2015

February 2, 2015 · Agility · Change

Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy

I did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly customized keynote, built around the theme, "Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the…

February 2, 2015 · Books

Book review: The Martian!

I've never done a book review on this blog before, and I suspect I'm not really good at that. But as someone who makes a living studying, analyzing, thinking and speaking about…

January 30, 2015 · Event Highlights - Manufacturing · Manufacturing & Industrial

Keynote: Trane, Portland – The Future of Buildings: Smart Systems, Connected Infrastructure

Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Trane in Portland, in January 2015. As commercial buildings began wiring themselves with sensors and connected controls, Jim explored how HVAC…

January 28, 2015 · From the Archives

The HAL Project: Historical Archiving in Action

Some weeks back, a post caught my attention, I clicked the link, and followed through. I ended up buying The HAL Project screensaver, from The HAL Project. Essentially, the…

January 26, 2015 · Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Media & Press

25 Trends for 2025 - PDF

I've put together a full size PDF of my "25 Trends for 2025" document - grab it by clicking the image below.

January 21, 2015 · Change · The Future of Work

Video: A Rollicking Good Bit of Fun!

For all the baby boomers out there -- a bit of rollicking good fun, with a look at what we went through with computers in the 60's, 70's and 80's. Based on my book Surviving the…

January 21, 2015 · Connected World (IoT & Digital Twins) · Keynotes & Events

New Keynote Topic: The Internet of Things: Disruption and Opportunity in an Era of Pervasive Connectivity

Every industry is set to be transformed as an era of hyper connectivity becomes the new norm. The result? Massive business model disruption; the rapid emergence of new…

January 19, 2015 · Agriculture & Food · Consumer & Food

Article: Going fast? The Future Will Be Faster

A few weeks ago, I was the closing keynote speaker for Potato Expo 2015 in Orlando, with a talk titled "Big Trends in Agriculture: What Ag Will Look Like in 2045." It was quite a…

January 16, 2015 · Consumer & Food · Disruption & Acceleration

Trend: Mobile is Eating Retail

January 15, 2015 · Consumer & Food · Event Highlights - Food & Restaurants

Keynote: Land o' Lakes, Phoenix - Keynote: Fast Consumers and the New World of Retail

How do you innovate when everything is faster still? The typical consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second. A goldfish has a longer attention span than a human. Snack…

January 9, 2015 · Agriculture & Food · Event Highlights - Agriculture

Keynote: Potato Expo 2015, Orlando - The Future of Agriculture

It's the largest potato conference in the world, and they had me in for the closing keynote with a look at "Farming 2045". My keynote took a look at the forthcoming world of…

January 7, 2015 · Education · Trends

University Business Mag quotes me in 2015 Education Forecast

Higher ed thought leaders forecast 2015 trends: Presidents and other thought leaders look ahead on cost, technology and learning." They called me for my thoughts which I offered…