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Old World “Not Hot”: Phoning it In. New World “Hot”: Not Zooming It In!

Through my 25 year speaking career, I have had the opportunity to form close relationships with...

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Daily Inspiration: “Innovate like your future depends on it. Because it does!”

“Innovate like your future depends on it. Because it does!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Of course, the whole point of your new initiative is lost if you keep it a secret!”

“Of course, the whole point of your new initiative is lost if you keep it a secret! Why don’t...

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Speakers Bureaus, Event Planners, Association Events: The Biggest Industry Disruption Ever Needs Bold Online Moves!

The meeting and events industry as we know it is likely dead. It will be for quite some...

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Daily Inspiration: “The world is changing fast. But you can be faster!”

“The world is changing fast. But you can be faster!” - Futurist Jim CarrollMy tag...

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Daily Inspiration: “Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. This is your reality. Deal with it. Keep innovating!”

“Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. This is your reality. Deal with it. Keep...

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Show #4 : Disrupting the Big Disruption – Failure is Good for You, and I Get My Stage Groove Back On (in my Basement)

Here it is, raw and uncut.Too many speakers are doing too many boring Zooms with boring...

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Daily Inspiration: “…draw some personal inspiration from the inspiration that you have inspired in others!”

“When you need it the most, you’ll learn that you will will draw some personal inspiration from...

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Daily Inspiration: ““Are you running a deficit in your idea bank? Maybe you should do an audit…..”

“Are you running a deficit in your idea bank? Maybe you should do an audit - it might be a good...

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Daily Inspiration: “Failure is your secret weapon! Don’t be scared of making a mistake – be terrified of not making enough of them!”

“Failure is your secret weapon! Don’t be scared of making a mistake - be terrified of not...

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You Can Fail and Win – Or You Can Fail to Win! 10 Things I’ve Learned in 2 Months of Moving FAST!

Alternative Title: Join Us in the 10%! Get Moving! Avoid Perfection! Work the Criticism. Use the...

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National TV Interview : Reinvent. Relentlessly. Repeat. Regularly!

Well, that was a fair bit of fun and made for a delightful weekend!Last Thursday, I was busy in...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you aren’t busy reinventing your future, you’ll miss out on the future you could have had!”

"If you aren’t busy reinventing your future, you’ll miss out on the future you could have had!"...

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Daily Inspiration: “When you stop making mistakes, you’ve stopped trying to achieve success!”

“When you stop making mistakes, you’ve stopped trying to achieve success!” - Futurist Jim...

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Highlight Clip – Week 3 – “Disrupting the Big Disruption: Jim Carroll’s Weekly Review of Leadership and the Big Realignment!”

Speakers and topic experts should not be boring in this new online world. I'm working hard not to...

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Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, someone is busy with an idea, busy inventing a future, that will have you looking back in five years and saying ‘Wow!’”

“At this very moment, someone is busy with an idea, busy inventing a future, that will have you...

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Daily Inspiration: “The new rule for the future? We might not know exactly where we are going – but we sure are making great time!

“The new rule for the future? We might not know exactly where we are going - but we sure are...

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Daily Inspiration: “We are now firmly placed in the era of ‘aspirational science….'”

“We are now firmly placed in the era of 'aspirational science.' People who want science to tell...

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Daily Inspiration: “Futurists? Consider it our job to shine a light of hope for what might come next!”

“Futurists? Consider it our job to shine a light of hope for what might come next!” - Futurist...

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Daily Inspiration: ““zoomed out” — phrasal verb / adjective / zumed out/”

“zoomed out” — phrasal verb / adjective / zumed out/ "The feeling that there are too...

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Video: Not Just Another Talking Head on Zoom: Disrupting the Big Disruption Broadcast #2!

Tired of Zoom webinars that all look the same?(A note from Jim, November 2020: this particular...

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Daily Inspiration: “Covid-19 has created a war between fast moving events and slow moving organizations! Speed and agility is everything!”

“Covid-19 has created a war between fast moving events and slow moving organizations! Speed and...

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Daily Inspiration: “When everyone is suddenly going in the same direction, do a hard turn – and then floor it!”

“Be uniquely unique! When everyone is suddenly going in the same direction, do a hard turn - and...

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Highlight Clip – Week 1 – “Disrupting the Big Disruption: Jim Carroll’s Weekly Review of Leadership and the Big Realignment!”

So I went live last week - multiple cameras, multiple backdrops, multiple contextual...

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Daily Inspiration: “”The future doesn’t stop with massive & relentless volatility – it’s just timing, certainty, direction and outcome ….”

"The future doesn't stop with massive & relentless volatility - it’s just timing, certainty,...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you think you’ve reached your breaking point – you should strongly consider adjusting your limits!”

“If you think you’ve reached your breaking point - you should strongly consider adjusting your...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s a great time to double down on your initiative – right now!”

“It’s a great time to double down on your initiative - right now!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Right now, urgency is the mother of all innovation!”

"Right now, urgency is the mother of all innovation!" - Futurist Jim CarrollWhen it came to...

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Daily Inspiration: “At times like these, the future is an objective, not a plan. Clarity is not an option!”

“At times like these, the future is an objective, not a plan. Clarity is not an option!” -...

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Daily Inspiration: “At particular moments in time, uncertainty is the root of all opportunity!”

“At particular moments in time, uncertainty is the root of all opportunity!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “This is a time of ‘commitment enormity…..”

“This is a time of ‘commitment enormity:’ each and every day, you must challenge yourself to...

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A New Weekly Virtual Webinar: Disrupting the Big Disruption: Jim Carroll’s Weekly Review of Leadership and the Big Realignment

I've spent a lot of time thinking about the insight that I might be able to share with respect to...

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Daily Inspiration: “If there was ever a time to ’THINK BIG,’ it would be at this very moment!”

“If there was ever a time to ’THINK BIG,’ it would be at this very moment!” - Futurist Jim...

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Leadership In Crisis And The Strategy of ‘Next’: #4 – Hope and Action!

Sometimes you've got to take a longer term view.Because, what's the...

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Daily Inspiration: “Hope is a verb: action is warranted!”

"Hope is a verb: action is warranted!" - Futurist Jim CarrollHope is a verb.You have to...

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Daily Inspiration: “A short term view will bring you despair. A longer term vision will give you initiative!”

“A short term view will bring you despair. A longer term vision will give you initiative!” -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Busy inventing yourself a ‘new normal?’ Go for it!”

“Busy inventing yourself a ‘new normal?’ Go for it!” - Futurist Jim CarrollSome...

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Leadership In Crisis And The Strategy of ‘Next’: #3 – Keeping Calm!

It's not hard to notice that absolutely everyone seems to be writing about leadership in these...

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Daily Inspiration: “Truth! There are very few commodities in the world right now more precious than hope and optimism!”

“Truth! There are very few commodities in the world right now more precious than hope and...

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Daily Inspiration: “Sometimes it’s OK just to revisit a few of your greatest hits!”

“Sometimes it’s OK just to revisit a few of your greatest hits!” - Futurist Jim...

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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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