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Disruption & Acceleration · 2026
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Leadership Insight: The Real Danger for Your Right Now Is Making a 2027 Decision With a 2017 Mental Model
Here's what I've come to realize with my last set of keynotes: the next great leadership crisis isn't simply resistance to change. It's the growing inability to comprehend how…
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 Future of Energy Is Arriving Faster Than Our Mental Models
Thinking big, starting small, and scaling fast as demand, storage, AI and grid architecture all accelerate at once.
I Was Told My AI Risk Keynote Was Too Dark. Then Anthropic Published the Footnotes.
A few weeks ago, I closed out the 2026 Governance, Risk and Control Conference in San Diego with a keynote built around an idea I have been developing for some time: the…
Monday Musings: The Keynote I Never Gave: Five Perspectives on the Future of the UAE
In September 2024, I received one of the more unusual and intriguing speaking inquiries of my career. It came directly from an advisor in the Office of the UAE’s Minister of State…
Wednesday Signals : The Acceleration Gap: Why Risk Now Moves Faster Than Governance Can Keep Up
I’m speaking today at the 2026 Governance, Risk and Control Conference, jointly presented by ISACA and The Institute of Internal Auditors. My message is built around a simple…
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 - The Acceleration of AI: "If you are feeling overwhelmed by the speed of change, join the global club.""
"If you are feeling overwhelmed by the speed of change, join the global club!" - Futurist Jim Carroll To work at the leading edge of AI today is to work with a world that is…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - The Acceleration of AI: "Today's AI is tomorrow’s dial-up!"
"Today’s AI is tomorrow’s dial-up!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There’s a phrase I like to use: “Today will involve the slowest rate of change for the rest of your life!” That concept…
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 – "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…
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