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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.

Introducing “Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership” – Insight from a Front Row Seat for 25 Years at the Edge of the Disruptive Future!

When you build a global career that has you providing advice, guidance and insight on the future and disruptive innovation to global leaders, you develop a little bit of critical insight along the way. Organizations like the World Bank, NASA, Disney, Nikon, Microsoft and hundreds more have brought me in for senior leadership or customer […]

Daily Inspiration: “Confront your organizational sclerosis : the thing about inertia is that you can’t simply run away from it!”

“Confront your organizational sclerosis : the thing about inertia is that you can’t simply run away from it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll An extract from my inaugural video yesterday for my forthcoming “Notable Keynotes : Lessons in Leadership” series – in the weeks and months to come, part of my virtual studio time will be spent […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “….there’s a pretty strong certainty that your impending failure is because you are in complete denial of your reality….”

“Let me put it this way: there’s a pretty strong certainty that your impending failure is because you are in complete denial of your reality, a captive to your delusions, a prisoner of your expectations, and a subscriber to the massively irrational and ridiculously illogical!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Rant on! It’s my chicken slide! […]

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 […]

Video: What Comes Next with the Decline of an Empire?

Lots of opportunity for other nations! Watch!

Daily Inspiration: “The thing about con-men – at least they are consistent in meeting our lowered expectations!”

“The thing about con-men – at least they are consistent in meeting our lowered expectations!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A few weeks ago, I decided that I would no make any political commentary on social media for at least 8 weeks – we live in a massively polarized world, and there is no upside. Having […]

Daily Inspiration: “Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?”

“Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Who would have thought it could be so much fun to have a home broadcast studio! I get to design a new show any moment I want to! Yesterday’s […]

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!

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “Who led your digital transformation strategy? Your CEO, CIO or CTO? No, it was Covid-19!”

“Who led your digital transformation strategy? Your CEO, CIO or CTO? No, it was Covid-19!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This is a two part story. The image is from a video I filmed yesterday afternoon on the accelerated need for leadership insight and the trend towards customized event videos. The actual quote comes from a […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: ““Every assumption you had is now irrelevant, your zone of uncertainty has expanded, volatility is your new normal….”

“Every assumption you had is now irrelevant, your zone of uncertainty has expanded, volility is your new normal, and unpredictability is now your only certainty. Welcome to your new future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m preparing and researching for a major upcoming insurance conference, and am knee-deep in my research, reviewing several hundred recently articles […]

The World Goes Virtual? Excitement & Energy Matters – Thoughts on the Virtual DNC Convention!

Upon starting to read the news yesterday, I immediately saw a number of articles which were focused on the Democratic National Convention, which starts today. Perhaps because I am in the business of holding the attention of an audience with the ability to deliver a powerful message with significant presence and energy – my attention […]

Daily Inspiration: “Stop talking about ‘ROI’ – return on investment. Start focusing on ‘ROR’ – return on reinvention!”

“Stop talking about ‘ROI’ – return on investment. Start focusing on ‘ROR’ – return on reinvention!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A new era of massive economic uncertainty has been layered on top of accelerating business model disruption. The result is that many CEOs and leaders are uncertain as to which investments to make, when to […]

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. […]

Your Future? A Video Playlist to Spark Your Enthusiasm!

Because the future is what you make it!

Video: “Breaking News! The Future is Still Out There!”

Fun fact: during a period of massive global upheaval, most people lose sight of the trends that matter. The result is that they wake up many years later like a surfer hit by a big wave. “Whoah, dude, where’d that come from?” With that in mind, I was inspired to hit the home broadcast studio […]

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 […]

Video: “Why Do Smart Companies Do Stupid Things?”

Because of this!

Daily Inspiration: “Invincibility, arrogance, hubris, complacency, denial, a belief in incumbency : these are the original sins of corporate failure!”

“Invincibility, arrogance, hubris, complacency, denial, a belief in incumbency : these are the original sins of corporate failure!” – Futurist Jim Carroll So I figured I need to do a lot of live events in the online studio to master the skill of going live in the online studio – so I’m busy finding new […]