Potatoes, Fiji, and the Future!
June 22, 2015, BY JimCarrollIf you are a futurist (like me), you always must be focused on the upside. Otherwise, you don't...
What Will Golf Do With the Arrival of The Drones?
June 16, 2015, BY JimCarrollSometime in the next few years, someone is going to arrive at a golf course, and have their entire...
Keynote: Mondi, Prague, Czech Republic – Intelligent Packaging, Logistics and the Future of Retail
June 9, 2015, BY ChristaMondi is a large scale European / Middle East / Africa / Asia packaging and paper company. And like...
Why Prague Matters….
June 5, 2015, BY JimCarrollI grew up during the Cold War. I remember the era of atomic weapons as a threat above our...
Keynote: Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities, Denver : Education in the Era of Skills Acceleration
June 3, 2015, BY Christa1/2 of the knowledge that a student gets in their very first year of a college or university...
Keynote: HP Mexico, Miami – Key Customer CIO Summit
May 27, 2015, BY ChristaHP Mexico brought customers of key client companies to Miami for a CIO Summit. The overall agenda...
Keynote: Honeywell, Baltimore – How Skills Acceleration Defines the Future of Talent Management
May 19, 2015, BY ChristaOver the years, I've been invited in to speak to the HR departments of many organizations. In this...
Keynote: Patterson Veterinary, Dallas, Texas: The Future of Veterinary Medicine
May 13, 2015, BY JimCarrollThe acceleration of medical science, new diagnostic technology, advanced medical procedures, and...
Trend Report: The Future of Trucks – Connected, Proactive and Data Driven
May 11, 2015, BY JimCarroll[caption id="attachment_13639" align="alignright" width="300"] My son and I in front of one of...
Keynote: Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Dallas – The Future of Agriculture: Precision Farming Meets Rural Finance
May 6, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Farm Credit Bank of Texas in Dallas, in May 2015. With...
Keynote: Kone Cranes, Orlando – The Future of Global Shipping and Logistics
May 5, 2015, BY ChristaYou ever see those massive overhead cranes at container piers and shipping locations? That's Kone!...
Keynote: GE Lighting, New York – Construction Design, Methodology and Concepts in the Era of Smart
May 4, 2015, BY ChristaThe energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the...
Keynote: Morneau Shepell, Toronto – The Future of Work: Benefits, Wellness, and the Changing Employer-Employee Contract
April 29, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Morneau Shepell in Toronto, in April 2015. As wellness,...
Keynote: Volvo & Mac Trucks, Dallas – How to Sell Proactive, Self-Diagnosing, Connected, Data Driven Trucks
April 23, 2015, BY ChristaThe typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. They are connected, aware,...
Keynote: LIMRA, Arlington – The Future of Life Insurance: Data, Digital, and a New Generation of Buyers
April 16, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for LIMRA in Arlington, in April 2015. With Millennials rethinking...
Trend: The End of Life (Insurance)
April 8, 2015, BY JimCarrollThrough the years, I've done a tremendous number of talks within the insurance industry, both...
Keynote: Pepsi, Muskoka – Future Trends in Consumer Products: Innovation at the Shelf
April 7, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Pepsi in Muskoka, in April 2015. As health-conscious consumers,...
Everybody likes firetrucks! The lessons of upside-down innovation …
April 6, 2015, BY JimCarrollOf course everyone does, particularly young kids. And as you age, you still marvel at these roaring...
Keynote: BASF – Transformative Trends Defining the Petrochemicals Industry : Houston, Texas
March 30, 2015, BY ChristaThis global organization was celebrating their 150th anniversary throughout 2015 and their theme...
Keynote: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Transformational Leadership.
March 30, 2015, BY JimCarrollThe agency invited Jim to speak to a group of senior leaders to speak on the issue of what...
Keynote: McKesson, Las Vegas – The Acceleration of Healthcare: Supply Chain Meets Digital Health
March 26, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for McKesson in Las Vegas, in March 2015. With value-based care,...
We're slow, we're doomed, but we aren't going to do anything about it!
March 23, 2015, BY JimCarrollIt's an interesting time for many organizations. There is a wave of business model disruption,...
Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine: 2015 Innovation Outlook
March 17, 2015, BY JimCarrollI'm thrilled that I've again been cover in CG&T Magazine's annual outlook. This marks 4 years...
Keynote: Lincoln Financial Group – The Future of Financial Services: Trust, Technology, and the Digital-First Client
March 11, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Lincoln Financial Group in March 2015. With robo-advice, mobile...
Article: 5 Things World Class Innovators Do that Others Do Not
March 2, 2015, BY JimCarroll[caption id="attachment_13585" align="alignright" width="200"] "Innovation is about much more...
Trend: The Looming Corporate Governance Strategy Crisis
February 26, 2015, BY JimCarrollThere was an interesting article in the New York Times on Feb 18: "Careers: 'Board Doctors,' to...
Video: The Acceleration of Knowledge
February 25, 2015, BY JimCarrollSome years back, I worked on a project for Deloitte, which resulted in the video, "What Do World...
Article: “The Need for Speed: Soon Come; Must Go…..”
February 13, 2015, BY JimCarroll"Of particular interest to your editor were the words—and the AK-47 speed at which they were...
Keynote: The Future of the Connected Home, Smartgrids and Energy – Lennox, Dallas
February 11, 2015, BY ChristaWhat's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate...
“Everybody knows…..: : Why companies fail at innovation
February 10, 2015, BY JimCarrollI spend a LOT of time doing talks at corporate meetings; often, a CEO or CxO leadership event for a...
Keynote: Big Trends in Agriculture: Transforming the World’s Oldest Profession – CHS Inc, Holland, Michigan
February 5, 2015, BY ChristaWhether it’s driverless tractors, weed-zapping robots or data-transmitting crops, the future of...
Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy
February 2, 2015, BY JimCarrollI did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly...
Book review: The Martian!
February 2, 2015, BY JimCarrollI've never done a book review on this blog before, and I suspect I'm not really good at...
Keynote: Trane, Portland – The Future of Buildings: Smart Systems, Connected Infrastructure
January 30, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Trane in Portland, in January 2015. As commercial buildings...
The HAL Project: Historical Archiving in Action
January 28, 2015, BY JimCarrollSome weeks back, a post caught my attention, I clicked the link, and followed through. I ended...
25 Trends for 2025 – PDF
January 26, 2015, BY JimCarrollI've put together a full size PDF of my "25 Trends for 2025" document - grab it by clicking the...
Video: A Rollicking Good Bit of Fun!
January 21, 2015, BY JimCarrollFor all the baby boomers out there -- a bit of rollicking good fun, with a look at what we went...
New Keynote Topic: The Internet of Things: Disruption and Opportunity in an Era of Pervasive Connectivity
January 21, 2015, BY JimCarrollEvery industry is set to be transformed as an era of hyper connectivity becomes the new norm. The...
Article: Going fast? The Future Will Be Faster
January 19, 2015, BY JimCarrollA few weeks ago, I was the closing keynote speaker for Potato Expo 2015 in Orlando, with a talk...



































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