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When do you innovate?

The New Yorker has a great article out, "Hanging tough," about how some companies choose to ensure...

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Follow me on Twitter …..

I've been online since 1982, which is a relatively long period of time. (27 years!) I signed...

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Thinking big – the transformative ideas that will shape our future

In the interview just posted on my site ("What is a futurist"), I commented that "we live in...

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What does it mean to innovate at high velocity?

I was the opening keynote speaker for a major credit union conference. In the room were the...

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“What is a futurist?”

Apparently, I'm a member of "one of the world's oldest professions."Hmmm...That's from the...

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Innovators Get Out in Front

On stage in Las Vegas, Jim challenges his audience to think about the importance of innovating in...

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Hunting innovation : I’m keynoting Burger King’s global leadership conference

There are two types of organizations in the world today: those that have retrenched, shut down...

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Are you paying attention to your economic brand?

I had a long conversation with a Dubai-based journalist yesterday; he was seeking my insight...

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Article – “Are you ready for financial mashup widgets?”

My latest CAMagazine article is out.In January, I was invited to address a group of CIO's and...

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Video – “Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century”

In February, I was the closing keynote speaker for the American Nursery and Landscape Association....

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Growth strategies – What I’ve Seen From the CEO’s

Here's a brochure extract from another upcoming conference. The theme : "Moving Beyond the...

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Experiential Capital

In my book Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, I made this observation:...

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Keynote : Facilities 09: Rethinking the hospital

I've been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for "Facilities 09", a conference organized...

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Rethinking Innovation

Here's one thing I've been stressing to many of my clients during keynotes, leadership and...

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“Thriving in turbulent times ” – interview on Cognos Radio

IBM's Cognos division has put up an interview with me on their BIRadio site, which focuses on...

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Change – Deal with It!

One of the events I have coming up is in May in Las Vegas. I'll be the opening keynote speaker for...

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Things You Need to Do Right Now to Focus on the Future!

I've got a tremendous number of keynotes coming up for April through June, ranging from a global...

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Keynote: “…. a whirlwind of a speech….”

Back in November, I had the honor of providing the opening keynote address for the Picture...

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When Do You Innovate?

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Reinventing brand relevance

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The insurance industry in 2015

(A note from Jim: I wrote this post in 2009. It's getting an extensive number of hits now, in...

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Keynote summary: “Organizations only succeed by risking failure.”

I was the opening keynote speaker for CropLife Canada back in December; this article just came in,...

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Focusing on growth in a perilous economy – how innovators win

There's a lot of research that goes into every keynote and workshop I undertake. Recently, one...

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Recent keynote: Innovating for growth in the restaurant industry!

I was thrilled to be the opening keynote speaker for Yum! Brands 2009 Global Leadership Meeting....

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Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), Las Vegas, Nevada: Global Franchise Meeting

Held in Las Vegas, Jim’s keynote focused on innovation and growth strategies in a...

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The hollowing out of big corporate R&D

I've just returned from delivering the opening keynote for the 14th Annual Portfolio...

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Avoiding the idea recession!

Cognos has run an article I've writen about the importance of not sliding into an "idea...

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Economic keynotes: “7 Things You Need to Do Right Now!”

I was in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday, as the closing speaker for the annual conference of the...

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100 Days of Innovation – #5 – Form Fast Teams

Over the last few weeks, I've had a variety of conference calls with CEO's or senior...

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Video – The Future of Healthcare

Here's a clip from my keynote for the World HealthCare Innovation & Technology Congress, where...

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Video clip – “Dealing with the innovation killers”

Here's another clip from my closing keynote at the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology...

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Inspirational video clip – “Innovating during a recession”

I received the DVD of my closing keynote for the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology...

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“Dive-in movies” and High-Velocity Product Innovation

Here's an interesting way to think about the issue of high-velocity product innovation.I was...

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The Obama economy: what comes next?

A reporter called yesterday, wanting to speak about the "Obama economy." One of the questions:...

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Innovating in the springtime, outdoors, in the sunshine!

In the last week, Europe has suffered through a dreadful cold spell. A huge polar arctic air...

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2009 Food Industry trends – “hyper-nicheing” is the new reality ….

There are a lot of hits coming into my web site searching for "food industry trends 2009" or "2009...

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Financial & banking innovation awards for 2009!

I just finalized my review of the entries for the 2009 Monarch Innovation Awards; for the...

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Think growth! Getting ahead of the economy …

It's 2009, and it looks like I'll be quite busy with a number of organizations who are focused...

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Think growth! We get mail…..

I often get mail after speaking on stage to a group of people, or after hosting a small...

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What does 2008 look like on January 1, 2015?

Ask yourself that question. The year 2008 will look like this: it was the year that a global...

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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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