Twenty-six years ago, I wrote about a future in which manipulating photons would transform computing. In 2006, I challenged 3,000 engineers to imagine it. Now AI is…
Innovation · Media & Technology
I just finished writing my fourth article this year for Flame, the magazine of the National Franchisee Association. This one is about why 2026 demands bold franchise…
Consumer & Food · Growth Strategy
"Make it make sense? Nope. Not right now." - Futurist Jim Carroll We live in a time when countless numbers of otherwise rational, intelligent people are making decisions…
Daily Inspiration · Future & Trends
"You don't get to claim you can see the future if you're never willing to be graded on the past." — Futurist Jim Carroll Over the last little while I did something most…
Trends · Trends Scorecard
"Tradition is what keeps golf worth playing. New players are what keep it alive." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is a special one in my Trends Scorecard series. Usually I…
Golf & Sports · Trends
"The bank branch was never the point. The future of finance is code — and it's being written by everyone but the banks." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is part of my…
Financial Services & Banking · Trends
"The future of construction is intelligence made physical — smart materials, robotic precision, and data-driven design." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is the final entry…
Construction & Infrastructure · Trends
"Insurance spent centuries pricing the past. The future belongs to those who can price the present." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is the Trends Scorecard series, where I…
Insurance · Trends
"Retail was never about the store. It was always about the shelf coming to you." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is the Trends Scorecard series, where I go back into my own…
Retail & Consumer · Trends
"The world's oldest profession became its most advanced. Tomorrow's farm runs on robots, sensors, and code." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is part of my Trends Scorecard…
Agriculture & Food · Trends
"The future doesn't reward what you learned. It rewards how fast you can learn next." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is part of my Trends Scorecard series, where I dig back…
Education · Trends
"The future of the automobile was never about a better engine - it became a computer on wheels.Tesla built it, but BYD is now cashing the check." - Futurist Jim Carroll…
Automotive & Transportation · Trends
