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Daily Inspiration: “To change your world, you must first try to change yourself!”

“To change your world, you must first try to change yourself!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never solve a big problem with small thinking!”

"You'll never solve a big problem with small thinking!" - Futurist Jim CarrollGoing...

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Daily Inspiration: “Real leaders don’t hide from their future – they confront it!”

“Real leaders don’t hide from their future - they confront it!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “When everything accelerates, you need to know quite a bit more than just knowing what you are doing!”

“When everything accelerates, you need to know quite a bit more than just knowing what you are...

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Daily Inspiration: “The ultimate impact of the global pandemic is an amplification of the weaknesses of those who were not already aligning to a fast future!”

“The ultimate impact of the global pandemic is an amplification of the weaknesses of those who...

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Business Model Disruption: You Are Being Held Back By the “Innovation Killers”

They're over there - in your Department of Stifling Great Ideas!Here's how I know - watch...

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Daily Inspiration: “Have you ever considered that maybe your overall success is being held back by your ‘Department of Overpromising and Underdelivery?’”

“Have you ever considered that maybe your overall success is being held back by your...

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Daily Inspiration: “You’ll get to your future faster once you accept the reality of where it is taking you!”

“You’ll get to your future faster once you accept the reality of where it is taking you!” -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Grateful and thankful!”

“Grateful and thankful!” - Futurist Jim CarrollIt's a holiday here today in Canada -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Nothing great was ever achieved through conformity. To thine own uniqueness be true!”

“Nothing great was ever achieved through conformity. To thine own uniqueness be true!” -...

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Daily Inspiration: “One day you’ll look back at today and realize it’s the olden days. That moment will happen sooner than you think!”

"One day you'll look back at today and realize it's the olden days. That moment will happen sooner...

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Daily Inspiration: “What worked for us in our past could be exactly what holds us back in our future!”

“What worked for us in our past could be exactly what holds us back in our future!” - Futurist...

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Daily Inspiration: “Be the person who can say: ‘The future happens here first!’”

“Be the person who can say: ‘The future happens here first!’” - Futurist Jim...

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The Era of Acceleration – The Drivers of Disruptive Change

Yes, it's a buzzword, but you ignore the future at your peril. Disruption is real, it's big, and...

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Daily Inspiration: “Legacy? Your past should not define your future!”

“Legacy? Your past should not define your future!” - Futurist Jim CarrollOn this day in...

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Though Leadership at Speed : Aligning Your Team to the Era of Acceleration!

For over 25 years, I've challenged leadership teams at some of the most fascinating organizations...

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Daily Inspiration: “If it ain’t broke, fix it!”

"If it ain't broke, fix it!" - Futurist Jim CarrollThere's never any project that comes to...

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Why Legacy Auto Companies Have a Tough Hill to Climb : It’s Not an Auto Industry Anymore, It’s a Tech Industry!

From a keynote in 2018, a short clip where I'm talking about the reality going...

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Daily Inspiration: “Cars and trucks? They’re becoming upgradeable, hyperconnected, intelligent, data gathering electric technology platforms (with wheels!)”

“Cars and trucks? They’re becoming upgradeable, hyperconnected, intelligent, data gathering...

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Video: Caskets – It’s Better to Pursue Business Model Disruption than Business Model Preservation

Check out my page, The Reality of Disruption: (24 Reasons Why Your Company Might Die Before You Get...

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Daily Inspiration: “Initiative is the best medicine. Commitment is the cure!”

“Initiative is the best medicine. Commitment is the cure!” - Futurist Jim CarrollThis...

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Daily Inspiration: “Live your life for the opportunities you will always find in version 2.0!”

“Live your life for the opportunities you will always find in version 2.0!” - Futurist Jim...

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Virtual 2.0 – The Launch of My Newly Rebuilt Virtual Broadcast Studio

Moments ago, I did a short little live broadcast. The first is from my new studio!My wife and I...

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The Reality of Disruption(24 Reasons Why Your Company Might Die Before You Get Old)

Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and it's transformative. Legacy is...

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Daily Inspiration: “A simple truth about your future: you can’t prevent it from happening!”

“A simple truth about your future: you can’t prevent it from happening!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your vision for your future should be as bold as your biggest dreams!”

“Your vision for your future should be as bold as your biggest dreams!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “We always need to remember where we were to know where we should be going!”

“We always need to remember where we were to know where we should be going!” - Futurist Jim...

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Trend : The Future of Construction Post-Covid : It’s Now Built on a Foundation for Speed!

Virtual works. Yesterday, I delivered a concise, 15-minute keynote for eBuilder, the construction...

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Daily Inspiration: “The global pandemic is a massive accelerant – you’ve witnessed the sudden, rapid arrival of your future!”

“The global pandemic is a massive accelerant - you’ve witnessed the sudden, rapid arrival of...

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The Acceleration of Retail : Looking Forward by Looking Back!

Here's a highlight clip from a keynote I gave at a major retail conference just six months before...

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Daily Inspiration: “What was once fast is now exponential. If you aren’t prepared for that reality, check your assumptions at the door to the future!”

“What was once fast is now exponential. If you aren't prepared for that reality, check your...

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“Whoah, dude! What Happened” : There are 3 Types of People. Don’t Be This Guy!

There are 3 types of people in this world:those who make things happen those who watch...

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Daily Inspiration: “Hint: You’ll do better if you spend more time preparing for your future instead of reacting to it!”

"Hint: You'll do better if you spend more time preparing for your future instead of just reacting...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s when you are thinking about your last mistake that you will make your next mistake!”

“It’s when you are thinking about your last mistake that you will make your next mistake!” -...

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World class innovators? Big,bold and fast, not timid and slow…

On stage at a massive manufacturing conference in Las Vegas in 2010, with a message for several...

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Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, someone within your industry is pursuing the very big, bold, disruptive ideas that you fear!”

“At this very moment, someone within your industry is pursuing the very big, bold, disruptive...

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Reinvention: The Critical Element in Your Disruptive Business Strategy

At some point in time, if it has not yet happened, you’ll come to realize that the future that...

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Daily Inspiration: “Disruptive innovation? It’s all about reinventing, rebuilding, redoing, realigning, re-adapting, and rethinking!”

“Disruptive innovation? It’s all about reinventing, rebuilding, redoing, realigning,...

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Transition Time Lapse! Rebuilding for the Next Phase!

Two weeks ago, we moved from our home of 29 years to a wonderful new community.As part of the...

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Daily Inspiration: “There’s the future that you think you’ll have – then, there’s the future you will actually have!”

"There's the future that you think you'll have - then, there's the future you will actually have!"...

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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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