Most futurists never get graded. I decided to grade myself.
Over twenty years, I stood on stages around the world and told entire industries what was coming next. Those predictions are all still sitting in my archive — time-stamped, in public, impossible to quietly revise. So I went back and marked them, one industry at a time. The hits, the misses, and the ones where I was right about the direction but too optimistic about the speed.
Ten industries. A golf special. No cherry-picking. The pattern that emerged surprised even me: the technology curve is predictable — the friction is not. Start with the introduction to see the method, or jump straight to your industry. Then read the Final Verdict for what twenty years of being graded actually taught me.
The Trends Scorecard: Energy & Utilities – What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
June 25, 2026, BY JimCarroll"The future of energy was never about a bigger smokestack or more coal. It was always about the...
The Trends Scorecard: Healthcare – What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
June 24, 2026, BY JimCarroll"The future of human health isn't waiting to be discovered. It's waiting to be implemented." —...
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 —...
Daily Inspiration: The Trends Scorecard Series: Grading 20+ Years of My Predictions (Introduction)
June 22, 2026, BY JimCarroll"Anyone can make a prediction. Few are brave enough to be graded on it." - Futurist Jim...








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