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Video: The Gaming Generation and the Acceleration of Virtualization

When I got a small drone for Christmas a few years ago, I would spend 15 minutes every night for...

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Daily Inspiration: “Let me sketch out a few ideas for your future!”

“Let me sketch out a few ideas for your future!” - Futurist Jim CarrollYour future...

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Keynote: HMG Strategy Group, Stamford, CT – What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?

HMG Strategy provides a collaborative forum for CIO's - Chief Information Officers - of major...

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Daily Inspiration: “If everyone around you is busy reinventing their business model and you are not, what does that suggest to you about your priorities?”

“If everyone around you is busy reinventing their business model and you are not, what does that...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future? It has a habit of rudely disrupting tradition!”

“The future? It has a habit of rudely disrupting tradition!” - Futurist Jim CarrollIn...

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Keynote: Wegner Group, Elizabethtown, PA : 75th Anniversary Luncheon – The future of Food and Agriculture

This company has been in the feed business for quite some time, supporting major producers of...

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Kids These Days: Highlight Video From My Keynote(s) for the PGA of America

The pace of technological change is defining the future of every industry - including golf! And...

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Daily Inspiration: “Fitbits for cows. Solar cells from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. ….. It’s not your grandad’s farm anymore!”

“Fitbits for cows. Solar cells grown from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. Spatially oriented...

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The Disruptive Velocity of Industry Change: Cars Have Become Computers, and Traditional Auto Companies Can’t Keep Up

Cars have become computers.And the fact is, most car companies can’t keep up as the speed of...

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Daily Inspiration: “Stuck in an idea rut? Maybe you should hire a Senior Vice President of Continuous Curiosity!”

“Stuck in an idea rut? Maybe you should hire a Senior Vice President of Continuous Curiosity!”...

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Video: In the Era of Acceleration and Disruption – Your Attitude Defines Your Future!

Here's a brief highlight clip from a recent event - all about the attitude that you carry towards...

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Daily Inspiration: “An open mind is an opportunity waiting to be born – while a closed mind is an incubator of certain failure!”

“An open mind is an opportunity waiting to be born - while a closed mind is an incubator of...

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The Era of Instant Obsolescence: The Olden Days, Cars, and the Collapse of After-Sale Market Value

When you’ve been a keynote speaker for 25 years you’ve got your “Greatest...

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Daily Inspiration: “You can influence people with your imagination…irritate them with your inability to innovate through your incessant inaction!”

“You can influence people with your imagination. Inspire them with your ideas. Impress with with...

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Keynote: Schneider Electric, Austin Texas – The Industrial Internet of Things and ReInventing Process Manufacturing

There's a lot of talk about the Internet of Things. In the world of manufacturing, it goes by...

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Thinking Big & Bold: That Moment I Predicted the Tesla Business Model in 2003!

Back in 2003, I pretty much predicted the emergence of the Tesla business model and the disruption...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ – because the future won’t wait on your indecision!”

“Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t...

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Your Monday Innovation & Creativity Playlist!

Get inspired with this assortment of clips from keynotes on the...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will your pursue it?”

“Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will you pursue it?” - Futurist Jim...

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Video: The Future of Manufacturing – Do You Have a Sense of Urgency?

The future of manufacturing is happening all around us right now.Do you have a sense of...

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Daily Inspiration: “Imaginate more! Sweat the ‘big stuff’ – don’t get distracted by the details!”

“Imaginate more! Sweat the ‘big stuff’ - don’t get distracted by the details!” - Futurist...

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Video: What Do Innovative Organizations Do? This, but Not That!

From the vaults: I'm on stage, opening the 2010 US Air Force & Navy Child Youth Program event...

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Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you can get to the future faster – if you accelerate your imagination and turn your mind into an engine of ingenuity!”

“Maybe you can get to the future faster - if you accelerate your imagination and turn your mind...

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Upcoming Keynote: PGA of Ontario Golf Industry Expo

Way back in 2010, I wrote a blog post: "Location is the new intelligence". It was yet another...

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Manufacturing: If You Didn’t Reinvent Your Skills, It’s Going to be a Tougher Transformation

A few years ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual QAD manufacturing conference -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids – when you seek the easy way out, the real road to recovery takes hard work!”

“Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids - when you seek the easy way out, the real road to...

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WTF! Most Sales Conferences and Dealer Meetings Today are a Failure: Here’s Why!

"Do what you've always done, and you'll get what you've always got." So goes the phrase. Which...

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Daily Inspiration: “Beware the path of diminished ambition – it usually leads to the road of under achievement!”

“Beware the path of diminished ambition - it usually leads to the road of under achievement!” -...

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Daily Inspiration: “Let’s be thankful for our future, and grateful for our opportunities!”

“Let’s be thankful for our future, and grateful for our opportunities!” - Futurist Jim...

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Video: Business Model Disruption – Or Obstruction?

You have a choice to...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your path of business model obstruction? Let me remind you how well that worked for record companies!”

“Your path of business model obstruction? Let me remind you how well that worked for record...

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Video: Rapid Reinvention and Chameleon Revenue

Your legacy is your death.Watch this clip - CEO's are talking about the need to provide for...

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Daily Inspiration: “In an era in which in much of your future revenue will come from products that don’t yet exist, your legacy will be your death sentence!”

“In an era in which in much of your future revenue will come from products that don’t yet...

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Keynote: Boehringer Ingelheim, Toronto, Ontario – Innovation Opportunities in the Future of Healthcare

The Canadian arm of this global pharmaceutical company brought together a small team that is...

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Analysis: Why Is Your Brand Suddenly from the ‘Olden Days?’

"A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months...."10 years ago, I was on...

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Video : Is Your Brand From the Olden Days?

Is your brand from the olden days? Probably.I nailed this as a trend years ago. With that,...

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Daily Inspiration: “Is your brand suddenly something from the ‘olden days?’”

“Is your brand suddenly something from the ‘olden days?’” - Futurist Jim...

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Keynote: Berkshire Partners, Denver, Colorado – Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Aligning Yourself for the Era of Acceleration

We live in a time of massive challenge, and yet one of massive opportunity. Every industry is being...

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Keynote: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Chicago, IL – The Acceleration of Healthcare in the Era of Exponentiation

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the...

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Video: “What’s Your Tin Can?” – Are You Stuck in an Innovation Rut?

On stage in London, England.Are you stuck in a 110 year old...

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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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