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Video Playlist: The Trends that Define Your Post Pandemic Future

Maybe you’ve been stuck in the 7 stages of pandemic grief – anger, denial, bargaining. The smart ones among us moved to ‘acceptance’ a long time ago – including myself. What will your post pandemic future look like? If you aren’t thinking about it now, you won’t have the strategies to get you to this […]

Video: “Rethinking Your Future: How Has the Global Pandemic Changed The Axis of Your Universe?”

Your universe has shifted forever as a result of Covid-19 and the global pandemic. Have you? These are the 10 new rules that should guide your strategy, enlighten your leadership, and move you forward!

Daily Inspiration: “The axis of your universe has shifted forever. Did you shift with it?”

“The axis of your universe has shifted forever. Did you shift with it?” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m releasing a new video this morning – “Rethinking Your Future: How Has the Global Pandemic Changed The Axis of Your Universe?”. Based on some work I was doing for a client in the energy sector, the video […]

Daily Inspiration: “Successful people tend to arrive in the future before the future does!”

“Successful people tend to arrive in the future before the future does!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A frame grab from a pre-event video that was produced for me by my fantastic overseas video partner Armine, aka “Alex.” Ok-doke! It rocks! Watch the video! I’ve started including these videos – short, sharp shocks of pre-event insight […]

Video: The Rapid Emergence of New Careers!

I’ve got a TON of video to share from my virtual keynote earlier this week on the topic of the future of education. Here’s the first – all about the rapid emergence of new careers. It features some context with the career path of my oldest son, who now works as a ‘location intelligence professional’ […]

Daily Inspiration: “Face facts: your business model is faced with a surge of inevitability. Innovate & adapt – don’t give up & surrender!”

“Face facts: your business model is faced with a surge of inevitability. Innovate & adapt – don’t give up & surrender!” – Futurist Jim Carroll So yesterday morning I had a bit of a rant in this post, stating my belief that the global meetings, event and convention industry is pretty delusional – we won’t […]

Daily Inspiration: ““There’s a lot of ‘guessticating’ going around right now. You might want to forecast your future on something more than just an estimate or a hunch!”

“There’s a lot of ‘guessticating’ going around right now. You might want to forecast your future on something more than just an estimate or a hunch!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Guessticating – you are probably surrounded by it every single day. Heck, you are probably making a few guessticates every day too! Think about it […]

Video: “You need a gut-check. A reality slam to the side of your head.”

You need a gut-check. A reality slam to the side of your head. Our old world is gone. We’re building a strange, new, different one. If you aren’t aligned to that fact, then you will wake up at some point in the future and ask, “how was I so dumb?” Go through the list in […]

Aggressive Indecision 2020: How Organizations Are Failing By Freezing FAST! (Hint: Accept Your New Covid-19 Reality)

It seems there are a lot of people reading my new book, “Think Small, Delay Now, Scale Slow!” They so busy thinking that Covid-19 will ‘soon be over’ that they aren’t reinventing themselves for our new future. The result? They’re going to be left far, far behind. I’m watching people, organizations, associations and how they […]

Article: “Innovating for the future: 5 ideas that could emerge post-COVID”

The job of a futurist, of course, is to predict the future! And since this ‘thing’ began, I’ve been working behind the scenes furiously, analyzing, thinking, pandering, researching, observing. Here’s a quick little hit of an article that covers just a few of my thoughts. Innovating for the future: 5 ideas that could emerge post-COVID […]

Daily Inspiration: “In times of challenge and change, leadership insight into trends and innovation is more important than ever before!”

“In times of challenge and change, leadership insight into trends and innovation is more important than ever before!” – Futurist Jim Carroll With that in mind, I give you my new virtual studio highlight reel! Just delivered fresh this morning from my overseas video production partner, Armine (“Alex”) Simonyan – she has been working with me […]

“Virtual Done Right” – Post Pandemic Recovery Trends, Strategies and Insight

Virtual done right? With Jim Carroll, definitely! He’s invested well over 1,000 hours in his home broadcast studio. Check out the results. First, here’s a quick tour of what he can do and how he can help you with an unparalleled virtual event in terms of content, studio set ‘stage design’ and wow-factor special effects […]

TV Interview – “The Cobots and Robots are Coming!”

