what we knew in 2007 ……

Back in May 2007, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 4th World Conference on...

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Ingram Micro

What do world class innovators do that others don't do? When I delivered that topic for Deloitte...

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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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