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Upcoming Keynote: Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference

I've got a LOT of keynotes coming up out into 2014, with events in Athens, Greece; Cabo San...

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Article: “The Future of Retail”

A quick article from a quick interview over at Property Biz Canada, about a keynote that I did...

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Article from PlasticsToday: “Find three ideas that you can implement to help get your company out of a rut”

Plastics Today, Chicago, September 9 —The competitor who could threaten your company's...

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Standing on a corner

A brief pause between...

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Video: Innovation and organizational sclerosis

Is your organizational clogged up in its ability to try new ideas, because it is suffering from...

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Trends: What’s Next for the Insurance Industry (interview)

I'm doing a lot of insurance keynotes lately, in all sectors -- property and casualty, life,...

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Article: “Medical Device Manufacturers, Be Prepared to Innovate”

Last week, I keynoted the Medical Design & Manufacturing Show in Chicago, with a focus on...

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How will golf deal with the arrival of drones?

I'm back to work. Pulling together the final slide deck for an upcoming keynote.It's pretty...

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Keynotes : What’s To Come in The Months to Come?

For the first time in 20 years, I've taken an entire summer off. In that, I chose not to...

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Think big, think bold, think fast — and ignore those who dare to laugh!

Today, of course, the Hyperloop is all over the news.And of course, there is some derision,...

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My most fascinating keynotes!

When I keynoted an automotive dealer conference last spring, I was interviewed about some of the...

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And again, some Harvard Dude just doesn’t get it

It's summertime, and I'm trying to relax and golf and stuff, but really?Some guy from...

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Trend Video: The Car of the Future!

Here's an interview that was done after I keynoted a recent conference of automotive dealers. Key...

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The “tinkering economy,” global growth and why the Mark 2 Hovercraft matters!

I'm often writing and speaking about real trends that matter. Not fads, or social-media driven...

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My keynote @ NASA Goddard Space Center

(This is a long post. Trust me, it's worth it, with lots of fascinating photos from magazines in...

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“Are You Ready for a ‘Fast Future?”

Last week, I was the keynote speaker for the Medical Device and Manufacturing event in...

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Video: The new face of manufacturing

Earlier this week spoke at the Atlantic Design and Manufacturing show in Philadelphia (it was...

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Crushed…

I don't often post emotional moments to my blog, but I am truly crushed. I feel like I lost a...

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10 Great Innovation Phrases!

Here's a quick little list that I used in the summary of a recent client keynote....

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My friend, PamelaWallin.ca

Lots of news going on around the world with government, scandals, ethics, and this and...

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The Future of Manufacturing and Products : Fast, Intelligent, Interactive, and Connected!

This coming Wednesday, I'll be in Philadelphia, where I will be speaking at UBM Canon's...

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My day @ Nasa Goddard Space Center

I was invited in to talk to senior group of scientists, mission directors and senior...

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NASA Goddard Space Center

Jim was invited to share his thoughts on the future, and opportunities for innovation, e with...

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“My kids will never know a sky without the Space Station”

I am honoured that on Monday, I will be able to share some of my insight with the folks at...

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Some people. Innovative people. Spot the differences!

It's quite true. Some people have a very narrow view of the world, and never achieve too much....

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Trend: The Car of 2017!

Here's a video clip from my opening keynote for ERA Connect 2013. In the audience were a thousand...

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Hell, yes, I’m motivational!

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Full Keynote Video: Surviving the Information Age!

35 minutes of hilarity, looking back at time on the unique voyage that Baby Boomers had with...

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Video: Rethinking Wellness – The Future of Healthcare

Back in April, I was the closing keynote speaker for the annual Delta Dental of Missouri...

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Video: “Things from the Olden Days”

Many of my keynotes and leadership meetings in dozens of industries and corporate events involve a...

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On the Kindness of Strangers!

So there I am on another flight - a long trip, with 5 1/2 hours from Toronto to San Francisco,...

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Article: Fueling America’s Future: New Energy Solutions, New Careers

Some months back, the folks at DeVry University interviewed me as part of a series of articles...

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Press release: “RVCF Announces Keynote Jim Carroll for the Upcoming 2013 Annual Fall Conference”

The RVCF - Retail Value Chain Federation -- represents a membership of some of the largest and...

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Trend: The Future of the Automobile and Automotive Retail (No One Uses Their Smart TV Because They’re Pretty Dumb!)

I had the honor of being a keynote speaker for the recent Canadian Automotive Dealers Association...

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When the weather sucks, sell some books! All 3 books for $25!

In the home office here, we're faced with a dismal spring, as an ice storm, wind and rain...

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Why Apple’s Share Price Might Not Recover Soon!

If I am a typical customer of Apple, then maybe its better days really are over.I began my...

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Video: “..16% won’t camp because they won’t be able to use their hairstyling appliances…”

Late last year, KOA (Kampgrounds of America) brought me in to keynote the annual franchisee...

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Agriculture in 2043? Driverless tractors! Intelligent, connected plants….

I'm doing a lot of interviews these days around the future of agriculture. Maybe that's because I'm...

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Subway Restaurants: Fast consumer and technology change:

The fast casual and quick service industry is in the midst of a revolution driven by mobile...

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Article: “The Future is Now in Agricultural Technologies”

I appear online and in the April issue of Growing Produce magazine in Florida, talking about...

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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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