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Disruption & Acceleration · 2015
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Article and Video: 5 Things to Know About the Connected Future
Back in May, I participated in a key customer event for GE Lighting in New York City. Here's a quick little article summary, and video, which captured my thoughts on the future of…
Trend: The Future of Sports & Fitness
I had the honor last week of being the opening keynote speaker for the Sporting & Fitness Industry Association Leadership Summit, held in New Orleans. In attendance were CEO's of…
Summary video: "WorldSkills Leaders forum São Paulo with Jim Carroll and Champions Trust"
Wrap up summary video from São Paulo WorldSkills 2015: "I'm here to inspire the audience about the future, I'm here to get them thinking about the future, and I'm here to get them…
What Will Golf Do With the Arrival of The Drones?
Sometime in the next few years, someone is going to arrive at a golf course, and have their entire round filmed by a drone up in the air overhead. It will follow them around via a…
Trend Report: The Future of Trucks - Connected, Proactive and Data Driven
It was quite a thrill to be the opening speaker a short while ago for the annual Dealers Meeting of Volvo/Mack Trucks North America, in Dallas, Texas. My role was to talk about…
Trend: The End of Life (Insurance)
Through the years, I've done a tremendous number of talks within the insurance industry, both the life and P&C (property and casualty) sides of the business. For years, it's been…
Everybody likes firetrucks! The lessons of upside-down innovation ...
Of course everyone does, particularly young kids. And as you age, you still marvel at these roaring machines and the brave firefighters who command them. A few weeks ago, I was…
We're slow, we're doomed, but we aren't going to do anything about it!
It's an interesting time for many organizations. There is a wave of business model disruption, new competition, fast paced change, a massive transition in skills and knowledge --…
Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine: 2015 Innovation Outlook
I'm thrilled that I've again been cover in CG&T Magazine's annual outlook. This marks 4 years in a row! This year my comments are short and sweet - I continue to believe that…
Article: 5 Things World Class Innovators Do that Others Do Not
I just found this article, which ran on the ERA blog after my keynote on the future of real estate, for their 2013 conference. It's a good read! ------ 5 Things World Class…
Article: "The Need for Speed: Soon Come; Must Go....."
"Of particular interest to your editor were the words—and the AK-47 speed at which they were uttered—of Jim Carroll" At this time back in 2007, I was the opening keynote speaker…
Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy
I did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly customized keynote, built around the theme, "Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the…
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