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Daily Inspiration: “Visionaries define the future - long before the future defines them!”
“Visionaries define the future - long before the future defines them!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It takes a lot of fortitude to walk into oil country and tell them that oil is over!…
Your Future? Companies That Do Not Yet Exist Will Sell Products Not Yet Conceived...
2 years ago, on stage in Marrakech, Morocco, in my opening keynote for the World Bank / International Finance Corporation manufacturing conference. Are you aligned to a faster…
Daily Inspiration: “We’re quickly moving from the era of mass production to one of mass customization.....That’s your reality - and that’s your opportunity!”
“We’re quickly moving from the era of mass production to one of mass customization, in which any potential customer in the world is now less than 3 days away from the order date…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovation is all about not yet knowing how to do something - but doing it anyway!"
"Innovation is all about not yet knowing how to do something - but doing it anyway!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk experiential capital! It's often better to try to do the new…
Daily Inspiration: “There’s always an opportunity at the end of every complexity!”
“There’s always an opportunity at the end of every complexity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A collection of photos from yesterday's event in Detroit. With 20 months at home…
Daily Inspiration: “Even in the darkest of moments, there is always the opportunity of the light at the end of your tunnel!”
“Even in the darkest of moments, there is always the opportunity of the light at the end of your tunnel!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm in Detroit! In a hotel! Near a stage! Later…
Daily Inspiration: “Every trend is both a threat and an opportunity. Disruptors recognize the former and minimize the latter!”
“Every trend is both a threat and an opportunity. Disruptors recognize the former and minimize the latter!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Word of mouth is critical in the business of…
Daily Inspiration: “Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!”
“Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There are certain moments in your career when you know you've hit…
Daily Inspiration: “Like it or not, your strategy must now take into account a growing number of people who are simply, comfortably dumb!”
“Like it or not, your strategy must now take into account a growing number of people who are simply, comfortably dumb!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's my grumpy face! Every once in a…
Daily Inspiration: “Anticipate tomorrow - but act today!”
“Anticipate tomorrow - but act today!” - Futurist Jim Carroll On this day in 2014, I was the closing speaker at HealthAchieve 2014 in Toronto, Canada, one of the largest…
Daily Inspiration: “A futurist? My job is to help you build your future — inside my mind!”
“A futurist? My job is to help you build your future — inside my mind!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm sometimes told that I'm not like other people. I get used to it. My wife can be…
Daily Inspiration: “World class innovators? They’re built for speed, structured for acceleration!”
“World class innovators? They’re built for speed, structured for acceleration!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This message from 2019 looks very predictive today in light of what…
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