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The Future of Work · 2026
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From the Stage: The Jobs of 2036
At the IIA/ISACA GRC Conference in August 2026, I did something a little unusual. I invented a conference agenda for 2036 — complete with fictional sessions and speakers — and…
Keynote Case Study: The Home Depot — Employee Health Was Becoming Predictive, Connected and Personalized
Jim Carroll spoke to The Home Depot’s U.S. Benefits Leadership Team, responsible for the health-plan environment of roughly 420,000 associates, exploring how chronic disease, AI…
Keynote Case Study: WorldSkills — The Half-Life of a Skill
For WorldSkills, Jim Carroll explored one of the defining themes of the modern economy: the half-life of a skill is shrinking. The keynote addressed how rapid technological change…
From the Stage: Experiential Capital
"Innovators invest heavily in experiential capital." What is it? I put it simply on stage: "experiential capital is simply cumulative experience." The more you try, the more you…
Megatrends One Year Later – #24: The Five Generation Society – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“A world of five active generations creates unprecedented opportunities for innovation, connection, and shared prosperity – not to mention opportunities to help to fix a broken…
Megatrends One Year Later – #23: Generational Value Shifts – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“Digital natives aren’t just changing the workplace-they’re accelerating humanity’s boldest innovations while older resistance fades away.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in…
Megatrends One Year Later – #22: Cross-Disciplinary Specialists – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“The greatest competitive advantage isn’t knowing everything – it’s knowing how to learn anything.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I published Megatrend #22…
Megatrends One Year Later – #21: Career Obsolescence and Creation – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I…
Monday Mining: What Made You Successful Won't Anymore — Still True
“What made you successful in the last 10 years will not make you successful in the next 10. Given that, what are you going to change in your thinking to adjust to this harsh…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Education and Knowledge: "In a world of constant change, the most valuable degree is the one that teaches you how to keep learning."
"In a world of constant change, the most valuable degree is the one that teaches you how to keep learning." - Futurist Jim Carroll A few weeks ago, I spoke to folks at the Guelph…
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