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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: “Timing is everything, especially when you’re running out of time!”

“Timing is everything, especially when you’re running out of time!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Over the last few years, I found that many of my presentations about the future increasingly focused on the issue of timing. It became such an important part of what I do – and I noticed that the timing of trends was […]

Daily Inspiration: “The scope of your opportunity should only be limited by the scale of your imagination!”

“The scope of your opportunity should only be limited by the scale of your imagination!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Go on – admit it! You’re scared of taking the time to make an investment in your future because you are uncertain as to what comes next, whether you can accomplish what needs to be done, […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility matters – right now, it’s about survival of the fastest!”

“Agility matters – right now, it’s about the survival of the fastest!” – Futurist Jim Carroll For the last while, I’ve been making the case to clients and potential clients that the pandemic has seen us compress ten years of change into but a few months. Organizations thought they had time to prepare for the […]

The Wizard of Oz, The Pandemic of 2020, and Disruptive Innovation: Be Like Dorothy!

Are you doing marginal things when you could be doing so much better? Dedicated to my wonderful sister Dorothy, who we lost to pancreatic cancer just over two years ago. Don’t live a monochromatic life – live in technicolor!

Daily Inspiration: “The scale of your opportunity is really defined by the reach of your imagination!”

“The scale of your opportunity is really defined by the reach of your imagination!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s a truism: every industry is changing crazy-fast with new ideas and once-crazy concepts at the core of a new future. The retail industry is now thinking about the opportunity for custom small-area radio stations to interact […]

Daily Inspiration: “Cumulative small steps combined together – that’s the secret to to reinvention!”

“Cumulative small steps combined together – that’s the secret to to reinvention!” – Futurist Jim Carroll As Neil Armstrong suggested, every big leap involves a whole series of small steps. Many companies, organizations and people have discovered that what worked for them in the past wasn’t what was necessary in the last eight months – […]

Daily Inspiration: “‘Never in my wildest imagination.’ That’s a phrase we can definitely drop right about now!”

“‘Never in my wildest imagination.’ That’s a phrase we can definitely drop right about now!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Even in your most vivid imagination, in your wildest dreams, you might still never imagine where your future might actually end up! Because, 2020. We’re all in vastly different circumstances, and most of us don’t know […]

“Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for Your Eventual Post-Pandemic World” – My Keynote @Disney

What’s your path forward from the global pandemic? How will you ensure that you are aligned to the new trends that define your future while the old trends that were disrupting you march on at a furious space? Here’s the second little ‘show’ I did yesterday as part of my “Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership” […]

Daily Inspiration: “No one ever won with the future by thinking small. Define your opportunity by resizing the scope of your ambitions!”

“No one ever won with the future by thinking small. Define your opportunity by resizing the scope of your ambitions!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I blasted out some walls in the basement yesterday, doing a massive expansion in terms of the studio size! Actually, I just found an interesting new software feature which let me […]

Daily Inspiration: “Confront your reality – your biggest potential always comes from solving your most complex problems!”

“Confront your reality – your biggest potential always comes from solving your most complex problems!” – Futurist Jim Carroll How do you fit your big ideas into a small space? By understanding that YOU own the space and can take it where you need to. One of the most interesting things about my business over […]

Video: “Go Ahead: Admit It – You’re Stuck, Indecisive, and Not Sure What Do Do!”

So when do you innovate? Right now! For some reason, my sound configuration was off – but still a good story.

Daily Inspiration: “Learn to learn again!Soak in the knowledge of something new!”

“Learn to learn again!Soak in the knowledge of something new!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I went to a virtual conference the other night – not as a speaker, but as an actual participant, an audience member! I was trying to figure out when was the last time I actually did this, and I think it […]

Daily Inspiration: “You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!”

“You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Who would have thought 6 months ago that I’d have a full fledged city skyline view from my basement – but here we are! The home studio is just cooking along. Failure teaches […]

Daily Inspiration: “Still working to figure out your future? Try to discover your very own canvas of creativity!”

“Still working to figure out your future? Try to discover your very own canvas of creativity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Green seems to be the theme this week, after the epic paint job and studio rebuild over the weekend! This is it – this is the new green wall where my new future will continue […]

Moving Forward : Discovering Opportunity in this era of Volatility and Uncertainty!

Are you thinking about your eventual post-pandemic future, and how you will align yourself to the opportunities that are unfolding right now? Or are you stuck in the here and now, unable and unwilling to comprehend what you need to do to align to ‘what comes next?’ This post will provide you some motivational guidance […]

Revisiting Your Disruptive Future : Are You Ready for Your Next 5 Years?

I returned to my virtual broadcast studio yesterday, and filmed a video as to this fact – while you’ve been busy managing your pandemic reality, the future has still continued it’s relentless, disruptive march. You need to make sure you are still aligned to what comes next!

Daily Inspiration: “If it doesn’t work? Blow it up. Do it again. Repeat!”

“If it doesn’t work? Blow it up. Do it again. Repeat!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I filmed a bit the other day for a story as to how disruptive trends are coming back onto the global leadership radar – and what organizations need to do about it. I had a great stage set, but I wasn’t happy with […]

“Someone once asked how I prepare for my future. Ready? Pay attention. Try new stuff. That’s it!”

“Someone once asked how I prepare for my future. Ready? Pay attention. Try new stuff. That’s it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This is a screen clip from a little video I did yesterday which goes through the steps I follow to create a live video in the virtual studio. You’ll only develop new skills if you try new things. You’ll […]

Daily Inspiration: “Innovation. It thrives in the building of sandcastles!”

“Innovation. It thrives in the building of sandcastles!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Way back in 2006, inspired by similar times, I wrote about how innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles! It was a great post — and it made it into BusinessWeek. With summer still upon us, I thought it a fitting post to […]

Video: Your Challenge is In Your Innovation and Creativity Prevention Department!

You know it’s true. And you’ll be even more convinced you watch this. Virtual. Done right.

Daily Inspiration“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!”

“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!” – Futurist Jim Carroll History is littered with the legacy of great ideas which were initially presumed to be dumb ideas. It happens all the time. Famously, the founder of FedEx, was told that his university project suggesting a local and international parcel delivery service was a […]

Daily Inspiration: “Innovate like the entirety of your tomorrow depends upon it. Because it does!”

“Innovate like the entirety of your tomorrow depends upon it. Because it does!” – Futurist Jim Carroll There are obviously some pretty significant changes underway in the global economy – and they are all happening around us right now. Massive changes to the workplace but more important – the attitude towards the ‘place’ of work. […]

Will Your 2030 Self Be Happy with Your 2020 Self?

It’s a good question, and you need to think about it. Because history teaches us who the winners are.

Video: “Be Like Fiji! What We Can Learn About Potatoes, Stickmen and Reinvention!”

So, I filmed a thing yesterday. It’s all about optimism and reinvention. Be like Fiji – capturing me on stage in Morocco last yaer in a keynote for the World Bank! And the second, all about stickmen and my own reinvention, from a keynote for the annual tax conference for EY. Entitled, appropriately, “Don’t Let […]