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Video: “What You Do Right Now Defines Your Future”

The day Lehman Brothers went down in 2008, at an event where I was on stage, a CEO spoke to his...

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Daily Inspiration: “Life is 98% capitalizing on your optimism – and 2% managing your brief, small moments of panic!”

“Life is 98% capitalizing on your optimism - and 2% managing your brief, small moments of...

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Leadership Keynote: 9 Things You Need To Do Right Now: Rediscovering Growth, Opportunity and the Future When Volatility is the New Normal!

Speaker bureau, event and meeting planner friends - leadership folks - clients....My 2020-21...

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Leadership Today : “Accelerating Through Uncertainty” -> Fixing the Question / Answer Imbalance Through Action!

Right now, people have too many questions, and not enough answers. This upsets the traditional...

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Daily Inspiration: “People freeze when there are too many questions and not enough answers. How do you fix the imbalance? Through action!”

“People freeze when there are too many questions and not enough answers. How do you fix the...

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What History Has Taught: Innovative Organizations Refuse to Adopt the Doomsday Scenario!

As your world changes, your mindset matters!I don't want to discount the depth of the economic...

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Daily Inspiration: “An uncertain future? Make it your new normal!”

“An uncertain future? Make it your new normal!” - Futurist Jim CarrollHey, what were...

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Broadcast Studio Update : “The future doesn’t stop with volatility – only your initiative does!”

Here's an update as I continued yesterday to ensure that my home office broadcast studio is ready...

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

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

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Daily Inspiration: “The brutal truth is that you now need a new plan: are you already ready to challenge your indecision and kill your sudden inertia?”

“The brutal truth is that you now need a new plan: are you already ready to challenge your...

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Guidance You Might Soon Need: “10 Rules for Working at Home”

As Covid-19 continues its relentless march to havoc, we might find a greater number of people...

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Volatility? It’s Now the New Normal! 7 Leadership Things You Need to Do Right Now!

I'm often providing detailed strategic guidance to senior executives and leaders on trends and the...

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From the Vaults: Here’s What I Said On Stage 2 Months After the ’08 Meltdown!

Really lousy video quality, but here's a clip from what I told an audience at a major global...

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Daily Inspiration: “Every disruptive technology is an enigma to most people – until they take the time to discover the opportunity that lies within the mystery!”

“Every disruptive technology is an enigma to most people - until they take the time to discover...

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What Will You Do To Create Your Future in This Downturn? Here’s I Told 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:” Ignore for a moment all the doom and the gloom: rather, invest your time wisely with the trends and ideas from which your future might bloom!” –

“Ignore for a moment all the doom and the gloom: rather, invest your time wisely with the trends...

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Daily Inspiration: “A key rule to live by? When tomorrow is happening today, the future won’t wait for you to jump on board!”

“A key rule to live by? When tomorrow is happening today, the future won’t wait for you to jump...

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Covid-19? Moving Meetings Online? I’m Ready to Go – Are You?

When the world changes fast - you move fast as well! You also anticipate the future and be ready...

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Freeze, innovate or panic? Innovation strategies for RIGHT NOW!

Given the rapid pace of global economic developments with Covad-19, organizations are faced with a...

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Daily Inspiration: “Those assumptions you’ve made about your future? You need to shred them faster!”

“Those assumptions you’ve made about your future? You need to shred them faster!” - #Futurist...

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Revisiting the 7 Stages of Economic Grief: When Do You Innovate?

Back in 2009, Business Week ran an article, "10 Worst Innovation Mistakes in a Recession."At...

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Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never know when you’ve reached rock bottom – until you’re back on top looking down!”

“You’ll never know when you’ve reached rock bottom - until you’re back on top looking...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your choice right now? Panic. Do nothing. Or innovate, change & adapt!”

“Your choice right now? Panic. Do nothing. Or innovate, change & adapt!” - Futurist Jim...

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Getting the Timing Right – Why It Matters For Your Future!

A throwback to my pre-keynote update before hitting the stage in front of global wealth managers at...

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The 3 (Oops, 4!) Types of People in My Audience: What Does the 4th Mean For Your Future?

I've long observed, when challenging my audience to align to the future, that there are 3 types of...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s better to have a life well lived than to just live a life!”

“It’s better to have a life well lived than to just live a life!” - Futurist Jim...

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Your Car Dashboard? It’s From the Olden Days! The Impact of Acceleration On Every Industry is Staggering!

Here's a clip where I'm speaking to the fact that product lifecycles are collapsing.The impact?...

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Daily Inspiration: “Do a ‘habit inventory.’ Break them. Repeat this on a regular basis!”

“Do a ‘habit inventory.’ Break them. Repeat this on a regular basis!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Forget regret! Your goal is not to try to change your past – but instead, to transform your future!”

“Forget regret! Your goal is not to try to change your past - but instead, to transform your...

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Full Video : Insight 2020 Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration!

You might have caught the video series I was running in January - Insight 2020: Leadership...

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Defining Your Future Through Accelerated Partnership! Highlight Clip from my American Truck Dealers Keynote!

What do you do when your industry is in the midst of massive, disruptive, transformative change?...

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Daily Inspiration: ““Your biggest risk comes from your ‘biggest unknowns.’”

“Your biggest risk comes from your ‘biggest unknowns.’ How do you plan to get to your future...

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We’ve Been Here Before! The Impact of Covid-19 on Global Meetings – And What I Wrote in 2002….

There is no doubt that the continuing news about the Covid-19 outbreak will have an impact on the...

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Article: Timing the Future: “The Five Truths of the Future” – Truck Parts Service

It's really nice when someone in the audience writes a spot on article that captures the essence of...

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Daily Inspiration: “The timing of the arrival of the future is ultimately unknowable – but requires extremely careful planning!”

“The timing of the arrival of the future is ultimately unknowable - but requires extremely...

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Daily Inspiration: “Every single day is a holiday once you start to put first things first!”

“Every single day is a holiday once you start to put first things first!” - #Futurist Jim...

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The Future of Transportation: These are the Disruptive Trends that We Know!

I've got a new video that summarizes where we are headed.It's obvious that what we drive, and...

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Daily Inspiration: “Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!”

“Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!” -...

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Trend: The Era of Intensity and the Next Economic Downturn: It’s Going to Be Far Worse Than Anything We Have Ever Known!

Read this post with the understanding that as a futurist, I am paid to be an optimist - and I...

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The Future of Supply Chains? Unlike Anything You Know Today!

Supply chains? Impacted bystanders  3d printing. End of runway manufacturing. Last mile...

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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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