The future belongs to those who are fast -- Jim Carroll, from the opening to a keynote to an...

"Some estimates suggest that 80% of today's jobs might not exist in the same form in just 10 years....

"Inaction is not an excuse for failure. The future is out there. Grab it, embrace it, and share it....

"100 days! Set a bold goal for 100 days, and see what you can accomplish. You might marvel at the...

"Don't avoid taking risks - instead consider the consequences of not taking them" - Futurist Jim...

Here's some fun - a client had me write up a new topic description and topic focus that would take...

I spend a lot of time in conversation with CEOs, leading researchers, scientists, and others as I...

What's it like to walk on stage in front of 4,000 people? It's like this! I've got just a few...

This is a really hard post to write. As much of the world reels with  the early stages of the...

So ... in an exploratory conference call with a client today, who is looking at me to keynote an...

Office Products International Magazine contacted me for an article about the future of the...

  To:           CEO’s WorldwideFrom:     Futurist Jim...

We have seen more change in the last 5 years than we have seen in the last 100 – and yet...

What do you do when you are a foundry-based manufacturing organization with 125 year old processes...

This was an internal leadership meeting; this organization is a manufacturer in the rail industry....

I've had seven weeks on the road, with some great events.At one event, a recent client told...

It is perhaps the most staggering piece of artwork in the whole of human history, renowned for its...

The Canadian Society of Association Executives had me write a series of articles with some of...

For years, I've made the observation that 65% of children in pre-school today will work in a job or...

One thing I always stress to potential clients is that they are getting much more than just a...

The Canadian Society of Association Executives had me write a series of articles with some of...

Give it a few years.You won't even recognize the industry you are operating in.[caption...

Fast changes in construction methodology. The continual arrival of new materials driven by fast...

It's been a brutal and challenging time what with politics and an election, and much of the...

“Do you keep longing for the good old days? They aren’t coming back - but what is coming are...

I drove my family crazy with the lead-up to this keynote. It would take a lot of hard...

We live in interesting times, to say the least. It's a time in which some people see the...

Let's talk about organizations that are clearly failures with the future -- those who are stuck in...

Another manufacturing themed event; this one with 500 manufacturing execs from throughout the...

A common focus for many of the keynotes I've given for senior executive as of late revolves...

Genomics, connected medical devices, change-aggressive millennial doctors, gene therapy,...

What's it like to walk on stage in front of 4,000 people? It's like this! I've got just a few...

“What made you successful in the last 10 years will not make you successful in the next 10. Given...

“It was this far from the hole!” - Futurist  Jim Carroll‘’ Seriously. It was! A...

We certainly live in interesting times!Here's what I've noticed in this new era of...

I do a lot of Fortune 1000 leadership events. By way of example, I'll be spending time with a...

Every industry and business will find more change in the next 5 years than in the last 100....

A clip from a talk I did at the massive IMTS manufacturing show. How manufacturing is really...

Not only are innovative people unafraid to ask questions, they are prepared to go even...

Do you?It can be difficult to try to be innovative in many organizations. Many people with an...