“In the high velocity economy, the opportunity cost of slow is simply staggering” - Futurist...

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"A suggestion box? That's the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!" - Jim...

We live in terrifying times! Terrifying headlines! We're all going to lose our jobs! The...

While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to...

So ... there's lots of talk about the future of jobs, careers, automation, the disappearance...

"The Wall Street Journal just reported that we're out of big ideas. I don't believe it's true at...

“If you don’t golf, do this: try to win the ‘most honest golfers’ team award at your next...

Some people really don't understand what a unique career a futurist like me has. Every once in...

I'm cleaning up from some of the research that went into my recent talk for the United Soybean...

"The best thing about yesterday is that it's in then past. The greatest thing about the future -...

This was my final event of the year, just two days ago, and it was just plain fun! It was an...

“You know you have a serious problem when people laugh at your new ideas!” - Futurist Jim...

As the wild year of 2016 draws to a close, and 2017 arrives, what can you expect in the coming...

For as long as there has been the future, there have been people who don't like it.Ogden Nash...

I do a *lot* of talks for agricultural organizations, both associations as well as...

“The thing about experience is that it only comes around after you really need it!” - Futurist...

Essentially, agriculture is about science, and science is exponentiating. Essentially, agriculture...

“If you don’t do it today, when are you going to do it?” - Futurist Jim...

Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired, coined a very popular phrase : "The future happens...

I've always liked the children's book series which involved Curious George and the Man in the...

In the next two weeks, I'll have two unique keynotes to close off the year: a keynote for...

In my keynotes, I often talk about how the rate of change -- whether with business models,...

It's a funny job, being a futurist.Essentially, your job is to take people out of their...

"Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis" - Futurist Jim...

“Expect velocity. Plan for acceleration. Structure for intensity. Execute relentlessly” -...

A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, and filmed a little clip about the need to innovate despite...

“Don’t be someone who asks, ‘where did that come from?’ Be the person who states, ‘I...

Today, the Wall Street Journal ran an article,"Why Saudi Arabia’s Oil Giant Aims to Be Big in...

And we're off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key...

I was interviewed recently by Independent Banker magazine for my thoughts on trends impacting...

Interested in a keynote on the future of the automotive/trucking industry? Read this!This...

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

So ... I regularly get approached to speak at a lot of corporate leadership meetings .... and have...

One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is "think...

I just filmed this today in front of the White House.You need to watch...

During a call yesterday, a client was asking whether I could customize my talk for their group. Are...

"Solve customers problems before they know it's a problem. That's a huge opportunity for...

"If volatility is the new normal, ingenuity is the new oxygen!" - Jim...

"Today, I am going to help you to touch the future. And then I'll share with you how to hold on and...