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Video: Is the Legacy Auto Industry Finally Accepting the Future?
Companies fight the future, often when they refuse to accept it, acknowledge it, or know that they aren't ready for it. Auto companies have been particularly egregious in this…
Daily Inspiration: "Your ability to dismiss a disruptive trend will always be exceeded by the ability of the disruptive trend to dismiss you!"
"Your ability to dismiss a disruptive trend will always be exceeded by the ability of the disruptive trend to dismiss you!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Toyota has a problem. It is…
Daily Inspiration: "Too many trends are overhyped and under-delivered. Mastering the future involves figuring out which ones!"
"Too many trends are overhyped and under-delivered. Mastering the future involves figuring out which ones!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I love my Tesla. But as you know, I'm no longer…
Daily Inspiration: "Only a fool allows skepticism to get in the way of opportunity!"
"Only a fool allows skepticism to get in the way of opportunity!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about trucks! Three years ago today, I had one of my last in-person keynotes…
Daily Inspiration: "Patience is a tumultuous virtue for the impatient!"
"Patience is a tumultuous virtue for the impatient!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This post with a picture about skiing is actually about electric vehicles and charging infrastructure!…
The BIG Future: Connected Energy
Energy in our electrical system used to be one-way and was mostly from carbon. We are now on the edge of an era in which generation is primarily based on renewables, is…
23 Trends for 2023: Trend #3 - Inevitable Inevitability!
Companies and people fight the future. Inevitability, they come to accept the inevitability of it all! And in 2023, they are going to do more of that! That's Trend #3 of my '23…
Understanding Hubris: What Drives CEO Arrogance - and Why Does it Never End Well?
Let's talk about hubris and arrogance. It kills. And it happens, a lot. And now, it happens faster. You can watch CEO arrogance happen live, in real-time - you are probably doing…
Understanding the Future - It's Not the Trend That Matters, Its the Timing! (Real 'Self Driving' Isn't Here, and Won't be For a Long, Long Time!)
One year ago today, it was with much excitement that I received my Tesla Model 3. It was quite the moment since I'd been talking conceptually on stage about the idea of a…
Daily Inspiration: "Denial has consequences!"
"Denial has consequences!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I had a hard time deciding this morning what I wanted to run with - I was going to write about Putin, anti-vaxxer, 'trucker'…
Ask a Futurist - The Future of Transportation ("The Lost Basement Tapes!")
The folks at UPM - a global leader within the wood and lumber industry - interviewed me for an article they put together, Industrial Revolution 5.0 – driven by sustainability…
Headlines: My Tesla Life 5 Months In: They Own The Future - But Have a Long Fast Way to Go with One Aspect of It!
Just under five months ago, I picked up my Tesla Model 3. It was an exciting moment - I'd been speaking and writing about the disruptive impact the company has been having on the…
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