Daily Inspiration: “Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Find a way to do it. Stop making excuses, and focus on solutions!”
March 11, 2017, BY JimCarroll“Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Find a way to do it. Stop making excuses, and focus on...
Hire People You Don’t Like. Stop Seeking Common Ground. Kill the Committee. & More Ideas to Accelerate Your Reality
March 10, 2017, BY JimCarrollThose who succeed possess a daring need for speed.That's your reality. If you think your world,...
People Will Always Laugh At Your Crazy Ideas: They Are Usually Wrong!
March 10, 2017, BY JimCarrollMany people have a belief system that has them convinced that the world of tomorrow will look much...
Daily Inspiration: “What used to be fiction is now reality!”
March 10, 2017, BY JimCarroll"What used to be fiction is now reality!" - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “What we know often gets in the way of what we can do!”
March 8, 2017, BY JimCarroll“What we know often gets in the way of what we can do!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “The best time to pursue an idea is when other people laugh at it” –
March 7, 2017, BY JimCarroll“The best time to pursue an idea is when other people laugh at it” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “Fail fast. Fail often…”
March 6, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Fail fast. Fail often. Fail cheaply. Fail with intent. Fail on purpose. Fail in order to learn....
2017 Keynotes So Far: Future of Cars, Trucks, Agriculture, Banking, Architecture, Retail, Food, HiTEch and IoT! Whew!
March 3, 2017, BY JimCarrollOk, here goes -- it's been a fabulous 8 weeks, as I hit the road running, keynoting a wide...
Daily Inspiration: “Agility is the only antidote for velocity”
March 3, 2017, BY JimCarroll“Agility is the only antidote for velocity” - Futurist Jim...
Thinking Growth: Where’s the Growth? It’s Everywhere
March 2, 2017, BY JimCarrollI'm cleaning out some old research files, and came across this simple set of statistics: between...
On Coffins, Record Companies, and Self-Driving Cars: Why GM Deserves to Fail!
March 2, 2017, BY JimCarrollIn the 1990's, when e-commerce arrived on the scene, someone thought it would be a good idea to...
Daily Inspiration: “You know the phrase, ‘Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.’ So too is the future!”
March 2, 2017, BY JimCarroll“You know the phrase, ‘Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.’ So too is the...
Trend: In Trucking, Air Traffic Control Towers Are the New Offices!
March 1, 2017, BY JimCarrollEarlier this week, I spoke to several hundred executives from the trucking industry at a keynote...
New Keynote Topic: Insurance in the Era of Disruption: The Challenge of Change with Fintech, Accelerated Risk and Hyperconnectivity
March 1, 2017, BY JimCarrollLet's face it: the trends impacting life and property/casualty and groups benefits insurance...
Daily Inspiration: “With self-driving vehicles, connectivity is the new horsepower, silicon is the new transmission, electric is the new gasoline – and the future is all about acceleration!”
March 1, 2017, BY JimCarroll“With self-driving vehicles, connectivity is the new horsepower, silicon is the new transmission,...
Daily Inspiration: “With AI and the Internet of Things, we are building a massive new, connected and intelligent machine that will transform, change, challenge and disrupt every industry”
February 28, 2017, BY JimCarroll“With AI and the Internet of Things, we are building a massively new, connected and intelligent...
Daily Inspiration: “Perfection is the enemy of innovation”
February 27, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Perfection is the enemy of innovation" - Jim Carroll In my list of global...
Keynote: Omnitracs Outlook 2017, Phoenix, Arizona – The Acceleration of Self-Driving Electric Trucks & Industry Disruption
February 27, 2017, BY JimCarrollThis is a software and logistics company in the fast moving trucking industry – my keynote was...
Daily Inspiration: “Companies that do not yet exist will build products not yet conceived based on ideas that have yet been generated, using materials not yet invented, with manufacturing methods that have not yet been conceived. Are you ready for the new world of disruption?”
February 24, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Companies that don’t yet exist will build products that are not yet conceived, based on ideas...
Daily Inspiration: “We are changing so fast that for the first time, a new generation can barely recognize the way that the previous generation grew up”
February 24, 2017, BY JimCarroll“We are changing so fast that for the first time, a new generation can barely recognize the way...
