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Keynote: Rocky Mountain Electrical League, San Antonio, Texas : The Future IS Connected Energy
What's the future of energy generation, the grid, power lines? Fast! This was their 100th annual get together - quite the track record for a group of companies and organizations…
Daily Inspiration: "In the long run, science wins!"
“In the long run, science wins!” - Futurist Jim Carroll In this photo, I'm on stage in New Orleans, speaking at the largest conference on the largest water conference in the…
Keynote: "Toward the New Energy Paradigm" - My Keynote for the 115th annual RMEL Conference
This September, I'll headline what must be the longest running conference in the energy industry - let alone the event industry. I'll focus on the themes found in my energy…
Daily Inspiration: "It’s too late to prepare to be disrupted - you already have been!"
“It’s too late to prepare to be disrupted - you already have been!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The photo is from a keynote last fall for the SAP for Utilities conference - in the room…
Daily Inspiration: "Electricity is the new asphalt, connectivity is the new horsepower, and silicon is the new oil."
It's the end of the era of oil. Microgrids now determine the future of energy utilities. The future of just about everything is with batteries. These were just a few of the trends…
Video: The Future of Energy is Fast! Are You?
Siemens has booked me to headline a major energy conference in Houston in May. So I did a little video about what to expect. Give it a watch. We are going to see more change to…
Keynote: National Mining Association, Scottsdale, Arizona : Autonomy, Robotics, AI & More - Disruption Underground
Well, this was fun! A keynote for CEO’s and senior executives of many American and global mining on the future trends that will provide opportunity and challenge going forward…
The GIS of Trees: Spatial Intelligence and Maps Are the Future of Just About Everything!
Despite the fact that I'm a futurist with a relentless focus on innovative thinking, I'm probably as guilty as the next person in making quick judgement on people and companies -…
Keynote Case Study: NRECA — The Rural Grid Was Becoming a Platform for Distributed Energy
When I returned to speak for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Nashville, the central message was straightforward: The future belongs to the fast —…
Daily Inspiration: "In the era of hyperchange, are you a leader, or a follower?"
“In the era of hyperchange, are you a leader, or a follower?” - Futurist Jim Carroll The Story Behind the Picture It’s from a keynote in Nashville for the National Rural…
Keynote: National Rural Electrical Cooperative (NRECA), Nashville, Tennessee - The Future of Energy
The future belongs to the fast – particularly in the world of the fast moving energy industry! There’s a massive amount of change going in this sector – small, local, community…
Keynote Case Study: TechAdvantage 2018 — The Energy Future Is Distributed + Hyperconnected
At TechAdvantage 2018, futurist Jim Carroll challenged the utility sector to see rapid change as opportunity — from battery advances and grid parity to microgrids, analytics and…
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