Insight Index

JIM’S INSIGHTS

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INNOVATION INSIGHTS

If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!”

“Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I wasted quite a bit of time yesterday. It was great. What was I doing? I’m trying to figure out how to move my various Websites and servers from a Runcloud setup over to CloudPanel since the latter is a pretty good tool […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “While you might never open many closed minds, make sure to never close your open mind!”

“While you might never open many closed minds, make sure to never close your open mind!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A closed mind is a dangerous thing. There’s a lot of them about. And the fact is, many innovation efforts fail because of all the closed minds that surround any new initiative. It’s often said […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Be the spark that ignites the flame of change!”

“Be the spark that ignites the flame of change!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most people have a problem. In fact, most people know that they aren’t quite ready for all the change that they are faced with in their future, yet know that everything they are involved with – their business model, skills, product or […]

Daily Inspiration: AI Megatrends – “It’s not the hot trends that matter, it’s the transformative ones!”

“It’s not the hot trends that matter, it’s the transformative ones!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever come to realize that it’s usually while you are watching the really hot trend, the really important trend you aren’t watching is unfolding at speed? That’s certainly been the case with AI – while everyone has been […]

Video: AI In Healthcare, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Trials

A video clip where I’m on stage in Dublin, speaking for KPMG Ireland, on the impact of the “AI Megatrends” on the future of healthcare. AI is bigger than large language models – and this clip puts into perspective the disruptive impact of AI on healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical trials.

Daily Inspiration: The Innovation Process – “Spend too much time chasing perfection and you’ll never invest enough time to learn from your failures!”

“Spend too much time chasing perfection and you’ll never invest enough time to learn from your failures!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Since it’s summertime, a few golf stories are creeping into my Daily – because many lessons about leadership, innovation, and creativity can come from playing the game. Yesterday, while out for a round early […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership – “Your biggest mistake is believing that you don’t need to do it right now”

“Your biggest mistake is believing that you don’t need to do it right now” – Futurist Jim Carroll What does it mean if you have a great idea, and your superior blows it off by saying “we don’t need to do that right now.” It means you are in pretty big trouble. Why does this […]

Daily Inspiration: Skills & Innovation – “Make your team work!”

“Make your team work!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Much of my work around trends and tomorrow involves the skills of the team that will help take you there. Many organizations have a big problem in this context. They don’t have the right type of people who will open up opportunities, chase big ideas, and implement […]

Daily Inspiration: Creativity & Innovation – “Never underimagine tomorrow! Over-imaginate it!”

“Never underimagine tomorrow! Over-imaginate it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Creativity based upon unlocking your imagination is the key to unlocking tomorrow. We don’t do enough of it. We should. Which starts with inventing new words! But you should also have a deep understanding of the link between creativity and success – and with that in […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Initiative – “Any dilemma is just an opportunity waiting to be solved!”

“Any dilemma is just an opportunity waiting to be solved!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Organizations and the people that lead them become stuck because they aren’t sure how to solve the problems that they face. In the meantime, those who realize that those problems or dilemmas are really just opportunities in disguise and charge ahead. […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership & Innovation – “Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!”

“Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Be like Chuck House. In a world in which you are surrounded by yes-men, be the person who is willing to say no since sometimes following the lead is exactly the wrong thing to do. Years ago, the book The Intrapreneurs, by Clifford Pinchoot III, […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Successful companies got rid of all the bull excrement”

“Successful companies got rid of all the bull excrement” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s be real about it. Successful companies have learned a lot about the future – and the fact that it isn’t as complicated to get there as they once thought it would be. In doing so, the old barriers that were in […]

Daily Inspiration: Reinvention and Moving Forward – “Don’t judge your success by what you did before. Judge it by what you will do next!”

“Don’t judge your success by what you did before. Judge it by what you will do next!” – Futurist Jim Carroll If your life is to be a play, always be prepared for a second act! Or perhaps, get into a mindset where you will always have even more complex performances with many different scenes […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation – “Don’t just show up. Show up with ideas!”

“Don’t just show up. Show up with ideas!” – Futurist Jim Carroll There are a lot of people who go through the motions. Put in the minimums. Barely get involved. Never contribute. The fact is, it never ends up working well for them. Are you one of those people? Consider how this puts you out […]

Daily Inspiration: Knowledge & Trends – “Always be prepared to know how little you know!”

“Always be prepared to know how little you know!” – Futurist Jim Carroll One thing that I have always understood about my ability to interpret the future is that while I know a lot of stuff, there is a lot I do not know. I think that’s a good thing, because that fact is the basis […]

Daily Inspiration – Personal Motivation : “If you always end up doing the same thing, you’ll never end up doing the right thing!”

“If you always end up doing the same thing, you’ll never end up doing the right thing!” – Futurist Jim Carroll You’ll never do the right thing if you keep doing the same old thing – because doing the same old thing is always the wrong thing! Got it? The photo in today’s quote is […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class aren’t afraid of big ideas!”

“World class aren’t afraid of big ideas!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early in 2009 after a […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators focus on pervasive connectivity”

“World class innovators focus on pervasive connectivity” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early in 2009 after a […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators focus on skills partnerships as a key success factor!”

“World class innovators focus on skills partnerships as a key success factor!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators focus on long term wins through constant incremental improvements”

“World class innovators focus on long term wins through constant incremental improvements” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators check their speed and focus on corporate agility”

“World class innovators check their speed and focus on corporate agility” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators focus on ingesting fast ideas”

“World class innovators focus on ingesting fast ideas” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for the weeks of March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators focus on customer-oriented innovation”

“World class innovators focus on customer-oriented innovation” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for the weeks of March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early in […]

Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – “World class innovators continually reinvent their revenue”

“World class innovators continually reinvent their revenue– Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for the weeks of March 11/18 on the theme of “What is it that World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” The leadership ideas are based on an original keynote he gave early in 2009 […]