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In the UK Sun today: “100 not out: How your baby will reach its century”

It's that time of year when all kinds of media are running their 'looking into the future'...

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What a fun way to end the year!

With about 125,000 air miles, and about 50 events, my 2013 speaking year has drawn to a close....

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Keynote: REALTORS Triple Play Convention, Atlantic City – Innovation and the Future of Real Estate

Jim Carroll delivered a luncheon keynote address to approximately 1,500 attendees at the REALTORS...

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Keynote: FMC Agriculture – The Future of Farming in the Era of Acceleration, Cabos San Lucas, Mexico

Vertical farming. 24 hour farming with self-driving tractor technology. Micro-climate...

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Article: How Associations Can Keep Up with Change, Change … And More Change

A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by the Membership Management Report about some of the...

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The Miracle that is Greece….

A week ago, I had the delightful opportunity of being the closing keynote speaker for a global...

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George Jetson, Spock and NASA : When Science Fiction Accelerates

Here's a video clip from a recent keynote I did in Houston for a health care group. It's pretty...

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Technological Changes Can Transform Medicine by 2020: A Conversation with the Futurist Jim Carroll

In September, I was the closing keynote speaker for the American Medical Group Association...

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Audio : Interview on Drug Store News

Drug Store News ran a 7 minute interview with me back in August. Here's the audio: in a...

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Keynote: Sandia National Laboratories – Rethinking Innovation in a World of Accelerating Science

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote and facilitated a half-day working session at Sandia National...

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Keynote: Retail Value Chain Federation Annual Fall Conference, Scottsdale – The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast

Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at the Retail Value Chain Federation (RVCF) 2013 Annual...

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Video: “Stories from Surviving the Information Age”

Back in the 1990's, i wrote a delightful book that explored the early relationships that baby...

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Video: Innovative organizations aren’t afraid of thinking big – they’re afraid of thinking too small!

Here's a new clip -- I'm challenging the audience to move away from a tactical role to a strategic...

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Trends and Innovation: The Franchising Industry

I found this recently from a keynote two years back.... Future Trends: Futurist, Trends,...

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Challenge, Response and Interaction: Keynotes with a Difference!

[caption id="attachment_12478" align="alignright" width="385"] "I'm now building polls, live,...

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Electronic Rep Assoc

Jim Carroll was the keynote speaker at the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) 2013...

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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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Keynote: BOMEX 2013, Halifax – The Future of Retail and the Intelligent Building

Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address to approximately 300 delegates at BOMEX 2013 — the...

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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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Keynote: American Medical Group Association Annual Conference, Phoenix – Healthcare 2020

Jim Carroll delivered the closing keynote address at the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)...

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Keynote: Global Family Wealth Managers Conference, Athens – Growth, Innovation and the Long View

Jim Carroll delivered the closing keynote address at an exclusive global conference of family...

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Standing on a corner

A brief pause between...

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Keynote: Black & Veatch Utility Executive Leadership Institute, Aspen – The Future of Infrastructure

Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at Black & Veatch’s Annual Utility Executive...

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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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Keynote: UBM Canon Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Expo, Philadelphia – The Future of Manufacturing

Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at the UBM Canon Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Expo and...

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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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