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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.

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Accelerating the Acceleration Gap: The Ultimate Impact of Our Post-Pandemic World

I hesitate to use the phrase ‘post-pandemic’ because we really don’t know when that actual trend might unfold … but with that in mind, how has the business world changed as a result of the last 2 years? What can we expect on ‘the other side?’ In a recent in-person keynote for the Packaging Machinery […]

Timing is Everything: Jim Carroll’s 5 Rules on Aligning to the Future!

Here’s a big issue to wrap your head around – increasingly, your opportunity for future success will come from your ability to get the timing right! That issue has been the focus of an increasing number of my keynotes as of late: a recent one in the construction sector a company that manages large scale […]

Ask a Futurist – The Future of Transportation (“The Lost Basement Tapes!”)

The folks at UPM – a global leader within the wood and lumber industry – interviewed me for an article they put together, Industrial Revolution 5.0 – driven by sustainability. It’s a great overview of the many trends shaping our world today. It’s a good read, and I was pleased to take a role. They […]

The Leadership Lessons of the Pandemic – We Are Now Forever Defined By Resilience, Speed, Adaptability, Agility!

Your business will never be the same! Not your business model, structure, skills base, or any assumptions about your future. Everything has forever changed, and if you don’t study the powerful lessons that leaders have adapted, you’ll fall behind. Check this clip from a recent keynote I gave for a senior leadership meeting of Siemens […]

10 Things That Are True About the Future (It’s fast, it’s everywhere, and you are likely already out of date!)

Clearly the rate of change – whether with business models, product life-cycles, skills and knowledge – is speeding up. With such change, there’s a lot of uncertainty within many industries as to what to do next: a senior executive of one client commented to me from his perspective, “…entities are engaged in survival tactics because […]

Headlines: The Great Resignation? There’s Nothing New Here – The Trend was Already Well Underway in 2003 (And Earlier!)

The great resignation is all over the news – but there is really nothing new here, as lifestyle decisions, skills specialization, and the nomadic workforce come to define the future of work. I hit the virtual broadcast studio the other day and filmed an entire ‘Headlines‘ video to put into perspective what it is really all […]

‘101 Things We Know About Our Future’ – An Esoteric List of Things That are Happening Now and Next!

My mind all too often races with ideas; I think too much. The busy activities in my head lead me to regularly scribble down lots of thoughts about the world around me. Overall, as a futurist, it’s a remarkable time to be alive – and with that in mind, here’s a list that I’ve accumulated […]

22 Trends. 22 Minutes. 22 Opportunities for 2022 : A Virtual Leadership Kickstart for 2022!

I just shared this update with my many speaker bureau partners. It might provide some food for thought for you too! Good morning! It seems that just while we were looking at 2022 with a wary eye of optimism, the sudden arrival of Omicron can pull us back in to, well, non-optimism! Our industry and […]

Kicking Off 2022 with Virtual Insight into What Comes Next – And What to Do About it!

It’s always fun to hit the finish line into another year as many organizations start to line up their team and members with concise insight into the future. I’ve got a number of these lined up, that I’ll be providing from my virtual broadcast studio. One of these will be on December 6 for the […]

“Workback Pushback” – When The Media Catches Up To Trends You’ve Already Covered!

So the New York Times ran an article about the fact that people are showing reluctance to go back to work. I predicted this in a video I filmed last May about some of the major trends we might anticipate going forward. As we start to enter the next, new phase of our post-pandemic world, […]

Future Insight! Farming, Insurance, Construction, Energy, Healthcare and Food!

It’s been virtually busy! Here’s a collection of a few recent virtual client events. Virtual that works, with short sharp shocks of strategic future insight!

