The Era of Instant Obsolescence: The Olden Days, Cars, and the Collapse of After-Sale Market Value
October 23, 2019, BY JimCarrollWhen you’ve been a keynote speaker for 25 years you’ve got your “Greatest...
Daily Inspiration: “You can influence people with your imagination…irritate them with your inability to innovate through your incessant inaction!”
October 23, 2019, BY JimCarroll“You can influence people with your imagination. Inspire them with your ideas. Impress with with...
Keynote: Schneider Electric, Austin Texas – The Industrial Internet of Things and ReInventing Process Manufacturing
October 22, 2019, BY JimCarrollThere's a lot of talk about the Internet of Things. In the world of manufacturing, it goes by...
Thinking Big & Bold: That Moment I Predicted the Tesla Business Model in 2003!
October 22, 2019, BY JimCarrollBack in 2003, I pretty much predicted the emergence of the Tesla business model and the disruption...
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ – because the future won’t wait on your indecision!”
October 22, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t...
Your Monday Innovation & Creativity Playlist!
October 21, 2019, BY JimCarrollGet inspired with this assortment of clips from keynotes on the...
Daily Inspiration: “Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will your pursue it?”
October 21, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will you pursue it?” - Futurist Jim...
Video: The Future of Manufacturing – Do You Have a Sense of Urgency?
October 18, 2019, BY JimCarrollThe future of manufacturing is happening all around us right now.Do you have a sense of...
Daily Inspiration: “Imaginate more! Sweat the ‘big stuff’ – don’t get distracted by the details!”
October 18, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Imaginate more! Sweat the ‘big stuff’ - don’t get distracted by the details!” - Futurist...
Video: What Do Innovative Organizations Do? This, but Not That!
October 17, 2019, BY JimCarrollFrom the vaults: I'm on stage, opening the 2010 US Air Force & Navy Child Youth Program event...
Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you can get to the future faster – if you accelerate your imagination and turn your mind into an engine of ingenuity!”
October 17, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Maybe you can get to the future faster - if you accelerate your imagination and turn your mind...
Upcoming Keynote: PGA of Ontario Golf Industry Expo
October 16, 2019, BY JimCarrollWay back in 2010, I wrote a blog post: "Location is the new intelligence". It was yet another...
Manufacturing: If You Didn’t Reinvent Your Skills, It’s Going to be a Tougher Transformation
October 16, 2019, BY JimCarrollA few years ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual QAD manufacturing conference -...
Daily Inspiration: “Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids – when you seek the easy way out, the real road to recovery takes hard work!”
October 16, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids - when you seek the easy way out, the real road to...
WTF! Most Sales Conferences and Dealer Meetings Today are a Failure: Here’s Why!
October 15, 2019, BY JimCarroll"Do what you've always done, and you'll get what you've always got." So goes the phrase. Which...
Daily Inspiration: “Beware the path of diminished ambition – it usually leads to the road of under achievement!”
October 15, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Beware the path of diminished ambition - it usually leads to the road of under achievement!” -...
Daily Inspiration: “Let’s be thankful for our future, and grateful for our opportunities!”
October 14, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Let’s be thankful for our future, and grateful for our opportunities!” - Futurist Jim...
Video: Business Model Disruption – Or Obstruction?
October 11, 2019, BY JimCarrollYou have a choice to...
Daily Inspiration: “Your path of business model obstruction? Let me remind you how well that worked for record companies!”
October 11, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Your path of business model obstruction? Let me remind you how well that worked for record...
Video: Rapid Reinvention and Chameleon Revenue
October 10, 2019, BY JimCarrollYour legacy is your death.Watch this clip - CEO's are talking about the need to provide for...
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!”
October 10, 2019, BY JimCarroll“In an era in which in much of your future revenue will come from products that don’t yet...
Keynote: Boehringer Ingelheim, Toronto, Ontario – Innovation Opportunities in the Future of Healthcare
October 9, 2019, BY JimCarrollThe Canadian arm of this global pharmaceutical company brought together a small team that is...
Analysis: Why Is Your Brand Suddenly from the ‘Olden Days?’
October 9, 2019, BY JimCarroll"A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months...."10 years ago, I was on...
Video : Is Your Brand From the Olden Days?
October 9, 2019, BY JimCarrollIs your brand from the olden days? Probably.I nailed this as a trend years ago. With that,...
Daily Inspiration: “Is your brand suddenly something from the ‘olden days?’”
October 9, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Is your brand suddenly something from the ‘olden days?’” - Futurist Jim...
Keynote: Berkshire Partners, Denver, Colorado – Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Aligning Yourself for the Era of Acceleration
October 8, 2019, BY JimCarrollWe live in a time of massive challenge, and yet one of massive opportunity. Every industry is being...
Keynote: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Chicago, IL – The Acceleration of Healthcare in the Era of Exponentiation
October 8, 2019, BY JimCarrollThe Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the...
Video: “What’s Your Tin Can?” – Are You Stuck in an Innovation Rut?
October 8, 2019, BY JimCarrollOn stage in London, England.Are you stuck in a 110 year old...
Daily inspiration: “What’s your tin can?”
October 8, 2019, BY JimCarroll“What’s your tin can?” - Futurist Jim CarrollAre you stuck in a tin can rut?Have...
Video: I’m Here to Scare You – But Also to Inspire You!
October 7, 2019, BY JimCarrollSome people see the future with fear - you should see it as something full of...
Daily Inspiration: “Choose to be your better self – because what you will see in your future memories are being actively recorded at this very moment!”
October 7, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Choose to be your better self - because what you will see in your future memories are being...
Daily Inspiration – “Your absolutely worst failure? It’s also your biggest opportunity!”
October 4, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Your absolutely worst failure? It’s also your biggest opportunity!” - Futurist Jim...
Keynote: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Chicago, IL : Healthcare 2025 and the Big Disruption!
October 3, 2019, BY JimCarrollThis organization brought together 300 of their members who are focused on advancing,...
Keynote: DePaul University Entrepreneur Family and Business Council, Chicago, IL – Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Family Enterprises in the Era of Acceleration
October 3, 2019, BY JimCarrollWe live in a time of massive challenge and opportunity. Every industry is impacted by business...
Daily Inspiration: “Stupid is not a strategy!”
October 3, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Stupid is not a strategy!” - #Futurist Jim CarrollAnd so the trade war escalates.I...
Article: “8 Questions for a Futurist” – Interview for my upcoming manufacturing keynote in Marrakech, Morocco
October 2, 2019, BY JimCarrollThe International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is having me in to...
Daily Inspiration: “The biggest problem with the information age is that everybody is busy making up their own information!”
October 2, 2019, BY JimCarroll"The biggest problem with the information age is that everybody is busy making up their own...
Daily Inspiration: “..everything changes. A good example? Driver education shifts from ‘how do I drive a car’ to ‘how do I use a car?”
October 1, 2019, BY JimCarroll“In the era of autonomy, everything changes. A good example? Driver education shifts from ‘how...
Daily Inspiration: “Great ideas die when a leadership team develops an organizational sclerosis….”
September 30, 2019, BY JimCarroll“Great ideas die when a leadership team develops an organizational sclerosis that clogs up their...
Video: From the Vaults – Highlights from 2006 Swiss Innovation Forum Keynote!
September 30, 2019, BY JimCarrollThe quality is kind of shaking, but here's a clip from my opening keynote for the global Swiss...
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