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Keynote Case Study: Global Cold Chain Alliance — AI-Enabled Operations in the Cold Chain
For the Global Cold Chain Alliance in Palm Springs, Jim Carroll explored how AI, logistics change, automation and smarter facilities are reshaping the future of cold-chain…
34 Books. 1.5 Million Copies. One Remarkable Publishing Adventure. And We're Just Getting Started
From an eight-week writing marathon in 1993 to a national bestseller, decades of books, and the reinvention of Oblio Press in 2026. I've just relaunched my publishing company…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #23: Build a Hype Filter
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
Behind the Books: A New Chapter for Oblio Press and a Long-Overdue Tribute to Christa
I've just relaunched OblioPress.com. On the surface, it's a new home for the books published through Oblio Press, the independent publishing company that Christa and I established…
From the Stage: Legacy Doesn't Matter
Opening the EY National Tax Conference in Montreal, I described what I hear in boardrooms everywhere, from Disney to ESPN: "It is so overwhelming that increasingly legacy doesn't…
I’ve Spent 33 Years Watching Crazy Ideas Become Ordinary. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
The greatest mistake in predicting the future isn’t getting the technology wrong. It’s underestimating how quickly the impossible becomes routine.A few days ago, I found myself on…
Keynote Case Study: M200 — Managing the Disruptive Potential of Artificial Intelligence
For M200’s invitation-only audience of senior risk and legal managers from Fortune 500 and insurance organizations, Jim Carroll addressed the short- and long-term disruptive…
Keynote Case Study: East Penn Manufacturing — AI in the Future of Manufacturing
For East Penn Manufacturing, Jim Carroll looked at how AI, automation and digital systems are transforming industrial operations. The keynote focused on the practical future of…
I Would Rather Have Questions That Can't Be Answered
Than answers that can't be questioned. That's the crossroads every curious mind eventually stands at. It is a small sentence that changes how you approach an entire career. I…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #22: Know Your Two Types of Farmers
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
From the Stage: Forget the MBA. Get a Master's in Business Imagination
Speaking to a dental audience for Cain Watters & Associates, I pushed back on the idea that you can be "motivated" into creativity: "I find motivational speakers kind of a weird…
Keynote Case Study: ICON PLC — AI and Accelerated Clinical Trials
For ICON PLC, Jim Carroll explored how AI, data, science and digital infrastructure are reshaping clinical research and the future of clinical trials. The keynote highlighted the…
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