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Daily Inspiration: “You see Elroy flying a drone! I see a new industry of location intelligence professionals providing insight at altitude!”

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

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Want to Get Ahead in a Big Disruptive World? Be Like Fiji!

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

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #18 – Go Upside Down

When thinking about new product or service development, don’t do it in isolation. Seek advice and...

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Daily Inspiration: “When a solution seems impossible, flip the problem upside down!”

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

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #17 – Challenge Methodology

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

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

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

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Reinvent!

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #16 – Focus on Continuous Reinvention

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

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Daily Inspiration: “There’s always still time to try to reinvent yourself!”

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

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #15 – Look Forward, Not Back!

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

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Daily Inspiration: “Your best source for inspiration? From looking forward, not back!”

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

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #14 – Challenge Assumptions

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

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Daily Inspiration: “Your opportunity to design yourself a better future? Challenge your assumptions!”

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

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Video: “It’s Not a Widget Anymore!”

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

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #13 – Rethink Your Product

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

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Daily Inspiration: “Welcome to the era of hyperconnectivity – a world where we are all time travellers living in the next dimension!”

“Welcome to the era of hyperconnectivity - a world where we are all time travellers living in the...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #12 – Jump Forward

In the era of acceleration, one thing is certain : what worked for you in the past likely won't...

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Daily Inspiration: “Yesterday’s success is often meaningless: it’s what you do next that really matters!”

“Yesterday’s success is often meaningless: it’s what you do next that really matters!” -...

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Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast : Book Now Available on Amazon Worldwide

We’ve finally straightened out the ISBN issues, and my new book is now live on Amazon. US...

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Announcing My Keynote at i3 2020 – Revisiting My Cardboard People and Plasma People Meme – and What You Need to Innovate in Retail Today!

It is really, really cool to be announced as the opening keynote speaker for the upcoming i3 2020...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #11 – Accelerate Generational Creativity

While the "youngsters" of today might be poking fun at the oldsters around them with their fun...

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Daily Inspiration: “Set free your baby Einstein!”

“Set free your baby Einstein!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Somewhere along the way, we lose...

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The Era of Acceleration: A Leadership Guide to the Trends That Matter

I'm in the midst of running a leadership series through the month of January - Insight 2020 :...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #10 – Shorten Your Story

How do you innovate when everything is faster still - and when your customers aren't really paying...

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Daily Inspiration: “Concentration: collapsing! Shorten your story!”

“Concentration: collapsing! Shorten your story!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Studies have shown...

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Keynote Clip: On Stage for the International Finance Corporation / World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco – > “Timing is Everything”

The issue of timing really became a focus of many of my keynotes over the last while - here's a...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #9 – Keep Your Powder Dry!

Here’s a big issue to wrap your head around – increasingly, your opportunity for future success...

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Daily Inspiration: “Because, curveballs. Keep your powder dry!

“Because, curveballs. Keep your powder dry!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I use to hate this...

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In 2008, Jim Carroll Gave a Keynote in Washington on What Healthcare Would Look Like on January 15, 2020. Today’s that Day. How Did He Do?

On December 10, 2008, I was in Washington D.C. - as the closing keynote speaker for the 4th Annual...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s by thinking BIG that you can make the first small steps of your journey happen!”

“It’s by thinking BIG that you can make the first small steps of your journey happen!” -...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #8 – Think BIG!

Leadership is all about setting the direction, inspiring the team to achieve, and establishing the...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #7 – Accelerate Your Ideas!

Great leaders know that great opportunities in the 2020's come from their ability to accelerate and...

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Daily Inspiration: “When pessimists prevail, accelerate your ideas!”

“When pessimists prevail, accelerate your ideas!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #6 – Boost Experiential Capital!

Do things that have a vague objective, unknown potential for success and an absolutely uncertain...

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Daily Inspiration: “Play on purpose – simply to boost your ‘experiential capital!’”

“Play on purpose - simply to boost your ‘experiential capital!’” - Futurist Jim...

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How to Buy Advance Orders of Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast (When Amazon Messes Up)

It's tremendously exciting when you launch a new book. I've been at it for 25+ years! It's...

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Stickmen! Want to Be Creative? Get Ready for Everyone to Try to Crush Your Creativity!

I recut this video clip last night as part of my series today, "Imaginate More!" I like this...

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Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #5 – Imaginate More!

"Complacency in a time of rapid, disruptive change can be a death sentence – not only for...

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Daily Inspiration: “Accelerate your future: imaginate more!”

“Accelerate your future: imaginate more!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Today’s theme in my...

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Manure, Penguins and Your Future! Linking Really Weird Trends into Insight for the Era of Acceleration!

Find your penguins! Grok manure managers! What's this all about? It goes way back to...

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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
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