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.

YOUR POST-COVID FUTURE

What comes next, and what should you do about it? Explore these topic pages for detailed insight on what YOU need to be doing NEXT.

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?’

To start out, you need to understand that the future is being reinvented all around you, right now, at blinding speed. Watch this clip: “Rethinking Your Future: How Has the Global Pandemic Changed The Axis of Your Universe?”

The problem during an era of uncertainty is that people often remain frozen, unwilling or unable to move forward. Take a look at this clip from 2009 – I’m on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a keynote presentation built around the theme, “When Do You Innovate?”

What 2020 Taught Me About My 2021! Aligning to New Realities and Defining New Opportunities!

I hit the virtual broadcast studio in my basement yesterday, and filmed a story around what I learned from 2020 …. Here’s what I know: speed matters : agility is everything acceptance of reality was key : that became a fuel for momentum optimism ruled : attitude was everything action mattered : indecision failed reality shattered […]

The Future of Energy: Disruptive Acceleration in Our Eventual Post-Pandemic Economy!

One of my recent virtual keynote events had me sharing my research, thoughts and insight on the future of the energy industry wtih a vast number of executives from throughout the US energy industry. I cut out this particular section from the middle of the talk where I went into detail on what I saw […]

Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for our Post Pandemic Recovery – Pfizer and the Acceleration of Healthcare!

Just over a year ago, Pfizer had me in to open a senior global leadership team meeting, with a talk that looked at the future of healthcare. This was the summary that I wrote about what I covered: The rapid evolution of genomic science, the acceleration of gene therapy, the virtualization of healthcare with medical […]

The Future of Healthcare Post-Covid: Speed, Collaboration, Innovation Lead To Transformation!

Over a 25 year time span, I’ve been asked to provide my thoughts on the future of medicine and healthcare to a vast majority of the world’s major pharma companies, healthcare institutions, hospital groups, professional health associations and more. I can’t profess to be a medical expert by any stretch of the imagination, but my […]

Video: The Future of the Global Restaurant Industry in Our Post-Pandemic World : Great Virtual Starts with Deep Subject Matter Expertise!

A leading franchise organization had me in for a virtual keynote on what the restaurant industry looks like as we enter in our eventual post-pandemic world. I’ve cut out the middle bit – it was an hour long, highly iterative presentation that the client was thrilled with – where I cover the major trends influencing […]

Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for our Post Pandemic Recovery – The Swiss Innovation Forum and Skiing!

A clip for my Notable Keynotes – Lessons in Leadership For Our Eventual Post-Pandemic Recovery series – about my keynote for the Swiss Innovation Forum in Zurich. As a new late-in-life skier (I took it up at the age of 40!), there was a lot of links between my innovation message and my experience learning to […]

The Opening Moments – Setting the Stage and Agenda! (Virtual! Done Right!)

Here’s a clip from the opening moments from my keynote for the Round Table Owners Association yesterday – it’s a long lasting and fast moving pizza franchise group based on the west coast. They had me in for a virtual keynote on the restaurant industry going forward – and I set the agenda early on! […]

What’s Your Plan for 2021?

A video playlist to help you think about your future. Some people see the future and see a threat – innovators see the same future and see opportunity!

Reinventing Your Reality: Stories from the Studio On Personal Growth and the Future – My Interview with Santa Claus!

“Santa rocks at innovation!” – Futurist Jim Carroll That was the focus of a show I filmed in the home broadcast studio The context? Every year around this time, I share a blog post I wrote way back in 2006: “Why Santa Rocks at Innovation!” This year, I decided to go one better from my […]

Notable Keynotes : Lessons in Leadership for Your Post Pandemic Future – Godiva Chocolates, McVities & Ulker – “What’s Your Tin Can?”

I’ve been running a video series from my virtual broadcast studio, with insight gleaned from over 25 years on stages around the world speaking to organizations about innovation, change, the future and disruption. This story? It involves a presentation in London, England for these global food icons on fast paced retail change. There are powerful […]

Reconstruction, Recovery, Renewal : 6 Clients, 6 Industries, 6 Virtual “Keynote” Sessions for Aligning to 2021 and Beyond!

What’s your plan for 2021? It will be a long slog towards the future as the world works to slowly emerge from the pandemic, but there are signs of hope. Promising vaccine candidates, more political stability, less global uncertainty (hopefully), and perhaps a bit less craziness. And as I noted in my Daily Inspiration earlier […]

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!