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Daily Inspiration: “Finding your personal creativity engine might not be easy, but it’s necessary!”

“Finding your personal creativity engine might not be easy, but it’s necessary!” - Futurist...

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Keynote: Highmark Health, Pittsburgh – The Future of Group Benefit Wellness and Insurance Policies

This is one of the leading players in the healthcare insurance and group benefits market in Ohio,...

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Daily Inspiration: “Get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you!”

“Get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you!” - Futurist Jim CarrollIf...

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Keynote: 4C Summit, Tucson, Arizona – Ranching & Livestock in the Era of Fitbits for Cows!

I love it when I get repeat gigs! Back in 2010, I was invited into this annual event, to speak to...

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Innovation: Why Every Company Needs What I Call an XBOX/Playstation Room!

Half of the events I do as a futurist and innovation expert are spent at corporate leadership...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future belongs to those who are fast!”

"The future belongs to those who are fast!" - Futurist Jim...

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How a Futurist Thinks: What Should We Do About Zombie Cars in the Era of Self-Driving Cars?

I just had a short talk in an airport with an urban planner; the inevitable question came about as...

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Daily Inspiration: “A futurist is a different type of personal trainer – I’m here to exercise your mind and to give your imagination an intense workout!”

“A futurist is a different type of personal trainer — I’m here to exercise your mind, and to...

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Keynote: Allegacy Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – The Future of Financial Services

The CEO saw me speak last year at an event in Chicago on the trends impacting and disrupting the...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s better to change before you can’t”

“It’s better to change before you can’t” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Wishful thinking is not a strategy for success”

“Wishful thinking is not a strategy for success” - Futurist  Jim CarrollI find that...

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Article: Hatching your next great idea: 5 ways to set the stage

IBM's Think Marketing blog found my site, and interviewed me on some of my thoughts around...

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Keynote: Exelon Nuclear, Baltimore, MD – The Future and Disruption of the Utility and Energy Sector

My talks don’t just involve events on massive stages in Las Vegas : I also do an ever increasing...

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Daily Inspiration: “It is what it is. But what will be will be, doesn’t really have to be, if you choose to change the outcome of your future!”

“It is what it is. But what will be doesn’t really have to be, if you choose to change the...

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Daily Inspiration: “The future will happen to all of us. It’s what you do with that fact which will determine its outcome!”

“The future will happen to all of us. It’s what you do with that fact which will determine...

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Daily Inspiration: “It’s better to have a kaleidoscope of ideas than to live a life in monochrome!”

"It’s better to have a kaleidoscope of ideas than to live a life in monochrome!” - Futurist...

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Keep Up with the Speed of Change: Future Trends in the Speaking Industry

I work with many of the world's leading bureaus, one of who is the Washington Speakers Bureau....

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Daily Inspiration: “Set a high bar of expectations. Then set out to exceed it!”

“Set a high bar of expectations. Then set out to exceed it!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Focus on the things you can achieve, not on what you can’t!”

“Focus on the things you can achieve, not on what you can’t!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “If volatility surrounds your world, take comfort in the ambiguity, and seek inspiration from the uncertainty!”

“If volatility surrounds your world, take comfort in the ambiguity, and seek inspiration...

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Daily Inspiration: “Start you day today by asking really good questions”

"Start you day today by asking really good questions" - Futurist Jim CarrollOver the last 25...

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Video: The Acceleration of Self-Driving Car & Truck Technology

I've been doing quite a few keynotes in the automotive and trucking sector around the fast pace of...

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Start your day today…

“Start your day today by asking really good questions!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Traditions are reminders of the past, but also inspiration for the future!”

“Traditions are reminders of the past, but also inspiration for the future!” - Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Ideas are energy, fuel for the journey. Imagination is the spark!”

“Ideas are energy, fuel for the journey. Imagination is the spark!” - Futurist Jim...

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There is No Internet of Things -> There are Many Internet of Things: And a New Taxonomy is Required

As I've said before, we are still in the starting gate comes to the Internet of Things. Like...

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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t get trapped by routine. Structure your life with ambiguity. Thrive on the moments that come from serendipity!”

“Don’t get trapped by routine. Structure your life with ambiguity. Thrive on the moments that...

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Daily Inspiration: “Share your crazy ideas with others – and you might discover they aren’t so crazy after all!”

"Share your crazy ideas with others - and you might discover they aren't so crazy after all!"...

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Daily Inspiration: “Optimism is oxygen”

"Optimism is oxygen" - Futurist Jim CarrollSupertramp -- a band from the 80's -- had a minor...

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Trend: Why Spatial Data Bubbles are Going to Be a Big Part of Your Life (And Why You Need to Know What they Are!)

Location intelligence was the hot new opportunity 20 years ago as spatial (GIS) data came to be a...

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Daily Inspiration: “Get ready for the world of ‘spatial data bubbles’ – your entire life is about to become immersed in dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of bubbles!”

"Get ready for the world of 'spatial data bubbles' - your entire life is about to become immersed...

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Daily Inspiration: “A motivational speaker will inspire you for an hour. My insight on the future will challenge your thinking for a lifetime!”

"A motivational speaker will inspire you for an hour. My insight on the future will challenge your...

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Daily Inspiration: “To really accelerate your creative engine focus on growing your diversity of ideas!”

“To really accelerate your creative engine focus on growing your diversity of ideas!”...

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Trend: The Future of Packaging & Retail: I’m Featured in Frame, the Leading Global Design Magazine!

My insight on the future of packaging is featured in the May/June issue of Frame magazine,...

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Daily Inspiration: “If you think something needs changing, be the one to lead the change!”

“If you think something needs changing, be the one to lead the change!” - Futurist Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Spring is God’s way of telling us that we need to be more optimistic about the future”

“Spring is God’s way of telling us that we need to be more optimistic about the future”...

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Daily Inspiration: “Pursue the future you desire, not the future you have been given!”

“Pursue the future you desire, not the future you have been given!” - Futurist  Jim...

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Daily Inspiration: “Fail – to succeed! The dash makes a difference!”

"Fail - to succeed! The dash makes a difference!" - Futurist  Jim...

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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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