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Beyond Politics: The Science of Healthcare
Politics dominates the world of healthcare. When that happens, people tend to lose sight of the remarkable advances, driven by science and innovation that are occurring, that make…
Golf balls, golf carts and the future: People hate change!
A little video clip from my keynote for the PGA - think about what happened when golf carts were introduced to the world of golf! Food for thought when it comes to innovation and…
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…
Talent 2017: The Right Skills, at the Right Time, for the Right Purpose!
So ... there's lots of talk about the future of jobs, careers, automation, the disappearance of jobs, and the emergence of new jobs. It seems to be one of the issues for 2016, and…
10 Highlights from 2017! My Favourite Stages, My 50,000 people + 4 V.I.People!
Some people really don't understand what a unique career a futurist like me has. Every once in a while, I pinch myself, and feel so lucky to have a remarkable opportunity to…
Agriculture is Hot: Consider some stats!
I'm cleaning up from some of the research that went into my recent talk for the United Soybean Board last week. Here are some of the fascinating statistics I dug out about the…
Your new vocabulary for 2017? "Destructive, impulsive unpredictability," "yottabit pipelines" and "connected energy" ... and more!
As the wild year of 2016 draws to a close, and 2017 arrives, what can you expect in the coming year? Rather than a list of predictions for 2017, let's simply focus on some of the…
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…
Accelerating Innovation: My Time with the United Soybean Board
I do a *lot* of talks for agricultural organizations, both associations as well as agricultural companies (most of the global leaders in this space have had me in for senior…
Things That Won't Happen in 2017: And What it Means
Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired, coined a very popular phrase : "The future happens very slowly and then all at once." I've seen the concept used quite a bit as of late…
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