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What's your future-attitude?
There are two types of people in the world -- those who view the future with fear, worry and concern -- and the rest of the people who look at the future as an opportunity. The…
What do you do after the world gets flat? Put a ripple in it!
"When we have this global competition where everyone is competing on price, the only way out of that hell is to up the value of your brand" -- Jim Carroll, Snowboard Trade…
The future of sporting goods in a world of high velocity....
I'm off today to give the dinner keynote for the Sporting Goods Manucturers Association Sports and Technology Convergence Conference in San Diego. When it comes to the future of…
Your customers are high-velocity? Are you?
Does your organization have the right stuff to deal with todays' information-empowered, globally collaborative, we-know-better-than-you-do customer? Maybe not. Imagine that you…
"....the concept of nine-to-five will have just absolutely disappeared...."
At this point, I've been working at home for close to eighteen years. When you've been doing it that long, and you've built up a thriving global business, you gain some real…
Can you run your business at video-game intensity?
Video game business intensity is coming to all industries. This provides some important food for thought -- can you run your business at the high degree of intensity that occurs…
Healthcare and medical trends
Get ready for bio-connectivity, skills wars, knowledge obsolesence and bio-informatics, not to forget healthcare stores. Those are just of the few trends I've been covering in…
Can you deal with velocity?
The future belongs to those who are fast - that's the reality of velocity! Watch this clip with Jim Carroll on stage speaking to thousands on stage in Las Vegas.... I regularly…
Four Sources For Trends And Ideas .....
It seems BusinessWeek has noticed my comments on trends, the future, and innovation. They've posted my blog as one of four sites to check out for insight into trends and ideas…
Next big home entertainment trend? Dive-in Movies!
We're still having a bit of a stretch of warm weather, and tonight promises to be great. With the early sunset, it is time for another 'dive-in movie!' -- a unique outdoor…
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association: The Future of Recreation
Jim delivered a dinner keynote for dozens of CEOs of some of the world’s largest sporting goods companies, taking a look at the new consumer, the new media spend, and the rapidly…
Keynote Case Study: Caterpillar — Moving Upscale
Caterpillar brought me into its global dealers meeting to address a strategic issue that reaches far beyond industrial equipment: How do you keep a product from becoming a…
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