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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!

Accelerating Leadership: Here’s a CEO/Board Strategy Session with Futurist Jim Carroll!

While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to 7,000, I also regularly do a whole series of small, CEO or Board meetings that are focused on future trends, strategies and opportunities. I’m thouroughly enjoying myself while preparing for an upcoming 2017 event in this space; I’ve […]

Golf balls with webcams, golf carts, and the future!

For as long as there has been the future, there have been people who don’t like it. Ogden Nash captured that reality perfect, when he observed that “for some people, progress is great, but its’ gone on way too long.” With that in mind, here’s a clip from my keynote for the PGA of America […]

What Every Business Needs: A Senior VP of Curiosity!

I’ve always liked the children’s book series which involved Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat. It was fabulous to read to my kids, as it featured this adorable little monkey who was always thinking about things, and always ended up getting into trouble as a result. It made me think about the […]

Failing at the Future: Groupthink, Strategy and A Consensus to Do Nothing….

It’s a funny job, being a futurist. Essentially, your job is to take people out of their comfort zone, by removing them from today, and taking them into tomorrow. Tomorrow, of course, involves challenge and change; opportunity and threat; hope and fear. Some people are ready for it; many others are not. With 25 years […]

Establish a committee – kill innovation!

Why are committees so bad for innovation? Here’s a list of 10 reasons…. it sends the message that innovation is something special; that not everyone is responsible for great ideas it often leads to the worst form of group-think, whereas divergent thinking is the essence of innovation and creativity it usually results in the lowest […]

Keynote – Innovating in The Era of Accelerated Uncertainty: How to Adapt to the New World of Volatility

And we’re off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages …. right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to kick off the year by shaking off aggressive indecision, and by aligning themselves to fast paced trends. So I wrote them a keynote description that […]

10 Small Thoughts on Big Innovation

One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is “think big, start small, scale fast!” So I woke up this morning and came into the home office, and was thinking about the “start small’ part of that phrase. And quickly jotted down a list of small […]

Don’t freak out – Stay focused!

I just filmed this today in front of the White House. You need to watch it.

Creating a Great Keynote!

During a call yesterday, a client was asking whether I could customize my talk for their group. Are you kidding? Here’s a good case study of the typical process that I goes through. This particular organization was in the retail space; through conversations with several member of global management, we built a list of the key […]

The Future Belongs to Those Who are Fast!

The future belongs to those who are fast — Jim Carroll, from the opening to a keynote to an audience of thousands in Las Vegas!

A Memo to the CEO

To: CEO’s Worldwide From: Futurist Jim Carroll Date: November 1, 2016 I know things are extremely busy, particularly given the current climate of economic uncertainty. Yet, there is a key issue that you need to make sure is on your agenda. Innovation. The most important thing […]

10 Cold, Hard Realities About Your Business Model

Give it a few years. You won’t even recognize the industry you are operating in. That’s because the rate of business model change is accelerating in every single industry. Here’s why: Right now, there are probably a bunch of really smart people figuring out to disrupt your business model If you aren’t busy thinking about […]