The impact of Covid-19 on the future has, obviously, been massively dramatic! But the real art comes in assessing the world around us, and understanding which trends have accelerated as a result of the pandemic. TRT, a global television network based out of Istanbul, reached out to me for my insight on how one of […]

TV Interview – “When Do You Innovate? Revisiting the 7 Stages of Economic Grief”

I was on Bloomberg BNN’s MoneyTalk last night with a two part interview about the economic crisis, the future and how winners will reinvent themselves at the pace demanded for success. Just like I am! Part 1 Part 2

Video: “Revisiting Our Future: How the Global Pandemic Has Accelerated, Twisted, Disrupted and Forever Changed Our Understanding of What Comes Next!”

I filmed in the home broadcast studio yesterday. It’s a clip that outlines ten trends that are evolving now, in real time, as a result of the global pandemic. It’s 8 minutes long, and crystallizes some of my thinking as to how Covid-19 and the global pandemic has reshaped our future, particularly in light of […]

Keynote Clip: On Stage for the International Finance Corporation / World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco – > “Timing is Everything”

The issue of timing really became a focus of many of my keynotes over the last while – here’s a clip from my keynote in Morocco for the International Finance Corporation / World Bank just a few months ago at a major global manufacturing conference. For more context? Read my post Timing is Everything: Jim Carroll’s […]

19 Trends for 2019: A Look Back, And Still Looking Forward

Here’s a trends list I posted at start of the year. Fun to look back and think about which ones came about, and which are still in a state of evolution!

Video: What You Thought Was Science Fiction? It Might Already Be Here!

I’m on stage, as the opening keynote speaker for the Sporting Industry & Fitness Association Leaders Summit. In the room, I’ve got CEO’s and senior executives for some of the largest sports manufacturing organizations in the world – running shoes, golf gears, ski equipment and more. It’s a high profile gig – it’s the time […]

What World Class Leadership Looked Like in 2019: A Focus on Big Ideas, Transformation, Disruption, Velocity and Risk!

This year marks 25 years that I’ve appeared on stage speaking about the future, trends, disruption, transformation, innovation. And what a year it was! I always emphasize to my global client base that they’ll find I can take on any number of highly customized topics for their leadership meeting – you’ll learn more about that by […]

At the End of 2019, Do You Have Any Idea What Your 2030 Will Look Like?

Probably not. So watch the video below. Then, read my post, 20 Trends into 2030: Are You Ready for the Transformation of Just About Everything? You can also share it with these easy to remember link: https://2030jimcarroll.com Most people don’t understand that we now live in era in which the pace of change is no […]

Trend: Security & Privacy Failures Will Be the Primary Force for Destruction of Corporate Value Into the 2020’s

For over 20 years, I’ve been preaching that as long as corporate boards do not have specific responsibility for computer security and privacy in their skills matrix, the company will be at risk. That trend will only accelerate into the next decade. I expect we will actually see a few Fortune 1000 companies disappear because […]

Speed: Moore’s Law Defines Your Future, Regardless of Your Industry

A quick hit interview before I went on stage to talk to CIO’s of major global organizations. I don’t need to describe it – just watch it. It’s one minute long. Then, take a look at two pages in which I outline your future. The Drivers of Disruption 20 Trends to 2030: Are You Ready […]

Were You Watching How Fast 2019 Happened? So What’s Your Plan for 2020?

It’s the ‘era of acceleration’ and a race to the future. Were you even at the starting gate? Based on my ’19 Trends for 2019′, I put out this 15 minute video at the start of the year to provide some insight on some of the unique and diverse trends that will change your future, […]

Video: The Gaming Generation and the Acceleration of Virtualization

When I got a small drone for Christmas a few years ago, I would spend 15 minutes every night for ‘drone flying lessons.’ That’s because I grew up with COBOL and Basic, not Xbox’s and Super Mario. Here’s a clip where I’m talking about that, Fortnite taking over my living room, and how this leads […]