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.
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
In August, I had the pleasure of attended the WorldSkills 2015 competition in São Paulo Brazil, and opening the associated leadership forum with senior executives, educators and government officials from around the world. WorldSkills? You haven’t heard of it? I came away convinced that it is one of the most important, and yet ‘under-the-radar’ global […]
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For years, I’ve spoken throughout my client base as a keynote speaker as to how the essence of global research and development is changing. This includes keynote presentations to some of the world’s leading educational associations and corporations; industry and professional conference associations; and even two events for NASA, with a number of astronauts, astrophysicists and […]
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In many of my keynotes focused on future trends and the necessity for constant, fast innovation, I often speak about the massive transformation occurring in most industries as the result of the acceleration of business models through technology. Just consider the impact of Apple Pay, which speeds up the pace of change in the credit card […]
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Essentially, Jim assists in organizations in dealing with the future, trends and innovation through three distinct types of events: as the opening or closing keynote speaker for the annual meetings/conferences of national or international associations keynotes or workshops for private corporate leadership events, ranging from small groups of 15 to several hundred executives, often sponsored […]
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Here’s a video clip from my recent keynote for the Sporting & Fitness Industry Association Leadership Summit in New Orleans; it’s from my intro where I’m speaking about how predictions from the future — involving the Jetson’s and more! — are becoming real, much faster. It’s a great clip, and will challenge you to think […]
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Some years back, I worked on a project for Deloitte, which resulted in the video, “What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” It’s become a very popular video, and keynote topic. Read more about the topic here. I’ve gone back and had a look at the raw footage, and there is some great […]
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As a popular keynote speaker with a focus on future trends and innovation, I’m often called upon to deliver a talk that focuses on some very unique or current issues. This post will give you a sense of the types of events that I am being booked into today. There are several key trends that continue […]
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My reputation as a speaker has been built on my ability to take on a very diverse range of very customized topics. So it was with my keynote this week for the 2015 PracticeMatch Recruitment Conference — an event geared towards physician recruiters for majors healthcare organization. I was asked if I could provide a […]
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Back in May, I participated in a key customer event for GE Lighting in New York City. Here’s a quick little article summary, and video, which captured my thoughts on the future of intelligent lighting and connected infrasucture. 5 Things to Know About the Connected Future By Jim Carroll When it comes to […]
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I had the honor last week of being the opening keynote speaker for the Sporting & Fitness Industry Association Leadership Summit, held in New Orleans. In attendance were CEO’s of several major sporting/fitness companies, as well as retailers in the industry; overall, about 200 very senior level executives representing a vast cross section of a major […]
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I was recently interviewed by the UK based Automotive Megatrends magazine, for a special report for subscribers. It offers up my thoughts on the challenges and opportunities faced in the auto industry out to 2020. The full PDF version of the article can be found in the image here. The text follows below. Jim Carroll on the […]
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At my recent opening keynote for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, part of my role was to challenge the audience to think about how rapidly new careers are emerging all around us. I used an agricultural trend to put it into perspective. It’s a good watch. Not only I am talking about […]
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I was thrilled to have been invited to address the 2015 Graduating Class at the University of North Carolina School of Government -CGCIO program in Chapel Hill the other day! It was part of a full day program which led to their graduation ceremony; I was invited in to challenge them to think of the opportunities and […]
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Sometime in the next few years, someone is going to arrive at a golf course, and have their entire round filmed by a drone up in the air overhead. It will follow them around via a GPS link ; their fellow players might be annoyed at first, but with the ultra silent motor, they’ll soon […]
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I grew up during the Cold War. I remember the era of atomic weapons as a threat above our heads; I remember my Mom preparing for the end of the world with the situation in Cuba in 1963; she seemed very busy getting lots of extra water and food down into the cellar. I was barely […]
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It was quite a thrill to be the opening speaker a short while ago for the annual Dealers Meeting of Volvo/Mack Trucks North America, in Dallas, Texas. My role was to talk about the future of transportation and trucking, and put in perspective how the reality today and going forward that for trucks, connectivity is the […]
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Through the years, I’ve done a tremendous number of talks within the insurance industry, both the life and P&C (property and casualty) sides of the business. For years, it’s been a pretty slow industry. That’s all about to change — in a big way! Indeed, we might soon see Google, or Amazon, or some other […]
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Of course everyone does, particularly young kids. And as you age, you still marvel at these roaring machines and the brave firefighters who command them. A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to be the opening keynote speaker for the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association annual conference in St. Augustine, Florida. In the room were key executives […]
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I’m thrilled that I’ve again been cover in CG&T Magazine’s annual outlook. This marks 4 years in a row! This year my comments are short and sweet – I continue to believe that accelerating change with retail models, products, technology, mobile and just about everything else makes it difficult for organizations to ensure that their […]
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There was an interesting article in the New York Times on Feb 18: “Careers: ‘Board Doctors,’ to Supervise the Supervisors — More companies bring in experts to scrutinize effectiveness of directors, creating a growth business.” (read the article) The article opens with the observation: “Amid unprecedented pressure from investors, more boards are tapping outside experts […]
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Some years back, I worked on a project for Deloitte, which resulted in the video, “What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” It’s become a very popular video, and keynote topic. I’ve gone back and had a look at the raw footage, and there is some great stuff that wasn’t used in […]
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“Of particular interest to your editor were the words—and the AK-47 speed at which they were uttered—of Jim Carroll” At this time back in 2007, I was the opening keynote speaker for the Cayman Business Forum. I had about 700 people in the room; international financiers, wealth managers, bankers. At the timel, Cayman was one […]
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I did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly customized keynote, built around the theme, “Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy.” I think it took about 5 or 6 conference calls with senior executives at the client as I worked to […]
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I’ve put together a full size PDF of my “25 Trends for 2025” document – grab it by clicking the image below.
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