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Article: “Get app and go” – How I developed my iPhone app!

Last fall, Microsoft invited me to speak at a series of events related to its Windows 7...

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Toyota, quality, and what we knew in 2007 ……

Back in May 2007, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 4th World Conference on...

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Ingram Micro

What do world class innovators do that others don't do? When I delivered that topic for Deloitte...

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Report on my keynote for the Illinois Governor Tourism Congress

Here's a blog post that ran over at the Chicago Hospitality Insider blog with a report on my...

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Finding growth with knowledge exponentiation

I've been doing a tremendous number of small, intimate CEO level leadership meetings; I'll...

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Rethinking long term care

Bill Gates once observed that "most people overestimate the amount of change that will occur in two...

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Food industry trends: Faster is the New Fast!

Here's an article that I wrote for Food Manufacturing on trends in the consumer, food and...

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Article – “The Closest Thing to a Crystal Ball” – Future of the Meetings Industry

Here's an article that just ran that offers some of my thoughts on what's up with the global...

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Video: Is Your Brand from the Olden Days?

Could you be so out of touch with your customers that you have no clue how they truly perceive...

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Video : Brand authenticity is the new benchmark

How is social networking impacting brands? Take a look![wonderplugin_video...

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14 Key Innovation Strategies for Financial Advisors & Financial Organizations

(This post was originally written back in 2010 after I did a talk for the National Australia...

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US Air Force & Navy Child Youth Programs, Dallas: Aligning To The Future of Counselling & Recreation

Michelle Obama believed that a big challenge existed with military families, and specifically, that...

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What do world class innovators do that others don’t do?

I was in Chicago earlier this week; I had a keynote for the leadership team of a company that's...

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The future: “…think in terms of transformation .. & .. manage the expectation gap…”

Another report on my keynote for 4,000 at the annual meeting of the National Parks &...

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10 Phrases to Think About for 2010

The chance that your company, markets, competitors will be the same in ten years is virtually...

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Innovators focus on “corporate agility’

How quickly can you scale if you encounter a new market opportunity? How quickly can you react to...

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Video: Food industry trends – it’s all about velocity!

In the food industry -- it's all faster.A faster focus on 'fresh' food. New taste trends happen...

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Innovators aren’t afraid to ask tough questions!

In fact, the realities are that not only are innovative people unafraid to ask questions,...

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Cardboard people, plasma people: Generational change and innovation!

How do you master innovation? Through the powerful story in this video clip, I point out the...

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How to get faster when the world is faster…

What should innovative organizations do? When everything is faster still, focus on these...

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Location intelligence, financial industries and business model change!

I had quite a few financial oriented keynotes through the last year, for banks, mortgage...

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Video: The future of customers and branding

"Do you we truly appreciate just how quickly things are going to evolve?"[wonderplugin_video...

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What do innovative companies do that other companies don’t do?

Innovative organizations focus upon the concept of agility: they can manage fast change, new risk,...

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Is it time for an innovation audit?

Is it time for an innovation audit within your organization? Maybe so![caption...

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Silicon Valley innovation velocity set to dominate every industry

My January / February CA Magazine article is out; entitled "Stranger than Science Fiction," it...

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Video: The future of seniors care & innovation in the health sector

I'm a big believer that many of the big transformations that will occur in the future -- and which...

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Key 2010 Trend: The Rise of the Personal Brand App

Early in December, I was contacted by an AP reporter who was doing a story on the key trends...

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“How is the recession changing the way we do business?”

Here's a quick quote from a year end article that ran in Computer Dealer News: CDN: How is the...

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Jim Carroll iPhone App: Now available!

At 2pm yesterday, the new Jim Carroll iPhone App became available on the iTunes App...

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Key trends and insight from 2009

I'll be shutting down through the next several weeks from today; I'll still be picking up...

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High Velocity Change & Increasing Business Intensity

A huge number of global organiztions have me in to challenge their team to think about how to deal...

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Location intelligence and the conference industry

Convene Magazine is the official publication of the Professional Convention Management...

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The New Workforce!

A brief video clip on just how different our workforce is set to become ; from a keynote in Salt...

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Article: “Anticipating the Future”

The feedback on my Salt Lake City keynote for the National Recreation and Parks Association...

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Pervasive Connectivity!

I still believe the defining trend of the next decade will involve "pervasive connectivity," as...

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Article – “The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast”

Expectation gaps create tremendous opportunityChronicle Herald, November 2009By Kelly...

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“How cool is that?” “Let’s focus on growth!”

My news tracker picked up this small interview that appeared in Food Processing Magazine a few...

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PacMan in the streets! Challenge Yourself to Think Differently!

When you've got 4,000 people from large cities and small towns across America, thinking about how...

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Courage to Go Forward Into The Future!

When you open up a conference for 4,000 people, you really need to get them inspired and ready to...

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Innovation and the concept of “chameleon revenue”

I am not alone in thinking we're in the midst of a significant economic transformation. As Mick...

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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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