Insight Index - Futurist Jim Carroll, Keynote Speaker: Disruptive Trend & Innovation Expert

JIM’S INSIGHTS

Futurist Jim Carroll has quickly become recognized as your ‘go-to source’ for effective insight on what comes next, the strategies that you consider, and the leadership path you need to follow.

10 GREAT STRATEGIES FOR 2023

Embrace the chaos: volatility is the new normal – run with it!
Think transformation, not innovation: you can’t just chip away at the edges anymore – think and BE big!
Lock in the lessons learned: we learned a lot during the pandemic – capitalize on it!
Double down on flexibility: be agile, fast, and responsive – the world doesn’t tolerate slow anymore!
Master the timing: it’s not the trend that matters – it’s when and what you do with it that matters

Accept inevitability: your business model is changing, forever – stop fighting it!
Manage your FOMO: get away from hype – it never works for you
Embed realism: instead, be realistic about your strategy – and get moving!
Battle cynicism and doubt: don’t think it won’t work – make it work!
Accept acceleration: because the future is fast, and you need to pick up the pace!
Go further! Since every great list goes to 11 – Think BIG, start small, and scale fast!

DO THIS WITH THIS KEYNOTE STRUCTURE FOR 2023

Futurist Jim Carroll has learned that the big issues that CEOs want their organizations to be thinking about as we finally get away from firefighting in the era of Covid and back to aligning to the future can be found in this type of keynote structure.

It’s time to revisit the future!
We need to think of transformation, not innovation
We must lock in the lessons we learned during Covid (fast teams, new collaboration, innovating at speed, etc)
We choose not to participate in any recession/economic downturn by doubling down on growth
We need to re-identify the real trends that provide opportunities going forward
We need to strategize around these, and get moving FAST!

23 Trends for 2023: #9 Entrenched Workback Pushback

Most companies are on a path trying to get key employees back to the office. Return to work is the beating drum. The problem is that many of those key employees – highly skilled, in huge demand – have tasted freedom, and don’t want to go back. And in the context of trend #8 – […]

Innovating in a Recession – When Do YOU Think There Will be an Economic Recovery?

It’s 2011. Futurist Jim Carroll has 2,000 clients of @TRowePrice in a room, and he’s talking about economic downturns & mindset – and doing a live text message poll to assess their thinking. This was shortly after the economic downturn of 2008-2009. Watch it unfold! 2/3 of the people in the room thought a recovery […]

A Recession? Disruptors Choose Not to Participate – Here’s Why!

Here’s a short clip from my keynote in London, UK last week – and my story about what goes wrong if you fall prey to a mindset of negativity driven by economic gloom. The story in the video is key to my ‘innovate for the future despite uncertainty’ message – it’s early 2009, and the global […]

Daily Inspiration: “Your goal today should be to know more than you knew yesterday about the things you were not aware of the day before that!”

“Your goal today should be to know more than you knew yesterday about the things you were not aware of the day before that!” – Futurist Jim Carroll You need new knowledge, skills, insight, and capabilities each and every day to get through our new complex economy – you need organizational dexterity. Our world has […]

Achieving Growth During Recessionary Times: History Teaches Us That What You Do Right Now Really Matters!

I’ve been booked by many global organizations for close to 30 years, speaking at their leadership events, corporate retreats, high-performance executive sessions, customer events, and more. Many of my bookings come through my many speaker bureau partners – I’m represented and booked by many of the same agencies who book folks like by the same […]

Virtual Keynote Clip: How Has the Future Changed with the Pandemic?

A clip from a virtual keynote I gave in June ’22, with an overview of how the pandemic has accelerated the world of business, changed consumer behavior, and drove forward the pace of change from a variety of trends. Years from now, we will look back and realize that many industries, technologies, concepts, and disruptive […]

An Economy in Recession? This is WHEN the Real Innovators Start to Win! What’s Your Plan?

New ideas, transformative innovations, and bold thinking don’t die with recessionary times – in fact, a downturn is often the starting point for big ideas. Companies such as Burger King, Microsoft, CNN, and FedEx all started up during recessions. Given the new economic volatility, shrieking stock market headlines, and the reappearance of a sense of dread […]

Post-Covid Leadership : Aligning to the New Era of Volatility

The pandemic has changed every business assumption. Your ability to lead your team through the new volatility defines your future success. The ultimate impact of Covid-19 on your future? Beyond the fact that we will be living in a somewhat surreal and unusual future, another fact remains – every organization is entering a new future […]

Reality: When there’s volatility, there’s always opportunity!

