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Were You Watching How Fast 2019 Happened? So What's Your Plan for 2020?
It's the 'era of acceleration' and a race to the future. Were you even at the starting gate? Based on my '19 Trends for 2019', I put out this 15 minute video at the start of the…
Find Your Future - Because It's All Around You Right Now!
Over the last few months, I've spent some time to edit a few highlights of keynotes - from my talk at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the IRU Congress in Muscat, Oman, the…
On This OK Boomer Thing: The NO PLATE story!
From the vaults. It's 2012. I’m on stage at an event in Orlando, talking about my book “Surviving the Information Age” from 1997, and the odd things that boomers had to go through…
Daily Inspiration: “No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes...."
“No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes, but you can be certain that it is some sort of A.I.-based hyperconnected upgradeable software thing!” -Futurist Jim Carroll…
Reinventing Revenue, The End of Oil, Chemical Science and Massive Business Model Disruption!
Need to understand the Saudi Aramco IPO? Simply put, they know oil is over, that chemical science is the future, and that rapid reinvention is critical. Chemours, a global…
Video: The Gaming Generation and the Acceleration of Virtualization
When I got a small drone for Christmas a few years ago, I would spend 15 minutes every night for 'drone flying lessons.' That's because I grew up with COBOL and Basic, not Xbox's…
Daily Inspiration: “Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will your pursue it?”
“Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will you pursue it?” - Futurist Jim Carroll Timing matters - if you are in the right place at the right time, opportunity…
Upcoming Keynote: PGA of Ontario Golf Industry Expo
Way back in 2010, I wrote a blog post: "Location is the new intelligence". It was yet another observation that the world of digital mapping and 'location awareness' was going to…
Manufacturing: If You Didn't Reinvent Your Skills, It's Going to be a Tougher Transformation
A few years ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual QAD manufacturing conference - they're an ERP company in this space. At the time, I spoke about the importance of…
WTF! Most Sales Conferences and Dealer Meetings Today are a Failure: Here's Why!
"Do what you've always done, and you'll get what you've always got." So goes the phrase. Which increasingly, in a world in which the era of acceleration is changing what you sell…
Video: Rapid Reinvention and Chameleon Revenue
Your legacy is your death. Watch this clip - CEO's are talking about the need to provide for revenue streams where revenue didn't exist before, from products not previously in…
Analysis: Why Is Your Brand Suddenly from the 'Olden Days?'
"A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months...." 10 years ago, I was on stage for global organizations advising them that the next decade would see them face…
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