Insight Index – Page 10

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.

INNOVATION INSIGHTS

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

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 […]

Video: “Why Do Smart Companies Do Stupid Things?”

Because of this!

Revisiting the Innovation Killers in the Era of Covid-19 : A Reality Check For Your New Future

Over 20 years ago, when I began an intense focus on researching what defined “innovation success,” I came up with my list of the ‘innovation killers’ – the excuses that people and organizations make on their way to the future. Hence, failing at innovation. It’s a pretty comprehensive list, and became a key focus in many […]

Video: My New Book and Other Titles: “The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Slow!”

If you aren’t adapting, you aren’t surviving! Watch this clip where I talk about an alternate universe of alternate titles for my last 4 books. Then, think about what you are not doing well.

Interactive Leadership Topics for Your Post-Pandemic World: Battle Tested Strategies Delivered from a World Class Studio!

Right now, you need insight on your world redefined for the next 10 years; leadership strategies to deal with your new ambiguity, volatility, complexity and uncertainty; and battle tested strategies and action plans to get you there. This video outlines the 3 interactive virtual talks I will be delivering to global organizations eager to move […]

Daily Inspiration: “The global pandemic has created a war between fast moving events and previously slow-moving organizations!”

“The global pandemic has created a war between fast moving events and previously slow-moving organizations!”– Futurist Jim Carroll There’s a lot to unpack in this picture. As my mom would have said when I came down in the morning as an 8 year old with plaid pants, a checked shirt and striped socks, “It’s busy […]

Video Series: Rethinking Leadership : Insight for Our Eventual Post Pandemic World – #4 Partner Up!

I’m replaying clips from my January series, “Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration – and re-examining them in the context of our pandemic-impacted world. Here’s #4 – Partner Up! As I wrote back in January: “If you could do it alone, you would have already achieved what you needed to achieve! But […]

Failing at the future: 10 reasons why some companies will miss out on the economic upturn!

Just over 3 months ago, the global economy changed. What has it changed to? After the the ’08 downturn, I keynoted the Missouri Governor Economic Development conference in St. Louis, and offered this quote from the American Chamber of Commerce: “It’s going to be this move from a bad economy, to the next economy.” What […]

Old World “Not Hot”: Phoning it In. New World “Hot”: Not Zooming It In!

Through my 25 year speaking career, I have had the opportunity to form close relationships with many of the top speakers bureaus in the world. They are important and invaluable partners. And with that, I always have my pinch me moments when I find myself talking with the same agents who are booking Barack and […]

National TV Interview : Reinvent. Relentlessly. Repeat. Regularly!

Well, that was a fair bit of fun and made for a delightful weekend! Last Thursday, I was busy in the home office, wrapping up my weekly broadcast. At that moment, I was contacted by a reporter for Global National – that’s one of the national news programs in my home country of Canada. He […]

Innovation – What To Do and What Not to Do!

During a Q&A on stage in New Orleans, I was asked what organizations should do to try to accelerate their innovation capabilities. Watch my response: concise and to the point!

Accelerate Your Creativity: Develop Your Own Masters in Business Imagination Degree!

The skills you have will NOT take you into a faster future. The era of acceleration demands that you have new and unique skills – including an overdose of creative thinking. With that in mind, maybe you should pursue a Masters in Business Imagination! I first proposed the idea over 15 years ago – I […]

Want to Get Ahead in a Big Disruptive World? Be Like Fiji!

Here’s a fun clip from my recent talk for a global event the International Finance Corporation / World Bank in Morocco. When the world gets you down? Pick yourself up again – be like Fiji!

Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #12 – Jump Forward

In the era of acceleration, one thing is certain : what worked for you in the past likely won’t work for you tomorrow. And all too often, that very thing you do might doom you in the future. That’s because all the assumptions that you might make as to how tomorrow will unfold are based […]

It’s 2020: Time to SuperCharge Your Thinking!

I’ve been blogging since early 2002, and have a ton of insight within my site. One of my resolutions was to do a better job at presenting it to the world. With that, here’s a gallery that will lead you into some of the best of my innovation, transformation and disruptive trend written pieces. Click […]

Daily Inspiration: “Transformation is the new innovation!”

“Transformation is the new innovation!” – Futurist Jim Carroll The speed of change is such that it is now no longer an innovation story – it’s one of transformation! That was the message I picked up during a phone call with Jeffrey Phillips yesterday. He’s one of the smartest boots-on-the-ground innovation minds that I know, […]

You’re Structured For Slow In the Era of Fast – And You Know It’s True!

Guess what! You’re structured for slow in the era of fast! You’ve got a boat anchor puling you down. And you can’t collaborate like you should be able to. That was the key message on stage for one of my clients – and the knew it was true!

Daily Inspiration: “Committees are the black holes of the corporate universe – it’s where innovation goes to die….”

“Committees are the black holes of the corporate universe – it’s where innovation goes to die, creativity is destroyed, bright sparks of imaginative thinking are snuffed out – and a place from which no great idea or bold initiative can ever escape!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Committees are killing your future – because just as […]