The Story Behind the Photo: “Things Not Yet Invented” and Curmudgeons
February 23, 2017, BY JimCarrollToday's photo is actually from a keynote for an agricultural organization, but the quote in...
Daily Inspiration: “Companies that don’t yet exist will build cars that aren’t yet designed, using materials not yet invented, with manufacturing methods that have not yet been conceived. Are you ready for the new world of manufacturing?”
February 23, 2017, BY JimCarroll“Companies that don’t yet exist will build cars that aren’t yet designed, using materials not...
Daily Inspiration: “The Best Ideas are Shared Ideas”
February 22, 2017, BY JimCarroll"The best ideas are shared ideas" - Jim CarrollThis photo was taken during my keynote for...
Daily Inspiration: “We are still driving cars operating on the same platform as the Model T – four wheels, gas engines and a steering wheel, on roads that have more in common with the era of the Flintstones than the Jetsons.”
February 22, 2017, BY JimCarroll"We are still driving cars operating on the same platform as the Model T - four wheels, gas engines...
Video: The Acceleration of Trends Impacting Retail
February 21, 2017, BY JimCarrollFrom a recent keynote for a global leadership team, covered in another recent...
Daily Inspiration: “Are you aligning your strategies to the era of acceleration?”
February 21, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Are you aligning your strategies to the era of acceleration?" - Jim CarrollA few weeks ago, I...
Daily Inspiration: “Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark”
February 20, 2017, BY JimCarroll“Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “What seemed impossible yesterday is today’s opportunity and tomorrow’s reality”
February 17, 2017, BY JimCarroll“What seemed impossible yesterday is today’s opportunity and tomorrow’s reality”...
Keynote: Commscope, Dallas, Texas – The Future of Technology
February 16, 2017, BY JimCarrollThis company is a long time pioneer in the world of telecom and hi-tech. They know everything...
Daily Inspiration: “Structure is the enemy of innovation – but if you must, establish a routine that involves being spontaneous!”
February 16, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Structure is the enemy of innovation - but if you must, establish a routine that involves being...
Daily Inspiration: “Innovation is like a tee shot – it is deceptively simple in concept, yet endlessly difficult to achieve with any degree of consistency”
February 15, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Innovation is like a tee shot - it is deceptively simple in concept, yet endlessly difficult to...
Disruptors Disrupt: Why You Must Change Your Thinking NOW!
February 14, 2017, BY JimCarrollMy job as a futurist has me doing an increasing number of CEO level events for Fortune 500...
Daily Inspiration: “Stop planning. Start doing!”
February 14, 2017, BY JimCarroll"Stop planning. Start doing!" - Futurist Jim CarrollWhen I'm on stage, I often talk about the...
The 11 Rules of #IOT Architecture
February 13, 2017, BY JimCarrollIn the 21st century economy, building a great product is no longer enough. It's what you can...
Daily Inspiration: “We have a new vocabulary! Self-driving cars, 3d printing, crowdfunding, the sharing economy, swarm-bots, smart dust, vertical farms, Internet of Things, cognitive navigation, smart factories, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, quantum computing, intelligent farms, smart clothing! What was science fiction just a few short years ago is a reality as time compresses and the future accelerates!”
February 13, 2017, BY JimCarroll“We have a new vocabulary! Self-driving cars, 3d printing, crowdfunding, the sharing economy,...
Daily Inspiration: “To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line”
February 10, 2017, BY JimCarroll“To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line”...
Innovate and Adapt – or Die: The Sobering Reality of Disruption
February 9, 2017, BY JimCarrollIt's that simple.Here's a simple list of companies that were once great successes. Then they...
Trend: The Emerging Healthcare Reality Crisis
February 9, 2017, BY JimCarrollMuch of my work as a futurist is based on science, facts, research, stuff that really isn't up for...
Daily Inspiration: “Have you become a nation of Flintstones, when you could have been the Jetsons?”
February 9, 2017, BY JimCarroll“Have you become a nation of Flintstones, when you could have been the Jetsons?” - Futurist...
The Future of Retail? A Keynote for A Global Brand Leader in London!
February 8, 2017, BY JimCarrollMy message on the speed of change in retail is drawing attention, further and further...
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