Insight Index – Page 17

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.

Daily Inspiration: “Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!”

“Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!” – Futurist Jim Carroll There are certain moments in your career when you know you’ve hit the perfect shot. That’s how I felt when I walked off stage after delivering the opening keynote for the 94th annual general meeting of the PGA […]

Video: Rethinking the Future of Manufacturing – Reinvention, Opportunity, Transformation

My son and I visited Agnora, a world class innovator in the architectural glass industry. They produce the glass you see in Apple Stores, at the TKTS ticket booth in Times Square, and many more! They are the perfect example of what is possible in the new world of manufacturing. What’s the future? Watch this 8 […]

Daily Inspiration: “World class innovators? They’re built for speed, structured for acceleration!”

“World class innovators? They’re built for speed, structured for acceleration!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This message from 2019 looks very predictive today in light of what organizations had to do to align to the speed of change demanded by the global pandemic. And yet, that’s been the essence of my message for well over a […]

Daily Inspiration: “The fast future has got you down? Follow the math … Act accordingly!”

“The fast future has got you down? Follow the math! Start with 3-6-9-12: baseline your reality 3, 6, 9, and 12 months out. Add in 1-2-5-10: figure out what trends will challenge you 1, 2, 5, and 10 years from now! Act accordingly!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Sometimes, you just need to follow the traffic! […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never solve a big problem with small thinking!”

“You’ll never solve a big problem with small thinking!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Going forward, one of the most significant challenges of our time will have to do with senior care. With that in mind, big thinking was the core of my message on stage six years ago (yesterday) for two back-to-back talks in Nashville for […]

Daily Inspiration: “Real leaders don’t hide from their future – they confront it!”

“Real leaders don’t hide from their future – they confront it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll If you hadn’t seen the news story through the weekend, you should see it now. In a surprise move, Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk in to address an internal global leadership meeting on a wide […]

Daily Inspiration: “The ultimate impact of the global pandemic is an amplification of the weaknesses of those who were not already aligning to a fast future!”

“The ultimate impact of the global pandemic is an amplification of the weaknesses of those who were not already aligning to a fast future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll That’s what I predicted last March in one of my “Ask a Futurist” videos, the question being “What is Going to Happen to Globalization?” I predicted that […]

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 […]

Why Legacy Auto Companies Have a Tough Hill to Climb : It’s Not an Auto Industry Anymore, It’s a Tech Industry!

From a keynote in 2018, a short clip where I’m talking about the reality going forward.

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 […]

World class innovators? Big,bold and fast, not timid and slow…

On stage at a massive manufacturing conference in Las Vegas in 2010, with a message for several thousand more manufacturing executives – engineers, senior executives, product innovation visionaries, and more. And it was here that my story of Tesla Motors began to crystallize – the big thinker with bold ideas and disruptive concepts. And now, […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration – “You can’t minimize tomorrow’s risk with yesterday’s strategy!”

“You can’t minimize tomorrow’s risk with yesterday’s strategy!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A few shots from my keynote for a few thousand occupational health and safety professionals at the 2019 National Safety Council annual conference in San Diego. In just a few short months, their world of workplace safety risk would be consumed by Covid-19. […]

The Future, and the People Who Hate It : What Happens When People Tune Out From What Comes Next?

Over the last 28 years, I’ve appeared on stage worldwide at well over 2,000 events, in front of upwards of 2 million people. There have been small events of a few dozen, and many large-scale Las Vegas and other conference center events with 5,000 or 7,500 people. That’s a lot of insight shared! A guy […]

Disruptive Value Propositions: You Aren’t Selling a Widget Anymore!

From a keynote for Philips Medical Devices – with the basic message that the product they are selling is no longer a single, standalone product. Instead, it’s become a hyper-connected, highly intelligent medical device. It’s not a widget anymore. Over the years, many senior executives have brought me into corporate leadership meetings to help their […]

Video: Customer relationships have forever changed with Covid. Have you?

Here’s a clip to get you thinking. This is from a custom virtual keynote production I prepared for a global insurance conference on behalf of my client, Salesforce. COVID-19 is not a disruption. It’s an accelerant. It has magnified and accelerated everything that is good and everything that is bad. If you have not realigned […]

Video: The Acceleration of Financial Services!

Geography is collapsing, how people search for financial services is changing, loyalty is declining, competition is increasing, relationship building is not always done in person, attention spans are collapsing, and with that, the foundation of interaction is changing. And the future is accelerating. This is the future of financial services. Are you really prepared for what comes next? Learn […]

Now in Print: “Now What? Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future”

My newest book is now in print and available on Amazon. Now What?: Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future takes a look at what seven individuals did to redirect their lives, their future, and their and opportunities. From the jacket: Reinvention surrounds us. It is inherent to our future, fundamental to […]