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Keynote Case Study: Mercedes-Benz — The Automotive Industry Was Being Rewritten
The automobile was no longer simply a mechanical product. It was becoming electric. Connected. Increasingly autonomous. And part of a much larger mobility ecosystem. That was the…
Keynote: Mercedes Benz, Detroit, Michigan - Disruption: Self-Driving Cars, Electric Vehicles and the Sharing Economy
Obviously, this is a HOT topic, and being invited in by one of the pre-eminent automative companies in the world to share my thoughts on these trends is certainly a career…
Daily Inspiration: "In the race to the high velocity future, skills access is the new high-wattage energy!"
“In the race to the high velocity future, skills access is the new high-wattage energy!” -Futurist Jim Carroll ‘’ I’m off to Detroit today where I’ll speak tomorrow at Mercedes…
The Story Behind the Picture: 20 Big Rules for Economic Development in the Era of Acceleration!
You know you are doing something right when an organization brings you back for the 3rd time! The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly focused on…
Disney Predicted Self-Driving Cars, Intelligent Highways, the Hyperloop (And Maybe, the Jetsons) - in 1958!
What is the role of a futurist? We share with you ideas and insight that might help you to figure out what comes next! That's what I do, and these days, I'm often using the story…
What Nevada Learned from The Jetsons and the Flintstones: The Future of Economic Development
On stage, I have a little bit of fun pointing out that the cartoon below seems to summarize the state of the political situation in the US today. I used it a few weeks ago when I…
Daily Inspiration: "When it comes to the faster future, one thing can be true, we might not know where we are going, but we sure are making great time in getting there!"
“When it comes to the faster future, one thing can be true: we might not know where we are going, but we sure are making great time in getting there!” -Futurist Jim Carroll…
Two of the Most Innovative Industries Today? Not Quite the Ones You Would Think!
Last spring, I was the closing keynote speaker for a meeting at Genentech -- they're one of the world's leading genomic based pharmaceutical organizations. I just found this gem…
Trends: The Future of Just About Everything is All About Batteries!
Want to understand the future? It's all about the batteries! My attention was reminded of this fact last week with an article that appeared on Bloomberg, "Tech Guru Bill Joy…
"54 Things You Haven't Thought About with Electric, Self-Driving Cars"
Your car is about to become your concierge. A personal robot. And so much more. You probably don't have a lot of time to think about all the things that are going on with the rush…
Trend: Where will the Future Really Happen? 2 Upcoming Keynotes on The Real Future, Not the Fake Future
We seem to live in two parallel worlds at this moment: the fanciful, political, "let's make a wish" or "yell and scream" political world, and the real world. I don't know about…
Daily Inspiration: “If it just won’t work, rip it up, and go in a different direction!”
“If it just won’t work, rip it up, and go in a different direction!” #Futurist Jim Carroll ‘’ In 2006, I was brought into a global meeting of DaimlerChrysler - and at a meeting of…
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