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“What am I going to do today to kill new ideas?”

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A conscious decision – don’t take part in this recession!

I led a small workshop last week after an event, focused on the issue of "how can we establish...

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Where’s the growth? Rethinking long term opportunity

I wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes...

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Playboy, innovation, and brands from the 1950’s

When you travel a lot like I do, you end up doing a lot of reading. One of the books I've...

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Imagine the hospital of 2020! I certainly can!

I'm at the airport in Austin, Texas, having just delivered the opening keynote for Facilities...

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Followup to BCAMA conference – Keynote feedback!

Some very nice feedback from my keynote for the BC American Marketing Association Big Ideas...

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The Internet economy: How it will drive recovery

From my May CAMagazine column. As we worry and wonder about the state of the global...

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I read a book today, oh boy! “Bothered by My Green Conscience”

Fifteen years ago, I met Franke James -- a brilliant designer, artist, and creative thinker....

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Time for a little innovation oxygen? Why wasting time is a GOOD thing…..

When my friend Scott Kress summited Mount Everest last year, he used a little bit of oxygen...

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10 Things You Need to Do to Innovate in a Recession

Business Week ran an article in January, "10 Worst Innovation Mistakes in a Recession." It's...

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“Opportunities 2009” – the workforce of 2020!

I was the opening keynote speaker yesterday for Opportunities 2009, a conference in Ontario,...

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It’s January 15, 2020 : Do you know where your healthcare system is?

  Grab the PDF by clicking on the image on the right! The world of healthcare and...

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The Shed Project – How to Move a Shed 20 feet – Intact?

So let's really try out the power of social networking, and see if it can apply to practical,...

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Good jobs in Bad Times – I’m interviewed on PBS on future career trends

WKSU, the PBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, has been running a series this week titled "Good...

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You need to have a relentless focus on growth — RELENTLESS!

I was interviewed sometime last month by FoodProcessing.com - this was related to their discovery...

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HVAC 2.0 – Thoughts on my Las Vegas keynote

I just came off stage in Las Vegas from an opening keynote for a group of about 500 representatives...

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The explosion of mobile banking! My upcoming Texas keynote ….

I'm off to Austin, Texas today, where I'll be the closing keynote speaker tomorrow for the...

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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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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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