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

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Two years ago today, I was thrilled to speak at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Also on the...

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During a Q&A on stage in New Orleans, I was asked what organizations should do to try to...

“Consensus? It’s a silent killer, the secret destroyer of initiative!” - Futurist Jim...

I'm seriously thinking Atomic Skis should fly me to Austria to talk to their leadership about the...

“At one moment in time, the unimaginable future you once predicted will suddenly become real!”...

Back in November, I did a talk for a group of companies that are major suppliers of product to...

“An inquisitive mind is a wonderful thing: embrace the curiosity of your inner child!” -...

On stage at a manufacturing conference in Las Vegas, telling the story of what happened when I...

“Take comfort in the fact that if people laugh at your ideas, it usually means that you are on...

The skills you have will NOT take you into a faster future. The era of acceleration demands that...

“Have you ever noticed people periodically forget why something is an absolutely terrible...

"Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows" Leonard Cohen,...

“Unfortunately, you are now surrounded by graduates of the Institute for Applied Delusional...

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In just under two weeks, I'll be doing a keynote in Las Vegas for the National Automotive Dealers...

Spend a moment to think about the scope of the dramatic change that we are now witnessing all...

“It’s when you limit your thinking that you limit your opportunity!” - Futurist Jim...

Small trends that are ignored usually result in bigger trends with far more massive implications. A...

“Have you ever noticed that the implications of your inaction on the small things that don’t...

The future is being invented all around you - and sometimes you don’t know where to look! That's...

“You see Elroy flying a drone! I see a new industry of location intelligence professionals...

Here's a fun clip from my recent talk for a global event the International Finance Corporation /...

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“When a solution seems impossible, flip the problem upside down!” - #Futurist Jim...

Industry disruption doesn't just involve the arrival of new competitors or the constant invention...

“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got!”...

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Product lifecycles have become shorter ; market longevity is not guaranteed; new competitors emerge...

“There’s always still time to try to reinvent yourself!” - Futurist Jim Carroll No,...

Most organizations have built a structure, culture and leadership style which involves looking back...

“Your best source for inspiration? From looking forward, not back!” - Futurist Jim...

Assumptions are the ideas that blind us to the reality that the future is bigger than we think! A...

“Your opportunity to design yourself a better future? Challenge your assumptions!” - Futurist...

You can't sell what you don't understand! That's a fact! Watch this highlight clip from a recent...

What you sell, how you sell it, the way you explain it, the utility it provides, the value it has,...