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Manufacturing & Industrial · 2019
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20 Trends into 2030: Are You Ready for The Massive Transformation of Just About Everything?
It's time to get your future on! In the era of acceleration, when everything is speeding up, it's difficult to imagine where we might be in 10 years. But I can do that - that's my…
Keynote Case Study: IFC / World Bank Group — Manufacturing Opportunity Was Shifting to the Fast
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, brought me to Marrakesh to headline its 2nd Global Manufacturing Conference. The audience included…
Daily Inspiration: “Optimism is your opportunity!”
“Optimism is your opportunity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll What a day in Marrakech yesterday as I opened the 2nd International Finance Corporation Global Manufacturing Conference…
Manufacturing Innovation: Why So Many Will Miss Out With the Next Recession and Factory 5.0
Here's a clip from my keynote for the "Manufacturing Innovation" conference in Orlando in 2012. We were just coming off the recession; manufacturing executives were working hard…
Keynote Case Study: Schneider Electric: The Factory Was Becoming A Platform. Industrial Operations Were Going Digital.
For Schneider Electric, I explored the shift toward connected operations, industrial IoT, software-defined manufacturing, energy intelligence and the accelerating move to Factory…
Keynote: Schneider Electric, Austin Texas - The Industrial Internet of Things and ReInventing Process Manufacturing
There's a lot of talk about the Internet of Things. In the world of manufacturing, it goes by the phrase "Industrial Internet of Things." Essentially, we will layer billions of…
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t wait on your indecision!”
“Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t wait on your indecision!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I’m in Austin, Texas today, and later…
Video: The Future of Manufacturing - Do You Have a Sense of Urgency?
The future of manufacturing is happening all around us right now. Do you have a sense of urgency? Additive manufacturing, Factory 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things…
Manufacturing: If You Didn't Reinvent Your Skills, It's Going to be a Tougher Transformation
A few years ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual QAD manufacturing conference - they're an ERP company in this space. At the time, I spoke about the importance of…
Daily Inspiration: “Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids - when you seek the easy way out, the real road to recovery takes hard work!"
“Simplistic solutions are lousy bandaids - when you seek the easy way out, the real road to recovery takes hard work!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s not going to be an easy path for…
Video: Rapid Reinvention and Chameleon Revenue
Your legacy is your death. Watch this clip - CEO's are talking about the need to provide for revenue streams where revenue didn't exist before, from products not previously in…
Article: "8 Questions for a Futurist" - Interview for my upcoming manufacturing keynote in Marrakech, Morocco
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is having me in to Marrakesh to headline their 2nd global conference on manufacturing in just over a…
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