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Headlines: The Great Resignation? There's Nothing New Here - The Trend was Already Well Underway in 2003 (And Earlier!)
The great resignation is all over the news - but there is really nothing new here, as lifestyle decisions, skills specialization, and the nomadic workforce come to define the…
Daily Inspiration: “The future of work? We’ve shifted from ‘what do you do for a living’ to ‘what do you like to do?’”
“The future of work? We’ve shifted from ‘what do you do for a living' to ‘what do you like to do?’” - Futurist Jim Carroll The shift to life-focused career decisions? It's not…
"Workback Pushback" - When The Media Catches Up To Trends You've Already Covered!
So the New York Times ran an article about the fact that people are showing reluctance to go back to work. I predicted this in a video I filmed last May about some of the major…
Daily Inspiration: “When everything accelerates, you need to know quite a bit more than just knowing what you are doing!”
“When everything accelerates, you need to know quite a bit more than just knowing what you are doing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The moment when I shared the stage with Carrie Fisher…
Daily Inspiration: “‘Just-in-time knowledge’ - your ability to access the right knowledge, at the right time, for the right purpose - will be the key to your more complex future!”
“‘Just-in-time knowledge’ - your ability to access the right knowledge, at the right time, for the right purpose - will be the key to success in your more complex future!” -…
Trend : Workback Pushback - What happens when People DON'T Want to Go Back to the Office?
As we start to enter the next, new phase of our post-pandemic world, what happens when people don't want to back to the office? What happens with those who like their new space?…
On This Day, 4/29/13 -> "Surviving the Information Age" - And Why Boomers Struggle with Tech!
On this day in 2013, in Orlando, Florida - at the Lender Decades of Distinction event - my audience of several thousand had a huge amount of fun as I took them on a voyage into…
Ask.A.Futurist - Inaugural Show : "What's Up With This GameStop Thing Anyways?"
Futurist Jim Carroll launches his new short series Ask.A.Futurist, with a quick look at the trends behind the headlines! Today's question? What's up with all this GameStop stuff…
Video: "What trends to watch for in 2021: We asked a futurist!"
A young journalist from CBC Kids wanted to interview me; the CBC is the national broadcaster in my country of Canada. I decided I should do it from within a spaceship! So I went…
The Great Resignation? It's Not a New Trend - It was Simply Accelerated by Covid!
Back at the end of the 90s, while the dot.com world was flying high, I was already busy speaking and writing about the future - with constant media interviews. In addition, I…
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