Insight Index – Page 23

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.

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 […]

CES Goes Virtual. What’s It Mean for the Global Meetings, Conference and Events Industry?

Face facts. Reinvent. Or die. That’s what CES is telling you. In person events are gone for a long, long time. I wrote that this morning in my Daily Inspiration even before the CES news. Face facts. Reinvent. The future is virtual.

Leadership Video: What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About the Future!

Watch and learn.

Daily Inspiration: “Ponderous leadership, slow structure, committee inertia – relics of the past….barriers for your future!”

“Ponderous leadership, slow structure, committee inertia – relics of the past, and in our eventual post-pandemic economy, new significant barriers for your future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll You know that organizations are starting to move into the next phase when they start approaching you for CEO-level leadership meetings to share some of your insight on […]

Revisiting the Innovation Killers in the Era of Covid-19 : A Reality Check For Your New Future

Over 20 years ago, when I began an intense focus on researching what defined “innovation success,” I came up with my list of the ‘innovation killers’ – the excuses that people and organizations make on their way to the future. Hence, failing at innovation. It’s a pretty comprehensive list, and became a key focus in many […]

Daily Inspiration: “There’s always an opportunity to upgrade your opportunities!”

“There’s always an opportunity to upgrade your opportunities!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I did a little bit of construction in my basement yesterday – what do you think? It’s kind of a nice look! I wanted a new set for my short talk in Australia last night – plus, I was filming a piece about […]

Daily Inspiration: “Sometimes the best insight isn’t live – it’s Memorex!”

“Sometimes the best insight isn’t live – it’s Memorex!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Memorex? I’ll definitely have to explain this one for the youngsters! It’s perhaps one of the greatest advertisements, and eventually the best product branding, of all time. Back in the day, we had these things called ‘cassette tapes” – you might have […]

Making Virtual Great Again! Customized Leadership & Trends Insight Videos!

Your virtual events are not going so well. There’s a LOT of really BAD content out there – speakers talking into a Webcam, looking about as motivational as your average rock. The industry needs to do better. You need to do better. That’s why you need a partner who can elevate your virtual events to […]

Daily Inspiration: “Once you’ve fallen prey to the cult of delusion …. the future will arrive too late to save you!”

“Once you’ve fallen prey to the cult of delusion, the conspiracy of idiocy and the madness of ineptitude, the future will arrive too late to save you!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It seems we are now witnessing in real time the collapse in the foundation of what was once a great nation. Seriously – could […]

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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s at this very moment that you need a better lens for a clearer focus on your future!”

“It’s at this very moment that you need a better lens for a clearer focus on your future!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Hey there! How’s your future going? Because each and every day, you live the moments that you thought about yesterday! Here’s what we know about tomorrow: there are those who are working hard […]

Video: “Moving Forward – Strategies for Success in this Era of Uncertainty”

Innovate. Despite Uncertainty – Because What You Do Right Now Defines Your Future That’s the tagline on a new Web page I put up at https://movingforward.jimcarroll.com . Strategies for ensuring that you are not a casualty in this great global economic reset which is unfolding at a blistering pace as nations struggle to contain Covid-19, and manage […]

Daily Inspiration: ““It’s clearly a vastly different, far more complex future. This futurist has the necessary command post to guide you!”

“It’s clearly a vastly different, far more complex future. This futurist has the necessary command post to guide you!” – Futurist Jim Carroll This is a behind the scenes shot of my new, virtual home broadcast studio. LOL. Not! But that’s the thing about virtual presentations – I can take you and your team anywhere […]

Virtual Jim Carroll Highlight Reel – Accelerate Your Insight At Speed!

You can sit back and wait for the future to happen – or you can make your future happen. “Virtual done right!” A HUGE shoutout to my awesome overseas video production partner Alex!

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 […]

Video: My New Book and Other Titles: “The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Slow!”

If you aren’t adapting, you aren’t surviving! Watch this clip where I talk about an alternate universe of alternate titles for my last 4 books. Then, think about what you are not doing well.

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

Daily Inspiration: “The future won’t wait for those who are stuck in the stages of shock, anger or denial – move to acceptance!”

“The future won’t wait for those who are stuck in the stages of shock, anger or denial- move to acceptance!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I was on Bloomberg Money Talk last night with a long interview about how companies can innovate through an era of economic uncertainty – the video is in the next blog post. […]

Video: “Going Live! The 15 Steps You Need to Rock Your Virtual Conference!”

If you are going to do it, you need someone who will get you there safe and sound. So, watch this!

Video Clip: The Flintstones, Jetsons, Get Smart and Social Distancing Consultants!

Your future? Watch this clip, filmed in the home studio yesterday!

Interactive Leadership Topics for Your Post-Pandemic World: Battle Tested Strategies Delivered from a World Class Studio!

Right now, you need insight on your world redefined for the next 10 years; leadership strategies to deal with your new ambiguity, volatility, complexity and uncertainty; and battle tested strategies and action plans to get you there. This video outlines the 3 interactive virtual talks I will be delivering to global organizations eager to move […]