“Think growth! Think optimism! Think like a farmer!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Obviously my keynote this morning is for the agricultural industry - I’m headlining the DTN…
Agriculture & Food · Daily Inspiration
Over the years, I've done a lot of talks for groups of economic developers on the overall theme, "Where's the growth?" I cover a wide variety of trends that are driving…
Construction & Infrastructure · Event Highlights
Last but not least – this one was a huge amount of fun – it’s the community where my ski chalet is located, 2 hours north of Toronto, Ontario! They were having their AGM…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Economic Development
You know you are doing something right when an organization brings you back for the 3rd time! The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly…
Autonomous Vehicles · Construction & Infrastructure
On stage, I have a little bit of fun pointing out that the cartoon below seems to summarize the state of the political situation in the US today. I used it a few weeks…
Autonomous Vehicles · Future & Trends
Sadly, one week before the horrific Las Vegas shootings, I spoke at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for economic development officials from across the state, on key…
Event Highlights · Event Highlights - Economic Development
We seem to live in two parallel worlds at this moment: the fanciful, political, "let's make a wish" or "yell and scream" political world, and the real world. I don't…
Autonomous Vehicles · Growth Strategy
“Some people see a trend and see a threat. Innovators see the same trend and see an opportunity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll
Daily Inspiration · Growth Strategy
It's about time someone starts to talk about the future implications of the new world history that we are now watching unfold. I decided to write this post after reading…
Growth Strategy · Leadership
I'm cleaning out some old research files, and came across this simple set of statistics: between now and 2050, we will move from 7 to 10 billion people; we need 70% more…
Growth Strategy · Megatrends
A few months ago, I opened this conference with a resounding call to action -- there are tremendous opportunities to reinvent and transform manufacturing in North…
Growth Strategy · Manufacturing & Industrial
A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, and filmed a little clip about the need to innovate despite massive uncertainty. Last week, I was in the UK, and filmed a version…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
