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TRENDS INSIGHTS

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Virtual Events – Maybe You Should Focus on Short, Sharp Shocks – with Customized Event Videos!

I’m seeing a lot of buzz within my global leadership client base about the need for short, customized, professionally produced pre-filmed videos that can take the place of virtual online events and keynotes. This might include a pre-filmed video of TV production broadcast quality for internal distribution, or a series of weekly videos on a […]

Trends: Why The Weeknd Show Was the Perfect Metaphor for Your Future

A quick little observation. That is all! The video I reference is right here! Some some facts about your future: 68% percent of organizations have said that global pandemic has forced them to adapt and change their business model 77% recognize the need for systemic change in their operations 82% believe a more challenging economy […]

Video: “What trends to watch for in 2021: We asked a futurist!”

A young journalist from CBC Kids wanted to interview me; the CBC is the national broadcaster in my country of Canada. I decided I should do it from within a spaceship! So I went out and got myself one. I’m at 3:59. Give it a watch. Alexia has wonderful journalistic skills for such a young age! […]

Trend: The Future of Agriculture – Virtual Keynote Clip

Wilbur Ellis, a major global agricultural organization, had me in to keynote their 100th anniversary leadership meeting, held over a 3-day period online. I gave them a 1 hour highly interactive session with lots of Q&A, text message polling, and cutting edge content. Virtual worlds when done right. Learn more at virtual.jimcarroll.com

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

2021 : Innovation = Transformation. What’s Your Plan?

2021! What’s your plan? Strategy? Goals? Have you even started to think through how you will reinvent your tomorrow to align with the new realities imposed by today?

Revisiting My 2017 Post: “What Comes Next with The Decline of an Empire” – Pre-Election Edition

I wrote a blog post in 2017, based on a talk I gave to an overseas client. Trends: What Comes Next with the Decline of an Empire? I’m not quite sure how I will update it you yet – I’ll do that once our future becomes clear – but I did film this! You can’t […]

Custom Keynote Video Case Study “Covid-19 & The Insurance Industry”

Global tech powerhouse Salesforce needed to open their segment within a global insurance conference – ITC Global 2020 – with concise, custom future trends insight on this industry. They found Futurist Jim Carroll, listened to what he had to say – and booked him for this project. Working with his sophisticated home broadcast studio and overseas video […]

Article: “Futurist Sees an Already Fast Industry Getting Faster” – My Upcoming Keynote on the Future of Retail

In November, I will be speaking – virtually, of course – at the P2PX Expo. It’s a major retail event that examines, in real time, issues surrounding consumer behaviour and interaction in the retail space. I was originally scheduled to do this in-person in Chicago in May, and obviously, that changed! But I was interviewed […]