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Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Customers & Branding: “A brand is no longer what you say it is. It’s what they say it is!”
“A brand is no longer what you say it is. It’s what they say it is!” - Futurist Jim Carroll So he put his phone number out there. Tom Curtis is the President of Burger King, and…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Education and Knowledge: "In a world of constant change, the most valuable degree is the one that teaches you how to keep learning."
"In a world of constant change, the most valuable degree is the one that teaches you how to keep learning." - Futurist Jim Carroll A few weeks ago, I spoke to folks at the Guelph…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – "Stop managing 'what is'; start creating 'what could be.'"
"Stop managing 'what is'; start creating 'what could be.'" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a thought to start your Monday: the gap between 'what is' and 'what could be' is where the…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Global Economy: "Stability. Reliability. Predictability. Clarity. This is now the foundation of the new 21st-century economy."
"Stability. Reliability. Predictability. Clarity. This is now the foundation of the new 21st-century economy." - Futurist Jim Carroll It's been fascinating to watch the speed at…
Decoding Tomorrow - Daily "The future was never about the 'art of the deal,' It's always been about the art of the pivot."
"The future was never about the 'art of the deal,' It's always been about the art of the pivot." - Futurist Jim Carroll Look at the sheer velocity at which Mark Carney is…
Daily Inspiration: "Anyone can find an excuse to stand still. Make it your life's work to find the reasons to move."
"Anyone can find an excuse to stand still. Make it your life's work to find the reasons to move." - Futurist Jim Carroll As a species, it seems we are engineered to stand still…
What Goes Into a Highly Customized Keynote? THIS!
As someone who has been a main-stage keynote speaker for 33 years, one of my points of pride has long been the degree of customization that I've put into my work. I've delivered…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - Future of Manufacturing: "Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!"
"Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It was an honor to present at the recent BIFMA 360 Leadership Conference in St. Petersburg, where I…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovation often dies in the quiet comfort of mutual delusion."
"Innovation often dies in the quiet comfort of mutual delusion." - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about innovation. I was on a Zoom with a potential client yesterday, looking…
Daily Inspiration: "The number of excuses you make should never exceed the solutions you find."
"The number of excuses you make should never exceed the solutions you find." - Futurist Jim Carroll Why might your excuses kill your future? That was a thought that crossed my…
Daily Inspiration: "It's not about what you know. It's about knowing what you need to know!"
"It's not about what you know. It's about knowing what you need to know!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm down in St. Petersburg, Florida, where I'll speak to a few hundred executives…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "We actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"We actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be." - Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, Davos, January 20, Canada has had enough of the…
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