2022 got you down? At this very moment, while volatility rages, there are people busy putting in place the foundation for their massive growth opportunities in the years to come. We’ve been here before. Here I am on stage in 2009 – the global economic meltdown has just happened – and I’m outlining how global CEOs […]

The Future Belonged To Those Who Were Fast. It’s Now Faster!

The business world changed with Covid. Here’s what we saw: 10 years of change in 6 months Major trends accelerated Organizations learned something new about speed Agility and flexibility became a necessity Business models shifted faster An attitude that ‘it can’t be done’ was shattered by necessity Decision making paralysis was obliterated The slow structure […]

An Interview on VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity!

VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity! That’s your big reality. Here’s why you need to think about how you manage complexity – with a look back at a Q&A I did with a company that specializes in managing complexity. Beneath the surface of normalcy lies a hidden layer of complexity. A few years back, I was […]

A Forward Thinking Organization: Do You Measure Up?

The world was fast before Covid – that’s why my catchphrase, and the title of one of my books, is “the future belongs to those who are fast!” And yet, post-pandemic, it’s even faster, and will only continue to accelerate. That’s why I’ve been talking about ‘the acceleration gap‘ – it’s big and getting bigger. […]

Accelerating the Acceleration Gap: The Ultimate Impact of Our Post-Pandemic World

I hesitate to use the phrase ‘post-pandemic’ because we really don’t know when that actual trend might unfold … but with that in mind, how has the business world changed as a result of the last 2 years? What can we expect on ‘the other side?’ In a recent in-person keynote for the Packaging Machinery […]

The Leadership Lessons of the Pandemic – We Are Now Forever Defined By Resilience, Speed, Adaptability, Agility!

Your business will never be the same! Not your business model, structure, skills base, or any assumptions about your future. Everything has forever changed, and if you don’t study the powerful lessons that leaders have adapted, you’ll fall behind. Check this clip from a recent keynote I gave for a senior leadership meeting of Siemens […]

The 7 Deadly Sins of Covid Business Denial

And so here we go again! Having lived in this state of suspended reality for so long, we seem surrounded by those who are unable to align to the inevitable. How do we know? Because we hear the words and phrases they used that provide them a foundation for their failed disbelief. For years, I’ve […]

22 Trends. 22 Minutes. 22 Opportunities for 2022 : A Virtual Leadership Kickstart for 2022!

I just shared this update with my many speaker bureau partners. It might provide some food for thought for you too! Good morning! It seems that just while we were looking at 2022 with a wary eye of optimism, the sudden arrival of Omicron can pull us back in to, well, non-optimism! Our industry and […]

“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 trends we might anticipate going forward. As we start to enter the next, new phase of our post-pandemic world, […]

Though Leadership at Speed : Aligning Your Team to the Era of Acceleration!

For over 25 years, I’ve challenged leadership teams at some of the most fascinating organizations in the world – such as NASA, Disney, Pfizer, Mercedes – to align to an era of new, fast disruptive change. I suspect that with faster change, they are going to need faster insight – and that’s the type of […]

Trend : The Future of Construction Post-Covid : It’s Now Built on a Foundation for Speed!

Virtual works. Yesterday, I delivered a concise, 15-minute keynote for eBuilder, the construction project management platform that is part of the Trimble technology infrastructure company. Attention spans are different online – people zone out faster. That’s why content that delivers short, sharp shocks of concise insight is so powerful. Give it a watch to understand […]

Video: What’s Your Post Pandemic Strategy, Plans and Actions?

Straight from my overseas producer – I want to challenge you to think about this NOW! Studio Version Spaceship Version!

Trends. Strategies. Actions : Defining your Post-Covid Disruptive Plan!

How well prepared are you for your post-Covid future? Do you understand the new trends? Have you formulated a strategy? Have you developed an action plan? I’m in my spaceship, talking you through the issues!

Trend: The Future of Manufacturing Post-Covid – What Can You Expect?

The folks at Applied Software, a leading purveyor of manufacturing software, invited me in to be the launch person for their new Forging Manufacturing podcast. We had so much to talk about that they turned it into two episodes! You can access it here. I spend a lot of time providing trends oriented keynotes in […]

Video: Why Do Some People Close Their Minds to the Future?

CEOs have a challenge. They need to align their team to ‘what comes next’ in order to figure out ‘what to do about it.’ Based on a discussion around electric cars and battery technology the other day, I got to thinking about what is holding many people back. I hit the virtual broadcast studio to […]

Video: The Economic Implications of ‘Hesistancy’

Some will win Some will lose — Journey A clip from a recent podcast on the future of manufacturing, in which I talk about the real economic implications for regions with low vaccine uptake. Watch this trend!