Trend: The Future of Energy In the Era of Acceleration (Renewables, Storage, MicroGrid, Electric Cars and the Death of Carbon)

What’s the future of energy? I hit the virtual broadcast studio for a virtual keynote for a rural energy group. I break it down into 20 key trends of accelerating realities that define our future. Right around the same time last week, I did a keynote for the leadership team of Siemens Energy on ‘what […]

Your Future? Companies That Do Not Yet Exist Will Sell Products Not Yet Conceived…

2 years ago, on stage in Marrakech, Morocco, in my opening keynote for the World Bank / International Finance Corporation manufacturing conference. Are you aligned to a faster future?

Daily Inspiration: “We’re quickly moving from the era of mass production to one of mass customization…..That’s your reality – and that’s your opportunity!”

“We’re quickly moving from the era of mass production to one of mass customization, in which any potential customer in the world is now less than 3 days away from the order date. That’s your reality – and that’s your opportunity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Just two years ago to this moment, I was on […]

Tesla – What’s It All Mean? (Energy, Automotive and Manufacturing Leadership Events!)

I just sent out a short e-mail blast to the many speaker bureau partners who have worked with me through the years. They represent folks like Barak and Michelle Obama, Richard Branson and Jack Nicklaus, George Bush, and me! (I always pinch myself, but hey, I do great work!) Many have brought me into global […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s not a chip shortage – it’s a cautionary tale of what happens when you align to the future too slowly!”best

“It’s not a chip shortage – it’s a cautionary tale of what happens when you align to the future too slowly!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s the car companies’ own fault. They were too slow to accept the reality that the future of the automotive industry doesn’t lay within the engine, but within the programming; […]

Headlines: What’s Really Going On With the Chip Shortage?

It’s not a chip shortage – it’s an agility, planning, and speed mismatch. Watch this video I filmed in my virtual broadcast studio, using the automotive industry as an example of what happens when you don’t accept the reality of your future, and don’t align to the disruptive speed of change that is required. EVERY industry […]

The Era of Acceleration – The Drivers of Disruptive Change

Yes, it’s a buzzword, but you ignore the future at your peril. Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. My job as a futurist has me doing an extensive number of CEO level events for Fortune 500 companies around the world, participating in leadership meetings which are focused on the […]

Though Leadership at Speed : Aligning Your Team to the Era of Acceleration!

For over 25 years, I’ve challenged leadership teams at some of the most fascinating organizations in the world – such as NASA, Disney, Pfizer, Mercedes – to align to an era of new, fast disruptive change. I suspect that with faster change, they are going to need faster insight – and that’s the type of […]

Video: Caskets – It’s Better to Pursue Business Model Disruption than Business Model Preservation

Check out my page, The Reality of Disruption: (24 Reasons Why Your Company Might Die Before You Get Old). It’s right here: http://disruption.jimcarroll.com Study the list. What trends are you likely at risk from? Then watch this short video about caskets and disruption – and consider why your business model might actually die before you […]

The Reality of Disruption(24 Reasons Why Your Company Might Die Before You Get Old)

Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and it’s transformative. Legacy is death: agility and speed are the new metrics for success. I’ve published a list of 24 transformative trends that are defining your future. There are many more. Are you prepared for what comes next? See the full list and post at https://disruption.jimcarroll.com

The Acceleration of Retail : Looking Forward by Looking Back!

Here’s a highlight clip from a keynote I gave at a major retail conference just six months before the global pandemic accelerated every single trend I was speaking about. Retail is never going back to where it was – it’s only going to go to a world of continuous, exponential change – and you need […]

Daily Inspiration: “Hint: You’ll do better if you spend more time preparing for your future instead of reacting to it!”

“Hint: You’ll do better if you spend more time preparing for your future instead of just reacting to it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever noticed you seem to be surrounded by people who seem to have a better job succeeding with what comes next? That’s because they’ve invested far more time thinking about […]

Reinvention: The Critical Element in Your Disruptive Business Strategy

At some point in time, if it has not yet happened, you’ll come to realize that the future that you thought you had no longer exists, and that you need to do something new. And if you are a business organization, that realization brings you the reality that you need to reinvent your revenue. This […]