Many people have a belief system that has them convinced that the world of tomorrow will look much like it does today, with the result that when they are confronted by…
Creativity & Imagination · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
"The best ideas are shared ideas" - Jim Carroll This photo was taken during my keynote for Godiva/McVitie's/Ulker in London, UK, all operating under the new company name…
Change · Creativity & Imagination
"Structure is the enemy of innovation - but if you must, establish a routine that involves being spontaneous!" - Jim Carroll The photo is from an event I did for an…
Change · Daily Inspiration
"Innovation is like a tee shot - it is deceptively simple in concept, yet endlessly difficult to achieve with any degree of consistency" - Jim Carroll So I golf. Not…
Daily Inspiration · Golf & Sports
"Don't be afraid of failure. Fear inaction instead!" - Jim Carroll Are you doing enough in your organization to encourage a culture of failure? If not, why not? Failure…
Daily Inspiration · How to be Innovative
While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to 7,000, I also regularly do a whole series of small, CEO or Board meetings…
Automotive & Transportation · Disruption & Acceleration
It's a funny job, being a futurist. Essentially, your job is to take people out of their comfort zone, by removing them from today, and taking them into tomorrow…
Change · How to be Innovative
"Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis" - Futurist Jim Carroll Why are committees so bad for innovation? Here's a list of 10…
Daily Inspiration · How to be Innovative
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
And we're off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages .... right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is "think big, start small, scale fast!" So I woke up this morning and came into…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · How to be Innovative
Give it a few years. You won't even recognize the industry you are operating in. That's because the rate of business model change is accelerating in every single…
Change · Disruption & Acceleration
