Insight Index

JIM’S INSIGHTS

COVID-19 has transformed business forever.
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.

INNOVATION INSIGHTS

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

The Wizard of Oz, The Pandemic of 2020, and Disruptive Innovation: Be Like Dorothy!

Are you doing marginal things when you could be doing so much better? Dedicated to my wonderful sister Dorothy, who we lost to pancreatic cancer just over two years ago. Don’t live a monochromatic life – live in technicolor!

Video: “Go Ahead: Admit It – You’re Stuck, Indecisive, and Not Sure What Do Do!”

So when do you innovate? Right now! For some reason, my sound configuration was off – but still a good story.

Daily Inspiration: “You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!”

“You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Who would have thought 6 months ago that I’d have a full fledged city skyline view from my basement – but here we are! The home studio is just cooking along. Failure teaches […]

Moving Forward : Discovering Opportunity in this era of Volatility and Uncertainty!

Are you thinking about your eventual post-pandemic future, and how you will align yourself to the opportunities that are unfolding right now? Or are you stuck in the here and now, unable and unwilling to comprehend what you need to do to align to ‘what comes next?’ This post will provide you some motivational guidance […]

Revisiting Your Disruptive Future : Are You Ready for Your Next 5 Years?

I returned to my virtual broadcast studio yesterday, and filmed a video as to this fact – while you’ve been busy managing your pandemic reality, the future has still continued it’s relentless, disruptive march. You need to make sure you are still aligned to what comes next!

Daily Inspiration: “If it doesn’t work? Blow it up. Do it again. Repeat!”

“If it doesn’t work? Blow it up. Do it again. Repeat!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I filmed a bit the other day for a story as to how disruptive trends are coming back onto the global leadership radar – and what organizations need to do about it. I had a great stage set, but I wasn’t happy with […]

“Someone once asked how I prepare for my future. Ready? Pay attention. Try new stuff. That’s it!”

“Someone once asked how I prepare for my future. Ready? Pay attention. Try new stuff. That’s it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This is a screen clip from a little video I did yesterday which goes through the steps I follow to create a live video in the virtual studio. You’ll only develop new skills if you try new things. You’ll […]

Daily Inspiration: “Innovation. It thrives in the building of sandcastles!”

“Innovation. It thrives in the building of sandcastles!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Way back in 2006, inspired by similar times, I wrote about how innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles! It was a great post — and it made it into BusinessWeek. With summer still upon us, I thought it a fitting post to […]

Video: Your Challenge is In Your Innovation and Creativity Prevention Department!

You know it’s true. And you’ll be even more convinced you watch this. Virtual. Done right.

Daily Inspiration“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!”

“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!” – Futurist Jim Carroll History is littered with the legacy of great ideas which were initially presumed to be dumb ideas. It happens all the time. Famously, the founder of FedEx, was told that his university project suggesting a local and international parcel delivery service was a […]

Daily Inspiration: “Innovate like the entirety of your tomorrow depends upon it. Because it does!”

“Innovate like the entirety of your tomorrow depends upon it. Because it does!” – Futurist Jim Carroll There are obviously some pretty significant changes underway in the global economy – and they are all happening around us right now. Massive changes to the workplace but more important – the attitude towards the ‘place’ of work. […]

Video: “Be Like Fiji! What We Can Learn About Potatoes, Stickmen and Reinvention!”

So, I filmed a thing yesterday. It’s all about optimism and reinvention. Be like Fiji – capturing me on stage in Morocco last yaer in a keynote for the World Bank! And the second, all about stickmen and my own reinvention, from a keynote for the annual tax conference for EY. Entitled, appropriately, “Don’t Let […]