Insight Index - Futurist Keynote Speaker Jim Carroll: 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.

Daily Inspiration: Leadership – “It’s at the very moment you think your future is guaranteed it becomes a certainty that it isn’t!””

“It’s at the very moment you think your future is guaranteed it becomes a certainty that it isn’t!” – Futurist Jim Carroll When you speak about the future, you can’t just point to examples of leadership success as examples of the road to success – you need to outline the failures that you’ve seen which […]

Daily Inspiration – AI and the Hypecycle – “”A strategy based on hype isn’t a strategy. It’s a tombstone for cash”‘

“A strategy based on hype isn’t a strategy. It’s a tombstone for cash”‘ – Futurist Jim Carroll Midjourney prompt: “A business executive stands to the far right of a photorealistic image, embarassed, by a tombstone emblazoned with the symbol of cash. The image is dark, foreboding. There are AI algorithms in the sky, suggesting some […]

Daily Inspiration: Personal Development – “Be the person known for ideas, not excuses”

“Be the person known for ideas, not excuses” – Futurist Jim Carroll Word gets around about the whiners. You know who they are – the constant complainers, those who suggest it can’t be done, and the engines of negativity. No one likes a co-worker who is always dragging the team down instead of lifting them […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership & The Future – “The solution to your indecision is not to be found in avoiding it!”

“The solution to your indecision is not to be found in avoiding it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Think faster. Act more. Do things. Hunt down the hesitation. Vanquish the vacillation. Destroy the dithering! Get moving! The world is changing but many organizations are not, because they are paralyzed by indecision. (Today’s image was generated by […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovating in Uncertainty – “It’s pretty certain that your shortsighted decisions will give you long term complications!”

“It’s pretty certain that your shortsighted decisions will give you long-term complications!” – Futurist Jim Carroll “We don’t need to do it right now.” That’s one of the most common responses when I poll an audience as to the innovation excesses that hold back their organization from pursuing the future. For example, here’s a poll […]

Daily Inspiration: “Every great failure was preceded by a reign of error!”

“Every great failure was preceded by a reign of error!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I just saw the Blackberry movie – it’s pretty good, although the acting seems a bit forced and the story a bit pushed. Give the trailer a watch – and you’ll probably find it on your streaming service of choice soon. […]

Daily Inspiration: AI and Strategy – “”Asking the right questions is often more important than finding the right answers.”

“Asking the right questions is often more important than finding the right answers.” – Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s another slide from the master slide deck I will be using for a variety of AI presentations and keynotes in the next few weeks. You’ll know it as a phrase I use often: “The only thing we […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation and Leadership – “STOP planning. START doing!”

“STOP planning. START doing!” – Futurist Jim Carroll When I spoke in Muscat, Oman at the International Roads Union conference – the event on which this photo is from – a good part of my talk was focused on the future electrification of most trucking fleets. I was making the point to the audience that […]

Daily Inspiration: Business Model Disruption – “Is your competition busy playing 3-dimensional chess, while you are playing checkers on a blank board?”

“Is your competition busy playing 3-dimensional chess, while you are playing checkers on a blank board?” – Futurist Jim Carroll For an upcoming keynote, I’m working on a report on key lessons I’ve learned from my global clients over the last 30 years. One aspect is taking a look at ‘dismissive leadership‘ – those situations […]

Keynote: Artificial Intelligence For Leadership Teams

What my clients are asking for: From the brochure: Your leadership team requires a good foundational understanding of the promise and perils of AI and insight into the opportunities and challenges. That’s why strategic clarity on the impact of AI is necessary. Jim Carroll will provide you with a highly customized keynote presentation that will […]

We’re Hiring – Sr. VP AI RM!!!!

Actually, we’re not, but you will be. You need to hire a VP of Artificial Intelligence Risk Management. I defined all the job responsibilities here.

Daily Inspiration: Industry Transformation – “A bold future abhors a timid mind!”

“A bold future abhors a timid mind!” – Futurist Jim Carroll The old automotive industry is disappearing; a new one is being born. The old world of energy is shrinking; a new one has all the momentum. The old world of healthcare is no longer working; new ideas are flourishing. The old concept of insurance […]

Daily Inspiration: Economic Growth – “At what point will you realize you’ve wasted time preparing for an economic downturn that never happened?”

