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Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration: "Our new reality? Irrational certainty now undermines almost every rational trend!"
"Our new reality? Irrational certainty now undermines almost every rational trend!" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, how do you take on the unique times in which we find ourselves? How…
Keynote Case Study: WSPP — The Future of Energy Was Arriving Faster Than the Grid
At the WSPP Fall Operating Committee Meeting, Jim Carroll addressed utility and energy executives at a moment when the power system was confronting a remarkable new demand wave…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "The key to tomorrow is finding your pace in an accelerating world!
"The key to tomorrow is finding your pace in an accelerating world!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm down in Arizona for an event tomorrow for a room full of executives from the…
Decoding Tomorrow: The Way Forward: #3 Energy: ""The power plant of the past was a smokestack on the horizon. The power plant of the future is the solar panel on your roof, the battery in your garage, and the intelligent software that connects them all."
"The power plant of the past was a smokestack on the horizon. The power plant of the future is the solar panel on your roof, the battery in your garage, and the intelligent…
Trend: What's Really Causing Energy Prices to Spike?
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #9 Climate-Positive Technologies: "The next generation of infrastructure will drive economic growth through purposeful design."
"The next generation of infrastructure drives economic growth through purposeful design." - Futurist Jim Carroll (Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which…
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #8 The Circular Economy: "Opportunities come not just from turning trash into treasure, but from engineering systems and products to make that a regular reality."
"Opportunities come not just from turning trash into treasure, but from engineering systems and products to make that a regular reality." - Futurist Jim Carroll (Futurist Jim…
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #7 Energy Decentralization - ""The power plant of the future isn't a smokestack. It's all around your home."
"The power plant of the future isn't a smokestack. It's all around your home." - Futurist Jim Carroll The global energy grid is in the midst of its most profound transformation in…
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #6 Electrification Revolution: ""The global power grid is being rewired. You can either argue about the old outlets or help connect the new ones."
"The global power grid is being rewired. You can either argue about the old outlets or help connect the new ones."- Futurist Jim Carroll The massive shift from carbon combustion…
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