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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!

Aligning to Disruption in the Era of Acceleration: Are You Structured for Slow in the Era of Fast?

Your business model and your industry won’t look the same in 5 or 10 years. In fact, you might not even recognize it. And you might very well be in denial as to what is underway. That’s a reality, and you are likely not able to cope! Here’s why: It’s the era of acceleration In […]

Daily Inspiration: “Nothing great was ever achieved by those who were timid!”

“Nothing great was ever achieved by those who were timid!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My catchphrase has long been this: Think big, start small, scale fast! It could also be this: Think big. Be bold. The world is changing fast, and your approach to reality will define your future. You won’t get ahead by being […]

Daily Inspiration: “Big things don’t happen with small ….”

“Big things don’t happen with small ….” – Futurist Jim Carroll I couldn’t decide. Aggressive indecision as it were! And so here goes… Big things don’t happen with small skills. Big things don’t happen with small ideas. Big things don’t happen with small minds. Big things don’t happen with small moves. Big things don’t happen with small efforts. Big things […]

Deconstructing the ‘Metaverse’ – A Strategic Pathway for Separating Hype from Reality!

Back in 2007, I had an avatar and spent some time exploring the virtual world known as SecondLife. If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember it – it was supposed to be the next big thing! Except, it wasn’t. There are a lot of next big things in our world, and right […]

Daily Inspiration: “Creativity? Spend more time chasing your curiosity!”

“Creativity? Spend more time chasing your curiosity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I always loved the time I spent reading Curious George to my children! The series of books caused them to ask lots of questions! Why does he always get into trouble? Why does the man wear a yellow hat? Why can seagulls fly? Why […]

Accelerating Creativity – The Masters in Business Imagination!

A short clip from a recent keynote for Cain Watters in Phoenix – I’m speaking to 400 dentists who managed sophisticated, leading-edge dental practices on how to accelerate their creativity with future trends – by focusing on what I call The Masters in Business Imagination!

Daily Inspiration: “How can you identify the biggest problem faced by any organization? It’s the one that no one is willing to talk about!”

“How can you identify the biggest problem faced by any organization? It’s the one that no one is willing to talk about!” – Futurist Jim Carroll “Don’t bring that up!” “Don’t talk about that!” “You shouldn’t mention that!” “We don’t want to talk about that!” “It’s probably a good idea not to go down that […]

It’s In To Be Out! A Look Back at My Outdoor Predictions from 2004!

And today, suddenly, it’s springtime in Ontario! And so with a little bit of warmth, while working out on the deck, I started thinking back to one of my favorite projects of all time – “It’s In to Be Out!” Here’s the backstory: in 2004, I was busy transitioning my focus as a futurist – […]

Daily Inspiration: “Think long-term: It’s better to invest In your optimism than to succumb to your pessimism!”

“Think long-term: It’s better to invest In your optimism than to succumb to your pessimism!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Being born just a short 14 years after the end of World War II, I was launched as a child into the geopolitical world of the Cold War. One of my actual earliest memories is of my […]

An Interview on VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity!

VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity! That’s your big reality. Here’s why you need to think about how you manage complexity – with a look back at a Q&A I did with a company that specializes in managing complexity. Beneath the surface of normalcy lies a hidden layer of complexity. A few years back, I was […]

Daily Inspiration: “Don’t just do things. Do BIG things!”

“Don’t just do things. Do BIG things!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most of us have ‘average’ engineered into our DNA; we are wired for mediocrity; we are structured for small. We are conditioned to be like everyone else, taught to conform, engineered by societal norms to toe the line. The result is that we become like […]

A Video Playlist for Your Future – “What Do World Class Innovators Do That Other’s Don’t Do?

Some organizations get by. World-class innovators go further!

A Forward Thinking Organization: Do You Measure Up?

The world was fast before Covid – that’s why my catchphrase, and the title of one of my books, is “the future belongs to those who are fast!” And yet, post-pandemic, it’s even faster, and will only continue to accelerate. That’s why I’ve been talking about ‘the acceleration gap‘ – it’s big and getting bigger. […]

Rethinking innovation – a video playlist!

Rethinking innovation – a video playlist.

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 […]

Innovation and Creativity? The Inspiration is In Your Ketchup Bottle (From the Vaults!)

In 2003, SAP had me in for a keynote on innovation; I was transitioning from being a technology-oriented speaker to my role as a futurist, innovation, and creativity expert. It was a hell of a keynote – they ended up rebooking me for about 30 events through the next 3 years, and was a speech […]

Laugher? It’s the Worst Medicine – And Indicates A Culture of Failure!

Many people have a belief system that has them convinced that the world of tomorrow will look much like it does today, with the result that when they are confronted by the future, they dismiss it. Of course, they laughed at me. It’s ok. I get used to it. Often, by laughing at both you […]

Practicing What I Preach – With a Massive New Format Change to My Daily Inspiration (Continuous since August 2016!)

Since August 2016, due to a variety of complex personal situations, I began blogging my “Daily Inspiration” posts. First thing, every morning, before I start anything else during the day. I call it my ‘silent moment of meditation’ as I motivate myself – and others – with some sort of post about the future, innovation, […]

Video: Achieving Optimism – Learning from the Two Different Types of Farmers!

One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the ‘two types of farmers.’ Which one are you? Check the list below. Watch this short clip from one of my last in-person keynotes just before Covid. There’s what we might call the stuck-skeptics, who have attitudes […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “It is what it is – until you make it into what it is isn’t!”

“It is what it is – until you make it into what it isn’t!” – Futurist Jim Carroll “It is what it is.” This seems to be one of the phrases we have adopted in the pandemic, the others being “it could be worse,” “it will be better one day soon,” we just need to keep […]

Daily Inspiration: “How did you come to think you could achieve your big ideas when you have assembled a team of small minds?”

“How did you come to think you could achieve your big ideas when you have assembled a team of small minds?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Nothing great was ever really achieved by thinking small: the results are even worse if you are surrounded by small-minded people. Small-minded people will drag you down. They’ll tell you it can’t […]

Daily Inspiration: “Many companies fail at the future because they haven’t been listening to what the future has been telling them.”

“Many companies fail at the future because they haven’t been listening to what the future has been telling them.” – Futurist Jim Carroll In many industries, we know exactly how the future is going to unfold. And yet many simply don’t listen or refuse to acknowledge the reality and inevitability of the trends which are […]

‘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 […]