“At what point will you realize you’ve wasted time preparing for an economic downturn that never happened?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Have you noticed that the media has now shifted from ‘all-recession all the time’ to ‘oops-we-got-the-recession-prediction-wrong?’ Over on Yahoo News, there was a comment to that effect last March: There’s a recession-industrial complex in […]

Daily Inspiration: Business Transformation – “At some moment in time, you will come to realize that the future you thought had no longer exists!”

“At some moment in time, you will come to realize that the future you thought had no longer exists!” – Futurist Jim Carroll If you aren’t thinking ‘big’ enough, you future might be what you think it is. At some point in time, if it has not yet happened, you’ll come to realize that the […]

Daily Inspiration: Corporate Culture and Leadership – “Pretending that a problem doesn’t exist is not a solution to the problem!”

“Pretending that a problem doesn’t exist is not a solution to the problem!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Denial is the easy way out – there is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn’t exist! People love to avoid the obvious, work hard to evade the big issues, and do everything they can […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership Paralysis – “If you can’t make a simple decision you’ll never master a complex future!”

“If you can’t make a simple decision you’ll never master a complex future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll One of the more fascinating aspects of my career is that I am often invited to come in to share my insight on the leadership issues that matter today. Often I am told that the organization that has […]

Daily Inspiration: Mindset and Leadership – “‘I’m going to do it anyway’ is usually not a good setup for success!”

“‘I’m going to do it anyway’ is usually not a good setup for success!” – Futurist Jim Carroll To golf, you need to know how to do all these things, consistently, in order, at the right time. If you do not do these things, in the right order, it might not go well. Golf is […]

Daily Inspiration: CEO/CxO Events – “Know your niche: Your expertise will only matter to those who have a mindset for expertise that matters!”

“Know your niche: Your expertise will only matter to those who have a mindset for expertise that matters!” – Futurist Jim Carroll At any moment in time, every organization or individual might find themself in a world in which they are having to find strategies to keep up to date with disruptive changes within their […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership Insight – “Strategic clarity: It’s the compass that will guide you through the uncertainty of tomorrow.”

“Strategic clarity: It’s the compass that will guide you through the uncertainty of tomorrow.” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let me share with you an email I blasted out yesterday to the 400+ agents at the 40-plus speaker’s bureaus around the world who at one time or another have booked me into events, and who continue […]

Introducing FutureBeat.Team – Two Unique Minds, One Unique Vision for Your Corporate Leadership Meetings!

I love launching new ideas – and it’s even more fun when it’s a unique partnership! “Since they met, it has been the goal of Futurist Jim Carroll and Rock Star Activator Tom Morley to change the way organizations and teams realize the opportunities of tomorrow.” Introducing the FutureBeat Team! A unique half-day leadership workshop […]

Daily Inspiration: “Leadership lessons are all around you. You just need to know where to look!”

“Leadership lessons are all around you. You just need to know where to look!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Throughout my career, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to share the podium at many events with some of the world’s most fascinating leaders and celebrities. The late Jack Welch of GE once shared his leadership insight directly […]

Daily Inspiration: “When you are generating more criticism than ideas, you’ve got a bigger innovation problem than you think!”

“When you are generating more criticism than ideas, you’ve got a bigger innovation problem than you think!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Companies collapse slowly, and then all at once. I was reminded of this reality while reading the book “The End of the Cold War” by Robert Service. [ Amazon ] The book starts out […]

ChatGPT and the Acceleration of A.I. – Recent Keynote Video Clip

I think you would agree with me that we’ve never quite seen a speaking topic emerge so quickly as what has happened in the last few months with artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and all the related topics. I was on stage in Laguna Beach, California two days ago with several hundred insurance executives. A.I. was on […]

Leadership and Volatility: It’s What You Do Right Now That Matters

History teaches us that those who move forward, fast, during periods of relentless uncertainty, are those who win. Futurist Jim Carroll on stage in London, England, with a powerful on leadership and volatility.