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Daily Inspiration: "Structure is the enemy of innovation - but if you must, establish a routine that involves being spontaneous!"
"Structure is the enemy of innovation - but if you must, establish a routine that involves being spontaneous!" - Jim Carroll The photo is from an event I did for an insurance…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovation is like a tee shot - it is deceptively simple in concept, yet endlessly difficult to achieve with any degree of consistency"
"Innovation is like a tee shot - it is deceptively simple in concept, yet endlessly difficult to achieve with any degree of consistency" - Jim Carroll So I golf. Not well, but I…
Disruptors Disrupt: Why You Must Change Your Thinking NOW!
My job as a futurist has me doing an increasing number of CEO level events for Fortune 500 companies around the world, helping at leadership meetings which are focused on the…
Daily Inspiration: "Stop planning. Start doing!"
"Stop planning. Start doing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When I'm on stage, I often talk about the 'organizational sclerosis' that sets in, that prevents organizations from seizing…
Daily Inspiration: “To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line”
“To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line” - Futurist Jim Carroll Each morning since August, I've enjoyed my morning coffee while…
Innovate and Adapt - or Die: The Sobering Reality of Disruption
It's that simple. Here's a simple list of companies that were once great successes. Then they weren't: Blockbuster. Borders. Lehman Bros. Kodak. Circuit City. RadioShack. Pan-Am…
Innovation challenge: "We need customers to like to do business with us"
At this point in my career, 70% of my keynotes are for leadership meetings, many involving Fortune 1000 organizations. I'm often brought in my a CEO or other senior executive to…
10 Innovation Problems of Big Companies
Over the last 25 years, many CEOs of Fortune 1000's and other companies have brought me in for sessions to encourage their teams to align to the future. Over this period of time…
Daily Inspiration: "Don't be afraid of failure. Fear inaction instead!"
"Don't be afraid of failure. Fear inaction instead!" - Jim Carroll Are you doing enough in your organization to encourage a culture of failure? If not, why not? Failure is often a…
2016: My Favourite Quote of the Year!
Here's my favourite quote from 2016. It comes from Tesla Motors, and hence, Elon Musk, in a SEC filing on August 5th, having to do with the Tesla Model 3. A car that does not yet…
17 Trends for 2017
What are the trends I'm watching as we head into 2017? Far too many; indeed, the list is almost too long to consider. I've got keynotes, leadership or Board meetings in almost…
Accelerating Leadership: Here's a CEO/Board Strategy Session with Futurist Jim Carroll!
While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to 7,000, I also regularly do a whole series of small, CEO or Board meetings that are…
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