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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!

Daily Inspiration: “If everyone on your team is laughing at every new idea, you’ve got a bigger problem than you think!”

“If everyone on your team is laughing at every new idea, you’ve got a bigger problem than you think!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Laughter is the best medicine – until it becomes an ingrained, destructive force that kills new ideas. And that’s the risk you run if you let a culture of continual skepticism y […]

Daily Inspiration: “World-class innovators possess a daring need for speed!”

“World-class innovators possess a daring need for speed!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This was a fantastic custom film production I did for Deloitte South Africa starting on this day in 2010! They needed a keynote on this theme; I was busy with other projects and couldn’t travel, and so we did the next best thing! […]

Daily Inspiration: “Faster knowledge obsolescence. The rapid emergence of new knowledge. The disappearance of existing careers, and the rapid emergence of new careers. THIS is the future of skills!”

“Faster knowledge obsolescence. The rapid emergence of new knowledge. The disappearance of existing careers, and the rapid emergence of new careers. THIS is the future of skills!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Six years ago today, I was in Sao Paolo, Brazil, with a keynote for the WorldSkills competition and leadership conference. It’s a massive global organization […]

Daily Inspiration: “Think big and act bold – because otherwise it is far too easy for you to validate your mediocrity!”

“Think big and act bold – because otherwise, it is far too easy for you to validate your mediocrity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most of us have ‘average’ engineered into our DNA. We are conditioned to be like everyone else, taught to conform, engineered by societal norms to toe the line. The result is that […]

Daily Inspiration: “Dream at the absolute edge of creativity – and then innovate the speed of disruption!”

“Dream at the absolute edge of creativity – and then innovate the speed of disruption!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Another CEO-led leadership meeting, in this case for this company which is one of the world’s leading manufactures and suppliers of door and window locks — everything from simple deadbolt assembly to complex chip-based hotel door […]

Daily Inspiration: “Are you leading fast enough?”

“Are you leading fast enough?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Over the years, I’ve had the chance to hear directly from a lot of global CEOs and senior executives as to what they are worried about. That’s because a good part of my business skewed away from association events and annual conferences, to hastily organized global […]

Daily Inspiration: “The moment you stop thinking really big, you start living really small!”

“The moment you stop thinking really big, you start living really small!” – Futurist Jim Carroll There’s a lot of debate online about Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson’s trip into ‘space.’ The criticisms fall into one of two camps: Was it really a voyage to space or just a jaunt into the upper earth atmosphere? […]

Video Flashback : Think Big.

This month in 2017. Are you thinking big enough?

Daily Inspiration: “People need to talk about the BIG, negative economic implications of vaccine ‘hesitancy.’

“People need to talk about the BIG, negative economic implications of vaccine ‘hesitancy.’ Exercise your freedom all you want, but know that it comes at an increasingly steep cost!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s a pop-quiz – what does the economic future look like for regions like Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas? What’s the job outlook […]

Accelerate Your Future – Imaginate More! (Video Playlist)

Think big! Most fast! Start now! A selection of clips from the stage!

Daily Inspiration: “You should develop the audacity to create the unimaginable!”

“You should develop the audacity to create the unimaginable!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My job is to encourage people to think big and bold, take big steps, and accomplish big things. To be audacious in everything they do! That was the undercurrent of my keynote for a global packaging company that brought its leadership team to Prague […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s the unknown perils, the unforeseen hazards, that will prove to be your biggest risk!”

“It’s the unknown perils, the unforeseen hazards, that will prove to be your biggest risk!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It was at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, at an event for the National Fire Protection Association, where my keynote focused upon the future of fire risk, three years ago on this day. The organization, representing […]

There Are 3 Types of People When It Comes to the Future. Which Type Are You?

I’ve long observed when challenging my audience to align to the future, that there are 3 types of people in my audience: those who watch the future happen those who make the future happen and those who react, “whoah, how did that happen?” Here’s a clip where I am talking about that issue … and […]

Some people. Innovative people. Spot the difference!

It’s quite true. Some people have a very narrow view of the world and never achieve too much. Innovators have a wide-open mind and change the world in new and continuous ways. Consider the differences. Some people see a trend and see a threat. Innovators see the same trend and see an opportunity. Some people […]

An Eclectic Creativity & Innovation Video Playlist!

Inspire yourself! Think different!

Daily Inspiration: “Control of the speed of innovation in every single industry is now being set by Silicon Valley!”

“Control of the speed of innovation in every single industry is now being set by Silicon Valley!” – Futurist Jim Carroll (I had a bit of fun at the soundcheck the day before, with Vegas being Vegas after all – you’re always guaranteed a great stage! It’s an infinite me!) Cars have become computers! And […]

Daily Inspiration: “Bold visionairies never marginalize the potential of their future by clinging to the mediocrity of their past!”

“Bold visionaries never marginalize the potential of their future by clinging to the mediocrity of their past!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Nothing big was ever achieved by thinking small! But hand in hand with that mindset comes to the reality that some of the most successful people in history had a proven track record of […]

Innovation Isn’t What You Think It Is – Here’s What You Need to Know!

The following article was published in AkzoNoble’s “A” Magazine, featuring some of my thoughts on innovation in organizations. The organization is the largest global paints and coatings company and is a leading producer of specialty chemicals. The article is a good read as to how I think and work. It was distributed in print form […]

The Disruptive Trends that Define Your REALLY BIG Future. But Are You Thinking too Small?

Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and it’s transformative. When everything connects, power disperses. Legacy is death: agility and speed are the new metrics for success. These are some of the mantras that should define your future. Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. The trends that define […]

Custom Leadership Video Production – “World Class Innovators” & Reinventing Your Thought Leadership Process!

Are you a CEO, HR executive or strategy expert that needs to bring your team up to date with the big issues in your industry – yet you can’t quite yet bring your team together in person? And you’re sick of Zoom? How about something different – a customized leadership event series, professionally filmed, that […]

Daily Inspiration: “World-class innovators possess a daring need for speed, disrupting themselves before they are disrupted!” –

“World-class innovators possess a daring need for speed, disrupting themselves before they are disrupted!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Thought leadership! That’s what drew the attention of Hitachi-Vantara for a major client conference they were organizing in Scottsdale, Arizona on this day in 2018. A leading global hi-tech firm, they were one of the dozens who, […]

Daily Inspiration: “Let loose your wildest imagination. Let it happen faster than you think. That’s your future.”

“Let loose your wildest imagination. Let it happen faster than you think. That’s your future.” – Futurist Jim Carroll 3d printed hip replacements. Real-time analytical predictive healthcare dashboards. Implanted medical nanobots that provide an interior, real-time view of muscle damage. Bio-engineered lab-grown body parts and knee replacements that provide ongoing condition and status updates to […]

Daily Inspiration: “You can’t manufacture success from wishful thinking!”

“You can’t manufacture success from wishful thinking!” – Futurist Jim Carroll The future isn’t easy – in fact, it takes a heck of a lot of hard work. But when people are being conned, they tend to ignore the reality of this advice. Looking back to my event 5 years ago today, at a major […]

Checklist: Many organizations are structured for failure. Are you?

“Failure? It’s an attitude that is often preceded by its actual occurrence” – Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever noticed that you are surrounded by people who seem determined to set you on a path to failure? Or who somehow seem to find joy in some weird passion to bring you down than to build […]