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2016: My Favourite Quote of the Year!
Here's my favourite quote from 2016. It comes from Tesla Motors, and hence, Elon Musk, in a SEC filing on August 5th, having to do with the Tesla Model 3. A car that does not yet…
17 Trends for 2017
What are the trends I'm watching as we head into 2017? Far too many; indeed, the list is almost too long to consider. I've got keynotes, leadership or Board meetings in almost…
Accelerating Leadership: Here's a CEO/Board Strategy Session with Futurist Jim Carroll!
While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to 7,000, I also regularly do a whole series of small, CEO or Board meetings that are…
Golf balls with webcams, golf carts, and the future!
For as long as there has been the future, there have been people who don't like it. Ogden Nash captured that reality perfect, when he observed that "for some people, progress is…
What Every Business Needs: A Senior VP of Curiosity!
I've always liked the children's book series which involved Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat. It was fabulous to read to my kids, as it featured this adorable little…
10 Things That are True About the Future
In my keynotes, I often talk about how the rate of change -- whether with business models, product life cycles, the rapid emergence of new competitors, business model disruption…
Failing at the Future: Groupthink, Strategy and A Consensus to Do Nothing....
It's a funny job, being a futurist. Essentially, your job is to take people out of their comfort zone, by removing them from today, and taking them into tomorrow. Tomorrow, of…
Daily Inspiration: "Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis"
"Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis" - Futurist Jim Carroll Why are committees so bad for innovation? Here's a list of 10 reasons…
Innovating Post-Brexit: What History Has Taught Us!
A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, and filmed a little clip about the need to innovate despite massive uncertainty. Last week, I was in the UK, and filmed a version for folks…
Keynote - Innovating in The Era of Accelerated Uncertainty: How to Adapt to the New World of Volatility
And we're off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages .... right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to kick off the…
10 Small Thoughts on Big Innovation
One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is "think big, start small, scale fast!" So I woke up this morning and came into the home…
Don't freak out - Stay focused!
I just filmed this today in front of the White House. You need to watch it.
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