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Innovating in the era of the celebrity baby blog!
I just returned from a keynote for the Direct Seller Association; the industry dedicated to selling products to individuals in their homes. One might think in the Internet era…
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Jim Carroll has been on stage for 20 years, and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people. There's a certain degree of insight that comes from such experience. It's not just…
Can we talk -- upside down innovation?
The media is all abuzz with the concept of "user oriented innovation," and that is certainly an important innovation trend. But it's not the only trend. Innovators would do well…
Zorbing -- and why it's in to be out!
Seems USA Today ran an article about zorbing, and my web site is being flooded with traffic because it features a picture of zorbing in action. Here's the thing: Zorbing is part…
The Secret for Association Executive Success: Study Air Guitar!
My blog post of a few weeks ago caught the attention of the folks at the Canadian Society of Association Executives -- and so I quickly rewrote it to challenge their members to…
"65% of the kids in preschool today will work in jobs or careers that don't yet exist"
Whether I've got an audience of 3,000 people in Vegas, or a small CEO-level meeting of 20 people, I always open with the same observation. It's from an Australian study which…
Innovation on the "fast" track - what do you do when it's faster still?
My June is shaping up to be a tremendously busy month. Based on the bookings that are in, it's clear that innovation continues to be at the top of the CEO agenda, despite some…
Jim Carroll keynoting Toshiba Global Exchange 2008 in Sydney, Australia
It's been confirmed that I'll be the opening keynote speaker for this large scale annual conference in mid-July. My topic theme is "Smash that box" -- I'll take a look at the "key…
Five more trends to define your future
My "infrastructure is the new plastic" post drew attention; at a keynote last week, I was asked, "what other areas are seeing the emergence of the 'next plastic?'" (It's a play on…
Bio-connectivity and the rapid emergence of new markets
In a keynote to a health care industry conference last week, I emphasized that in the high velocity economy, new business models, products, markets, and careers are appearing at a…
Infrastructure is the new plastic
In my "Where's the growth?" trends overview written a few months back, I noted that one of the key drivers for growth into the future will come from the massive spending to occur…
If I ran your company, here's what I would do!
Supertramp -- a band from the 80's -- had a minor hit with the song "On the Long Way Home," which featured the memorable line, the line, "when you're up on the stage, it's so…
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