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The Future: If You Look Back at Today from 2030, What Will You See?

One day in the future, you'll look back at where you are today. What will you see? In this clip,...

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Daily Inspiration: “Rules for disruptive success: Bold beats old, fast beats slow, small beats big, serendipity beats strategy….”

"Rules for disruptive success: Bold beats old, fast beats slow, small beats big, serendipity...

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An Economy in Recession? This is WHEN the Real Innovators Start to Win! What’s Your Plan?

New ideas, transformative innovations, and bold thinking don't die with recessionary times - in...

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Daily Inspiration: “Things from the olden days: 35mm film. CDs. DVDS. Auto dealerships . Your business model!”

"Things from the olden days: 35mm film. CDs. DVDS. Auto dealerships. Your business model!" -...

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Are You Thinking Fast Enough? The Implications of Post-Pandemic Acceleration!

Just over 10 years ago, my book "The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast" was released. It's a...

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Daily Inspiration: “”You don’t need a sign to tell you that your ability to change your future is a sure sign of a better future!”

"You don't need a sign to tell you that your ability to change your future is a sure sign of a...

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Daily Inspiration: “Excel at seizing opportunities, not fads!”

"Excel at seizing opportunities, not fads!" - Futurist Jim Carroll While the crypto world...

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The Reality of Disruption – 24 Reasons Why Your Company Might Die Before You Get Old!

No one company can do everything that needs to be done in an era of fast change. Individually, any...

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Daily Inspiration: “Avoid negativity vibes!”

"Avoid negativity vibes!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a simple life lesson - you can't do...

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Daily Inspiration: “The speed of your decision-making should match the velocity of the trends!”

"The speed of your decision-making should match the velocity of the trends!" - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future won’t wait for your panic to subside!”

"The future won't wait for your panic to subside!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Hey, how about...

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What Will You Do To Create Your Future in This Downturn? Here’s I Said for The Wall Street Journal!

It's pretty certain that we are going to have an economic recession. The downturn is going to be...

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Daily Inspiration: “The thing to remember about failure is that it should be used to take you to where you need to go! “

"The thing to remember about failure is that it should be used to take you to where you need to...

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Daily Inspiration: “Every great future must at one moment in time confront its most dangerous delusions!”

"Every great future must at one moment in time confront its most dangerous delusions!" - Futurist...

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Daily Inspiration: “Stop whining! Start doing!”

"Stop whining! Start doing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll We are surrounded by whiners without...

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Daily Inspiration: “Abandon your legacy!”

"Abandon your legacy!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Too many people and organizations work too...

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Daily Inspiration: “The most important skill you should develop is the ability to continually master new skills!”

"The most important skill you should develop is the ability to continually master new skills!" -...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you can only imagine your goal, you will forever regret your inaction!”

"If you can only imagine your goal, you will forever regret your inaction!" - Futurist Jim...

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Video: The Acceleration of Legal and Other Risk

Over the last few years, 3 of the world’s largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk...

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Report on a Keynote – The Future of Skills, Recruitment, the Workforce and the Organization!

It was so fantastic to get back on stage with an event in Belgium - where I transitioned from a...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t define your success by what you did before. Redefine it by what you will do next!”

"Don't define your success by what you did before. Redefine it by what you will do next!" -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be fearful of the unknown. Be fearful of your fear!” 

"Don't be fearful of the unknown. Be fearful of your fear!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's...

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Daily Inspiration: “Any trend of significance can be massively transformative and stunningly fraudulent at the same time!”

"Any trend of significance can be massively transformative and stunningly fraudulent at the same...

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Video: Just Me and a Few Thousand Friends @Microsoft

Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you...

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Daily Inspiration: “Every smart company eventually does a stupid thing! It’s not too late to avoid your fate!”

"Every smart company eventually does a stupid thing! It's not too late to avoid your fate!" -...

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Video: The Reality of Disruption – The Trends that Define Your Future!

Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. Futurist Jim Carroll...

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Daily Inspiration: “”Today’s gamer is tomorrow’s virtual project manager!”

"Today's gamer is tomorrow's virtual project manager!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Farmville...

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The Future? Your Attitude Matters! (Video)

How do you approach the future? What's your attitude towards change? What are you doing to align...

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Keynote: Ammega Customer Leadership Summit: The Disruptive Trends Transforming Manucturing

Ammega is a world leader in power transmission, lightweight processes, conveyor belting, and fluid...

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Daily Inspiration: “With accelerating change, your ability to ignore the future is more than directly inverse to the impact it will have on you!”

"With accelerating change, your ability to ignore the future is more than directly inverse to the...

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Daily Inspiration: “Analytical unpredictability is often a magical combination for creative success!”

"Analytical unpredictability is often a magical combination for creative success!" - Futurist Jim...

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Keynote: Ammega Customer Event – The Future of Manufacturing, Georgia

Trade show spending is shifting - this manufacturing company decided to invest its traditional...

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Daily Inspiration: “You’ll get the future right if you get the timing right!”

"You'll get the future right if you get the timing right!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a...

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The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast!

I'm on stage in Las Vegas, opening the annual conference of the National Fire Protection...

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Rethinking Innovation: Sometimes, it’s Not What You Think It Is!

I do a lot of Fortune 1000 leadership events - and it's important that my leadership keynote speaks...

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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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