Insight Index – Page 24

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: “Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams”

“Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams!” It’s really easy to think small! That’s because being small involves the easiest of all decisions – it doesn’t require one! Small goals involve only a little bit of change, don’t carry a lot of effort, and as a result are easy to accomplish. […]

Driving Disruption: 25 Reasons Why Your Company Might Not Survive the Next 10 Years

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 […]

JimCarroll.Com Has Been Relaunched – With a Nod to the Past With Thornet, 1985

Today, on my 60th birthday, I’m launching the latest version of my Web site, at JimCarroll.com. It is the 6th iteration of my site since I launched my first one in the early days of the World Wide Web in 1995. The new site gives a full nod to my roots back in 1985, and […]

Daily Inspiration: “Change the change barriers!”

“To be a change maker, change the change barriers!” – Futurist Jim Carroll The photo is from an event for a major insurance company almost two years ago, but the quote is from last Saturday.’ I spoke at the Indiana Municipal Authority – in the room were senior executives of small and mid-size power generation/utility […]

Daily Inspiration: “Leap into the unknown…..”

“Leap into the unknown. Ccourage will cushion your landing!” It’s always most difficult to take that first step: but after that, you’ve got momentum on your side! Big, bold decisions take guts, but inevitably, things will come to the point that it is clearly time to get moving. Action becomes inevitable. Initiative becomes oxygen. Decision-making […]

Daily Inspiration: “Don’t just think innovation, think transformation!”

“Don’t just think innovation: think transformation!” On stage yesterday in San Diego for the KalmarOttawa North American Dealer meeting. Thank you Erica for the great photo! What if your world changes – you used to sell highly specialized trucks based on gas and diesel, but might one day be selling highly intelligent, autonomous self-driving, self-diagnosing […]

Daily Inspiration – “Your intuition is often smarter than you think”

“Your intuition is often smarter than you think!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My intuition often feeds the guidance on the trends I cover on stage. For example, intuition told me that social media would help to drive new growth and interest in golf. When the @pga invited me in 2010 to open their AGM, they asked me to […]

Daily Inspiration: “Is there a distinct lack of enthusiasm with your enthusiasm?”

“Is there a distinct lack of enthusiasm with your enthusiasm?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Admit it – with Daylight Savings Time and the loss of an hour, and the fact that its Monday – you’re dragging! Your spirit isn’t broken – it’s still sleeping! Motivation comes and goes in waves – some days, it is certainly […]

Daily Inspiration: “Determination will give you focus, but experience will make you stronger!”

“Determination will give you focus, but experience will make you stronger!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Wow, was this really just 2 weeks ago in Nashville? I was up early again and out for a swim at 545 with my coffee, watching as the sun came up over the mountains here in St. Lucia. It’s an interesting […]

Why Innovation Thrives in the Building of Sandcastles!

I’ll be busy studying some key innovation issues for the next week. I have assembled a crack project team with detailed skills to assist me with my research! 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 […]

Daily Inspiration: “Your challenge is probably within your Innovation & Creativity Prevention Department!”

“Your challenge is probably within your Innovation & Creativity Prevention Department!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Many people hate those who are different. Just look at our world of politics. It is tiresome. From a business perspective, people also hate those who have creative ideas, are willing to challenge the status quo, and who are prepared to […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s the era of acceleration! Are you aligned to the opportunities?”

“It’s the era of acceleration! Are you aligned to the opportunities?” – Futurist Jim Carroll In the era of acceleration, the race belongs to those who are fast, and who can turn the trends of today into the opportunities of tomorrow. But here’s a question – are you even at the starting gate? To succeed in […]

Daily Inspiration: “Your biggest risks at this very moment are the ones that you don’t know about…”

“Your biggest risks at this very moment are the ones that you don’t know about, have yet to emerge, but will be here sooner than you think!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m on stage in Chicago in this picture, speaking to the Chief Legal Officers of some of the world’s largest organizations on the unique topic […]

Daily Inspiration: “Set your controls for the heart of the trend!”

“Set your controls for the heart of the trend!” – Futurist Jim Carroll With a shoutout to Pink Floyd fans everywhere! 19 Trends for 2019 – and today, we hit a dozen, with #12 – The Issue of Timing The future is going to happen – it’s only a matter of “when,” and that can be one of […]

19 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing

As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical. You’d better make sure you are ready with any trend of importance and relevance, because the future might happen before you know it. I spend […]

Daily Inspiration: “Creativity doesn’t flame out – it simply needs a different type of fuel!”

“Creativity doesn’t flame out – it simply needs a different type of fuel!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Sometimes a creative soul can temporarily lose their creativity. That can be a bit of a problem if you haven’t experienced that particular type of problem, and you aren’t sure of a particular path to recovery! The thing is, […]

Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you should invest a little more of your time in the art of spotting opportunities!”

“Maybe you should invest a little more of your time in the art of spotting opportunities!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I don’t think we have ever lived in a time as remarkable as this, with so many opportunities all around us. There’s a lot going on! Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and it’s […]

The Challenge of Running a Sprint with a Boat Anchor Attached!

That’s the problem that many financial services industry companies have — they are in a world in which they are having to respond to the challenges of fin-tech, disruptive business model change and more, and yet are running on an infrastructure that is still largely tied to the technology of the 60’s and 70’s. That’s […]

Daily Inspiration: “What the translator heard: “Think BIG. Start a small business!”

What the translator heard: “Think BIG. Start a small business!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Yesterday, my talk at the #IRUWorldCongress in Muscat, Oman, was translated in real time into Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin and German. I deliberately kept my pace much slower than my normal speed in order that they might be a great partner to my effort. […]

Trend: IOT? It’s Early Days Yet, and Most Products So Far are a Big Failure!

In the last few months, I’ve had two keynotes where I’ve put in perspective the marriage of the Internet of Things with blockchain as a trend. This is a pretty massive issue yet one with a lot of hype and hysteria. I’ll have lots to post and say in the coming months on it. Here’s […]

Daily Inspiration: “If your people aren’t ready for my message, then you have a bigger problem than you think!”

“If your people aren’t ready for my message, then you have a bigger problem than you think!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll Here is a “it happens all too often” scenario: someone calls me, eager to bring me in for a talk about the future, in order to get their organizational aligned to this world of […]

Daily Inspiration: “Initiative matters! Start out with the least important most important thing you can do!”

“Initiative matters! Start out with the least important most important thing you can do!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s easy to make the excuses that will let you stop from starting doing something. Don’t do that. Get going! People can be overwhelmed by the scope of the challenge in front of them, and that fact alone […]

Going the Extra Mile – A Relentless Focus on Innovation! (Videos)

BathFitter is a Canadian company that specializes in customized bathtub inserts – they’re an extremely successful company with an envious track record of growth.They know they can’t rest on their laurels thought, and so they are having me in this morning to keynote their annual franchise meeting. The fun thing is that they tried to […]

Daily Inspiration: “Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!”

“Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll It’s easy to get ideas – it’s harder to implement them. That’s the big challenge for most creative people. Heck, it’s a problem for most people of all sorts! So how do you battle that? Through a conscious effort mostly […]