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Daily Inspiration: “Be like Oblio. Embrace your inner oddness!”

“Be like Oblio. Embrace your inner oddness!” - Futurist Jim Carroll At some point in...

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Video: The Risk in Preparing for Risk!

I had a keynote for the National Safety Council a few weeks ago in San Diego - the  largest...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your choice is simple: will you fight the future – or will you make it happen?”

“Your choice is simple: will you fight the future - or will you make it happen?” - Futurist Jim...

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Video: Highlight clip, EY Client Tax Conference : Dealing with the Disruptive Challenges of our Time

Two weeks ago I spoke for @EYCanada's National Client Tax conference. I challenged the audience...

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Video: The Acceleration of Medical Science!

Bio-printing body parts. Growing human tissue for implants. Smart technology. In this clip from a...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future is happening all around you. Are you a part of the discussion?”

“The future is happening all around you. Are you a part of the discussion?” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Futurists? We are logical people in an illogical world!”

“Futurists? We are logical people in an illogical world!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s...

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Video: Linking the Acceleration of Golf to the Speed of Disruptive Change

So I went to Torrey Pines for a keynote, had a round of golf, and cut a video. Learn more...

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Daily Inspiration: “New levels of disruptive change might result in some innovation deprivation. Stay imaginative in order to acclimatize to your new surroundings!”

“New levels of disruptive change might result in some innovation deprivation. Stay imaginative in...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your avoidable mistake will usually lead you to the predictable display of the result of your stupid decision!”

“Your avoidable mistake will usually lead you to the predictable display of the result of your...

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Keynote: Revionics Insight 2019, Torrey Pines, CA – Aligning to Acceleration: Innovating in Retail, the Era of Relentless Velocity

The average consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second. Mobile interactions are...

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Video: “Keep Your Powder Dry – Because the Future is Bigger Than You Think!”

Microsoft had me in to open one of their major customer conferences - and so I opened the event...

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Daily Inspiration: “Retailers are no longer just in a battle with other retailers: they are now in a war of continuous technological disruption!”

““Retailers are no longer just in a battle with other retailers: they are now in a war of...

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Video: NEVER EVER let anyone crush your creativity!

Never let anyone crush your creativity! My original profession tried to do that when I was 21 years...

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Video: “A Drone Today Might be the Flying Car of Tomorrow ….”

Any trend today can 'go supernova'. Drones of today might scale up quickly to become the flying...

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Daily Inspiration: “Pardon me while I interrupt your complacency!”

“Pardon me while I interrupt your complacency!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Complacency is a...

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Article: “The future is approaching rapidly, prepare now!”

An article posted yesterday by Safety and Health Magazine yesterday, just hours after my keynote at...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future will happen — whether you like it or not. It’s your choice as to what role you will play when it arrives!”

“The future will happen — whether you like it or not. It’s your choice as to what role you...

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Video: The Future of Financial Services? Fast!

Silicon Valley owns the speed of innovation in financial services. It's Moore's law everywhere, and...

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Daily Inspiration: “The greatest risks you face are found with the undefined…..”

“The greatest risks you face are found with the undefined - the trends that have not yet...

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Keynote: NSC 2019 – National Safety Council, San Diego, CA – “The Future of Safety and Risk”

This is the largest occupational health and safety conference in the world, with over 15,000...

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Disruption? Some people watch the future go by. Others make it happen!

Do you really understand what is meant by the word 'disruption?' Maybe not - there is a little bit...

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Daily Inspiration: “Your worst case scenario? Blind loyalty to a disruptor without a plan, and disruption that turns to destruction!”

“Your worst case scenario? Blind loyalty to a disruptor without a plan, and disruption that turns...

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Keynote: EY National Tax Conference, Montreal, Canada – The Reality of Disruptive Trends

This global professional services organization had me on stage in Montreal, Canada, at their annual...

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Daily Inspiration: “Motivation? Give someone the gift of optimism — and make sure to package it with the magic of enthusiasm!”

“Motivation? Give someone the gift of optimism — and make sure to package it with the magic of...

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Keynote: Autoglass 2019, Indianapolis, IN: The Future of Automotive and Aftermarket Repair

What do you do in the automotive repair industry if you fix cars - and people are no longer buying...

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Video: Innovation? Think Like a Farmer!

The optimistic ones .... not the other...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s often better to know what you don’t know than to know what you know…”

“It’s often better to know what you don’t know than to know what you know - because that will...

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Upcoming Keynote: The Acceleration of Risk!

Next week, I will be the leadership speaker at NSC 2019 National Congress and Expo in San Diego....

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s no longer about keeping up with the Joneses – it’s now about keeping up with the Jetsons!”

“It’s no longer about keeping up with the Joneses - it’s now about keeping up with the...

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Daily Inspiration: “With the arrival of the sharing economy, how will you sell things to people who don’t buy things? That’s your new – and perhaps biggest – challenge!”

“With the arrival of the sharing economy, how will you sell things to people who don’t buy...

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Video: “One Day…”

What happens when you look back from the future one day to today - what will you...

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Daily Inspiration: “Each and every day, you have the opportunity to live up to your full potential!”

“Each and every day, you have the opportunity to live up to your full potential!” - Futurist...

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Daily Inspiration: “Act on your dreams! ‘Hopefully’ should be a verb, rather than just a desire!”

“Act on your dreams! ‘Hopefully’ should be a verb, rather than just a desire!” - Futurist...

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Keynote: International Finance Corporation – A Member of the World Bank Group, Marrakesh, Morocco

Jim was the opening keynote speaker at the 2nd Global Manufacturing Conference for the...

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Daily Inspiration: “The smaller your goals, the more marginal your success!”

“The smaller your goals, the more marginal your success!” - Jim Carroll No one ever...

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Videos and Keynote Topic: The Future of Golf – and Rethinking Innovation Through Golf!

Hopefully you got a lot of great rounds in during the summer! Did you spend time thinking about...

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Your Future: Is it Logic or Emotion Driven? (The Idiocy of the NAFTA ‘Replacement’ Story)

Guess what! Facts matter! (Oh, and science is real too, but that's another story). With that in...

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Daily Inspiration: “Timid moves? Marginal efforts? Indecisive actions…. get you a predictable result!”

“Timid moves? Marginal efforts? Indecisive actions? Reactive strategies? Small minded...

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covers issues related to creativity, innovation and future trends.

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