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The Disruptive Velocity of Industry Change: Cars Have Become Computers, and Traditional Auto Companies Can't Keep Up
Cars have become computers. And the fact is, most car companies can’t keep up as the speed of change shifts to the speed of Moore’s law and Silcon Valley. Here's a clip from the…
The Era of Instant Obsolescence: The Olden Days, Cars, and the Collapse of After-Sale Market Value
When you’ve been a keynote speaker for 25 years you’ve got your “Greatest Hits”. Here’s on of mine - “Things from the Olden Days”. Audiences love it And in this case, I’m using it…
Thinking Big & Bold: That Moment I Predicted the Tesla Business Model in 2003!
Back in 2003, I pretty much predicted the emergence of the Tesla business model and the disruption occurring today in the automotive industry. I had the details wrong though - in…
Keynote Case Study: AutoGlass 2019: The Windshield Became An Intelligent Device.
Jim Carroll's keynote challenged the repair industry at Autoglass 2019 in Indianapolis with a rapidly changing automotive reality: fewer traditional ownership assumptions…
Video: "A Drone Today Might be the Flying Car of Tomorrow ...."
Any trend today can 'go supernova'. Drones of today might scale up quickly to become the flying cars of tomorrow. I'm on stage in Las Vegas, outlining what happens in the era of…
Keynote: Autoglass 2019, Indianapolis, IN: The Future of Automotive and Aftermarket Repair
What do you do in the automotive repair industry if you fix cars - and people are no longer buying cars? What happens when the windshields that you are replacing become highly…
Video: What Happens with the Virtualization of Jobs? Consider Trucking!
A quick panel discussion question from my keynote in Muscat, Oman last year at the International Roads Union Summit. Some food for thought on what might happen, and what needs to…
The Future of Transit: "It's Not Your Grandad's City Bus System Anymore!"
In 1964, at the age of 5, I started going to kindergarten in Byron, a subdivision of London, Ontario. It was back in the day - and at that small age, I actually took a city bus to…
"We Used To ...." - A Look Back at How Primitive Our World Was in 2019
Part of the art of figuring out the future comes not from looking forward, but by looking back. What that idea in mind, here's a list of things we used to do back in 2019 that we…
Daily Inspiration: "“Most people who criticize those who invent the future, usually don’t understand the future that is being invented!”
“Most people who criticize those who invent the future, usually don’t understand the future that is being invented!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s talk about Tesla. And…
Keynote: American Cotton Shippers Association, Laguna Beach, California - The Future of The Agricultural Supply Chain
When do you align yourself to the future? How do you determine when certain key trends which will have a profound impact on your industry become real? What do you do when…
Keynote Case Study: Kalmar Ottawa — Industrial Mobility Was Becoming Autonomous and Electric
Autonomous electrification. That was the phrase at the center of my keynote for Kalmar Ottawa at its national dealers meeting in San Diego. Kalmar Ottawa manufactures the…
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