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Daily Inspiration: The Massive Web Traffic Collapse - "Bots: 492. Humans: 1."
"Bots: 492. Humans: 1." - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about the elephant in the room - the fact that the Web, as we know it, is coming to an end, and that search, which so…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "Stop planning for a world that no longer exists!'
"Stop planning for a world that no longer exists" - Futurist Jim Carroll I came across an article about my keynote. few weeks ago for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - AI Hype: "AI is not a candy store!"
"AI is not a candy store!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Last week, Jack Dorsey (one of the original founders of Twitter) issued a memo that will likely be remembered as the…
Daily Inspiration: "Your goal should always be to make the impossible achievable!"
"Your goal should always be to make the impossible achievable!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's pretty clear the old rules of stability have been completely incinerated. It's pretty…
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 - Automotive Industry: "Weird is where opportunity lives"
"Weird is where opportunity lives" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, it's become really, well, weird, to speak at events and conferences as of late. Particularly when you decide to open…
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 – 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 Inspiration - Retail: "In a world of four-second attention spans, you are no longer competing for a share of the wallet..."
"In a world of four-second attention spans, you are no longer competing for a share of the wallet—you are battling for a share of the moment. Stop selling products and start…
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…
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 - Automotive Trends: "The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!"
"The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, is there anything going on in the automotive industry right now? That was the…
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