From the Stage: Don’t Be Motorola
October 2, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage At Legrand in 2017, an executive named John asked me the question every audience...
The Future, Sector by Sector — Manufacturing & Industrial: The Factory Learned to Think
October 1, 2026, BY JimCarrollNinth stop: manufacturing.jimcarroll.com is live, with a companion PDF — The Future of...
The Trends Scorecard: Manufacturing – What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
June 23, 2026, BY JimCarroll"The trends always said where manufacturing was headed. The future went to those who listened —...
What Goes Into a Highly Customized Keynote? THIS!
February 13, 2026, BY JimCarrollAs someone who has been a main-stage keynote speaker for 33 years, one of my points of pride has...
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Future of Manufacturing: “Shift your mindset from why you can’t to why you must!”
February 10, 2026, BY JimCarroll"Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It was an...
Daily Inspiration: “It’s not about what you know. It’s about knowing what you need to know!”
January 27, 2026, BY JimCarroll"It's not about what you know. It's about knowing what you need to know!" - Futurist Jim...
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Manufacturing: “Shift your focus from managing the known to mastering the next.” –
October 23, 2025, BY JimCarroll"Shift your focus from managing the known to mastering the next." - Futurist Jim...
Decoding Tomorrow: The Way Forward: #7 Retail – “Retail success is no longer about moving boxes from a warehouse to a shelf. It’s about moving an experience from a brand story into a customer’s life.”
October 1, 2025, BY JimCarroll“Retail success is no longer about moving boxes from a warehouse to a shelf. It's about moving an...
Decoding Tomorrow: The Way Forward: #1 Manufacturing – “The most valuable part of a modern manufacturing operation is the part you can’t see: the algorithms that optimize flow, the data that predicts failure, and the agility that makes the entire process intelligent.”
September 23, 2025, BY JimCarroll"The most valuable part of a modern manufacturing operation is the part you can't see: the...













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