Insight Index - Futurist Keynote Speaker Jim Carroll: Disruptive Trend & Innovation Expert

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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.

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Leadership and Volatility: It's What You Do Right Now That Matters

History teaches us that those who move forward, fast, during periods of relentless uncertainty, are those who win. Futurist Jim Carroll on stage in London,…

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Daily Inspiration: "The future of work? It's the skills you don't know about that you need to be planning for!"

"The future of work? It's the skills you don't know about that you need to be planning for!" - Futurist Jim Carroll What can the…

Daily Inspiration: "If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you're doing it all wrong!"

"If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you're doing it all wrong!" - Futurist Jim Carroll History has taught…

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 framers.' Which one…

Keynote Topics 2023: Growth, Innovation & Creativity, Megatrends, Leadership and Acceleration

I just sent out my February update to all my speaker bureau partners - I'm represented by most of the major ones in the world…

Daily Inspiration: "If only the paranoid survive, it's also true that it's the chameleons who will thrive!"

The BIG Future: "Regenerative Medicine" and a New Era of Healthcare Science

We might live longer. We will see the reduction, elimination, or perhaps eradication of diseases. We'll fix broken bones with lab-grown materials. We will grow…

10 Great Strategies for 2023 - What are the CEOs Thinking About?

I just finished the final post in my series, "23 Trends for 2023." As I write in the intro: The future is a vast and…

23 Trends for 2023 : #18 The Battle for Reality

We live in perilous, scary times - there are people around you who actually believe the wild conspiracies found in this image below. (And actually,…

Daily Inspiration: "Negative people seem to believe they can drag you down and destroy your optimism. Prove them wrong!"

"Negative people seem to believe they can drag you down and destroy your optimism. Prove them wrong!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Something remarkable has been happening…

23 Trends for 2023 : #14 Reimagining and Reinventing

If what you sell, who you sell it to, how you sell it, and essentially, what it actually is - you've got to change things.…

23 Trends for 2023 : #13 Peak Carbon

We all know the phrase - insanity is doing the same thing and over again and expecting a different result each time. It doesn't happen.…

23 Trends for 2023: #11 The Massive Velocity of A.I.

There can't be a bigger story in tech this year - other than the self-inflicted destruction of many aspects of the tech sector through hubris,…

23 Trends for 2023: #8 - Knowledge Velocity

It used to be about what you know. Now it's not only about what you know, but how fast you need to know it! And…

23 Trends for 2023: #7 - Crazy ideas go mainstream

The pace of new ideas, innovations, concepts, scientific discoveries, and product breakthroughs is occurring at such a pace that the need to align to a…

Into 2023: What's Your Plan if Twitter Melts Down (or Does not?)

You would have had to be living under a rock for the last month to miss all the drama around Elon Musk and his purchase…

23 Trends for 2023: #6 - Opting Out

There might be a recession in 2023. Or, maybe not! But whatever happens, it's pretty certain that an increasing number of CEOs are deciding that…

Daily Inspiration: "Conventional wisdom is often wrong. When in doubt, opt out!"

"Conventional wisdom is often wrong. When in doubt, opt out!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Today's inspiration comes directly from Trend 6 of my "23 Trends…

23 Trends for 2023: Trend #1 - "Techno-skepticism" and Retiming The Future

It hasn't been a great year for tech. Things went too far. And so the tech collapse in 2022 was entirely predictable. This leads to…

Where’s the growth? Rethinking long term opportunity in the context of volatility!

I wrote this PDF report late in 2008 after the global economic meltdown as the great 2008-09 recession was settling in. It was an important document then, and it is still powerful, albeit slightly dated read today. Titled “Where’s the Growth: Global Innovation Opportunities for the Long Term“, it was a clarion call for the […]

Keynote: Iowa Housing Authority – Rethinking Housing in the Era of Volatility – It’s a Great Time to Double Down on Innovation!

Jim’s keynote took a broad approach to a variety of issues, best summarized in his keynote description: In an era of economic volatility, it’s more important than ever to focus on the future in order to achieve the core mandate of assisting the less fortunate in society. When it comes to housing, it’s also important […]

Daily Inspiration: “Never let vour short-term gloom and doom get in the way of your long-term opportunities!”

“Never let your short-term gloom and doom get in the way of your long-term opportunities!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Not to beat a dead horse, but it sure is an interesting time to be focused on the future, disruption, and innovation, as I discover an increasing number of CEOs who are working hard to ensure […]

Daily Inspiration: “The greatest gift you can give someone else is a better future!”

“The greatest gift you can give someone else is a better future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Housing is one of the most basic human needs, and yet for many, one of the most significant challenges. That’s why I’m excited to be heading to Iowa in two weeks to speak at the Iowa Housing Conference 2022 in […]

Keynote: “Rethinking Housing in the Era of Volatility – It’s a Great Time to Double Down on Innovation!”

It’s going to be a spectacular fall with a number of fascinating events! I’ll be kicking it off in Des Moines, Iowa, with a keynote that focuses on two key issues – inovating in uncertainty, and the future of construction! Rethinking Housing in the Era of Volatility – It’s a Great Time to Double Down […]

Achieving Growth During Recessionary Times: History Teaches Us That What You Do Right Now Really Matters!

I’ve been booked by many global organizations for close to 30 years, speaking at their leadership events, corporate retreats, high-performance executive sessions, customer events, and more. Many of my bookings come through my many speaker bureau partners – I’m represented and booked by many of the same agencies who book folks like by the same […]

Daily Inspiration: “Stop recessionating. Start growthinating!”

