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Keynote Case Study: Protein Industries Canada — Think Bigger About the Future of Food
Protein Industries Canada brought Jim Carroll to Saskatoon as the closing keynote speaker for its annual gathering. The organization sits at the center of Canada's effort to build…
A Kitchen Floor Covered in Broken Spaghetti, That's Unique Thinking
Nobody puts "played with pasta for three hours" on a resume. But that kind of pointless curiosity is exactly where original thinking comes from. More on this in Being Unique: Why…
The Anti-Manual and the Playbook
Laugh at the habits that hold you back. Learn the moves that take you forward. That's the two-book deal. Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are companion reads built on…
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #24: Trust Capital — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. In an era of synthetic perfection, your flaws are now the ultimate…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #17: Ask the Tough Questions
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
Keynote Case Study: ECIA Executive Conference — Beyond AI, the Authorized Channel Faced Multiple Colliding Supercycles
In October 2026, at the ECIA Executive Conference in Chicago, Jim Carroll explored how the electronics channel was being reshaped by collapsing forecast half-lives…
From the Stage: The Crazy Becomes Routine
In under forty seconds, this is my view of the period we're living through: "the imagination machine of people worldwide is turning on in a way which is simply unprecedented."…
Keynote Case Study: ASSA ABLOY — Manufacturing Was Getting Real About AI
At ASSA ABLOY’s global leadership summit in Charlotte, Jim Carroll focused on the practical industrial impact of AI. The keynote addressed robotics, digital twins, machine vision…
Keynote Case Study: Chain Store Age — Building Tomorrow's Store Today
At X/SPECS 2024, Jim Carroll opened the event for retail executives, store planners, designers, construction leaders, facilities professionals and industry suppliers. The original…
I Was Told My Cyber Risk Keynote Was Too Alarmist. Then October 21 Happened.
Six cybersecurity stories. One extraordinary 24-hour period. And a rather uncomfortable validation of something I said on stage in August.
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #23: Algorithmic Partnership — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. Don't 'learn' AI. Redesign your personal productivity around it. Day…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #16: Watch for Competitors Outside Your Industry
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
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