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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The popular buzz is that manufacturing in North America is dead, dying, or in a continual state of decline. Politicians seem to want to wave a magic wand and ‘fix everything.’ That being said, the sector has already done a remarkable job in reinventing itself for a new world of digitization, changing business models, changes to process […]
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I’ve been doing keynotes on the future of healthcare for over 15 years. Much of what I’ve focused on has involved the technological, scientific and other real trends (i.e. non-political) that will provide for transformation of a very complex system. This includes the acceleration of genomic medicine, and the transition to a system in which […]
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Sixty five percent of the children who are in pre-school today will work in a job or career that doesn’t yet exist. Half of what students learn in their first year at college is obsolete or revised—by the time they graduate. Fifty percent of the U.S. gross domestic product will be taken up by training […]
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Every industry is set to be transformed as an era of hyper connectivity becomes the new norm. The result? Massive business model disruption; the rapid emergence of new competitors; industries in which customers empowered with mobile devices control a wide variety of devices that are a part of their daily lives; unique opportunities for deep […]
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There’s a lot of hype about the “Internet of Things.” What does it really mean? Here’s a video clip that puts it in perspective in terms of the future of golf! The big issue with the iOT is that it shifts the speed of innovation in every single industry to the velocity of Silicon Valley. This […]
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The other day, I did a talk for a small group of senior HR representatives for a variety of Fortune 500 companies — including Owens Corning, Whirlpool, Eli Lilly, Goodyear, Proctor & Gamble, AT&T, Raytheon, Boeing and more. My focus was on the future trends that are reshaping business — and what this would mean […]
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Today my oldest son, who just finished his degree in Physical Geography with a minor in Geomatics, starts a job working in his field — that of location intelligence! He’ll be busy working with mapping technology, particularly ArcGIS from ESRI, in areas involving new abilities for deep insight into big issues. Quite simply, once we […]
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An article from Meetings.Net on a recent keynote I did in Orlando…. DigitalNow’s creative Collaboration Sessions engaged the keynoter speakers with the audience in ways that felt fresh and unscripted. Some 250 association executives and technology experts who gathered at the Hyatt Regency Orlando last week for digitalNow experienced a creative approach to the traditional […]
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Here’s a new video from my Sao Paolo Worldskills keynote: I’m taking about the global water challenge, and opportunities that come from wastewater recycling. In this context comes Nexus e-Water, an innovative and fascinating solution to encourage use of “grey water”. The focus of my WorldSkills keynote was how skills, trades, knowledge and education would […]
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Over on the CPA Success Blog at the Business Learning Institute, there’s a good article on the future of knowledge and careers. It’s based on a keynote I did for the DigitalNow 2016 conference, in which I spoke to 300 association executives on future trends affecting their organizations. Want to stay relevant? Learn for a […]
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Back in January, I was thrilled to be invited by the PGA of America to be the opening keynote speaker for the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. It was the second time they’ve invited me in – I was previously involved in providing an opening keynote for the 2010 Annual General Meeting of the […]
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A report on my keynote for the 2016 Benefits Pro conference in Fort Lauderdale earlier this week. Health care: The Future is Now BenefitsPro, April 2016 BY SHAWN MOYNIHAN When listening to futurist Jim Carroll speak, one thing becomes apparent quickly: The future belongs to those who are fast. Onstage Monday delivering the keynote at […]
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So I golf with this guy at our Club. He’s a grade 5 teacher, and this has led to some fascinating discussions about the next generation. At one point, he asked me to come in and speak to his class. I initially demurred; while I spend a great deal of time speaking at massive association […]
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I was recently interviewed by IN Magazine, the global publication of Dow’s Packaging Division, for why thoughts on trends that will impact the packaging industry, and hence, throughout the consumer and packaged goods sector. —— Four trends driving change towards 2025 are……. Impact of technology, especially digital The next workforce generation has a fundamentally different outlook […]
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I just wrote an article for the PGA of Canada, around the issue of new technologies coming into the game. Enjoy! You can access the full PDF of the article As a PGA Pro, What Are You Going to Do with Drones? Sometime in the next few years, someone is going to arrive at a […]
Read MoreBack in 2003, or maybe it was 2005 …. I was invited by DaimlerChrysler — then the merged entity of Chrysler and Mercedes Benz, a merger which would eventually fail — to participate in a strategic planning session that would look at the future of the auto industry. And so I travelled to Mercedes HQ […]
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In May, I’ll open the Professional Records & Information Services Management annual conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, and will focus on some of the key issues in terms of corporate records management. They recently interviewed me, and have run this article on my keynote. Futurist Jim Carroll to Urge Faster, More Strategic Innovation During PRISM […]
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In a few weeks, I’ll keynote the Digital Now conference — it’s a get together of executives from major associations across the US. I’ve spent quite a bit of time speaking to, and writing about, the association sector — check out the Association Trends section of my blog for more. Deirdre Reed writes numerous articles […]
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The National Watermelon Association recently ran a blog post, with some succinct coverage of my thoughts on the future of agriculture, and the opportunities that come from innovation. It seemed like a good read, so I’ll repost it here! I know that I’m ‘singing to the choir’ when I write that the real innovators of […]
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Another one of my articles for GE Reports has been published. In this era of hyperconnectivity, transformation is happening faster and impacting every industry. To thrive in this environment, you need to understand these five things. Someday, we will look back and realize that we live in one of the most fascinating periods in history, […]
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From my keynote for the global Worldskills conference in Sao Paolo, Brazil! What types of new careers are emerging around us?
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From my keynote in Sao Paolo for the WorldSkills Global Competition …. how will the iOT impact skilled trades and other careers?
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I was recently interviewed by the folks at the Speciality Foods Association, for my thoughts on what is happening in their sector. How a Futurist Deciphers Trends By Brandon Fox, January 2016 Author, speaker, and consultant Jim Carroll offers global trend analysis and strategies for change to companies as varied as Johnson & Johnson, the […]
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