“Stop recessionating. Start growthinating!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Since this is my Daily Inspiration on my blog, I get to make up words. So I did! Enough of this recession talk already – its’ self-defeating. We’re already in one – and by the time you and others finish debating that fact, smart folks will have […]

Daily Inspiration: “The future you think is far away will be here sooner than you realize!”

“The future you think is far away will be here sooner than you realize!” – Futurist Jim Carroll One trend has become overwhelmingly clear throughout my 30-year career as a futurist and speaker – the future is now coming at us faster than we think! 25 years ago, I would speak of a 5, 10, […]

The Acceleration of Skills – What the Legal Cannabis Industry Teaches Us About the Future!

Here’s a clip to grok over! The slide I used? Right here! The point? Organizations always need to be thinking RIGHT now about the skills they might need in the future. Students in food science and food processing need to be trained in cannabis now, so that they’re ready to help develop new products in five years’ […]

Your Future isn’t What You Think It Is: Are you Reinventing Fast Enough?

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 […]

An Economy in Recession? This is WHEN the Real Innovators Start to Win! What’s Your Plan?

New ideas, transformative innovations, and bold thinking don’t die with recessionary times – in fact, a downturn is often the starting point for big ideas. Companies such as Burger King, Microsoft, CNN, and FedEx all started up during recessions. Given the new economic volatility, shrieking stock market headlines, and the reappearance of a sense of dread […]

Daily Inspiration: “Avoid negativity vibes!”

“Avoid negativity vibes!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s a simple life lesson – you can’t do great golf with a bad attitude! I golfed with a good friend yesterday, and we were both of a mindset that we had to do better than turning in the miserable performance of our previous day. After we both […]

Daily Inspiration: “The future won’t wait for your panic to subside!”

“The future won’t wait for your panic to subside!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Hey, how about that stock market! I’ve been beating the drum for some time that we are headed into some sort of economic correction or downturn – and yet, even so, people tend to deny all the signals of the impact of relentless […]

Video: The Reality of Disruption – The Trends that Define Your Future!

Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. Futurist Jim Carroll speaks at leadership meetings worldwide, assisting senior executives at organizations such as NASA, Disney, Godiva, Nikon, Mercedes Benz, Johnson & Johnson, and many more to develop strategies to deal with massive business model and market disruption. In this post, he […]

Daily Inspiration: “History tells us that 10% of organizations become breakthrough performers during a recession – because they decide to double down on innovation and opportunity despite lingering and pervasive uncertainty!”

“History tells us that 10% of organizations become breakthrough performers during a recession – because they decide to double down on innovation and opportunity despite lingering and pervasive uncertainty!” – Futurist Jim Carroll On this recession thing – how about those markets! I guess it’s a good time to roll out a memo to the […]

Daily Inspiration: “You have three choices. You can panic. You can choose to do nothing. Or you can act, and begin to innovate, change and adapt for the inevitable upturn!”

“You have three choices. You can panic. You can choose to do nothing. Or you can act, and begin to innovate, change and adapt for the inevitable upturn!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s pretty obvious that we’re going to have a recession, an economic downturn of sorts. It’s what you do with that fact that matters. The unique context of […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s never too late to become the person you’ve always wanted to be!”

“It’s never too late to become the person you’ve always wanted to be!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s never too late to reinvent your future. It’s never too late to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. It’s never too late to pursue a different path than the one you are on. The secret […]

What Do Innovators Do That Other’s Don’t Do?

Many organizations have failure embedded into their DNA. They build up a culture of aggressive indecision, which guarantees a slow culture that provides them a boat anchor in the era of acceleration. Jim Carroll identifies, on stage, both the cultural killers and the practical strategies that must be pursued to breakthrough! Jim is the world’s […]

Daily Inspiration: “Innovators don’t focus on the time that has elapsed, they anticipate the time that is yet to come!”

“Innovators don’t focus on the time that has elapsed, they anticipate the time that is yet to come!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Spend less time looking back – focus on looking forward! There is no doubt that you can learn from reflecting back on what you did in the past, but you will likely learn […]

Trend: What’s the Impact of the Era of Knowledge Acceleration? None of Us Have the Capability to Know Much of Anything at All!

My Daily Inspiration had me looking today at the issue of the future of knowledge – give today’s post a read. While preparing my post, I borrowed from this post I put together way back in 2012. Reading it again, it’s worthwhile sharing again, because it is absolutely bang-on in terms of its predictive value. […]

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: “The future should be your reward, not just your destination!”

“The future should be your reward, not just your destination!” – Futurist Jim Caroll We all have a chance to shape our future. And yet, we can often adopt defeatist phrases. “It is what it is.” “I can’t do a lot about it.” “It’s not really in my control!” “Not a chance I can change things!” When we […]

Daily Inspiration: “Every single device that you use today will be a featured piece in a museum in less than 25 years!”

“Every single device that you use today will be a featured piece in a museum in less than 25 years!” – Futurist Jim Carroll We are surrounded by modern obsolescence; the leading edge is already ancient; the modern is always an antique! I have in my office an Mp3 player from 1997; it could hold […]

Reality: When there’s volatility, there’s always opportunity!

2022 got you down? At this very moment, while volatility rages, there are people busy putting in place the foundation for their massive growth opportunities in the years to come. We’ve been here before. Here I am on stage in 2009 – the global economic meltdown has just happened – and I’m outlining how global CEOs […]