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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.

Keynote: Eversheds Sutherland, New York – The Future of the Legal Profession

When the future is happening fast – so are new legal risks. So much so, that became one of my 19 Trends for 2019 – key trends to watch as we go into a faster. This UK/US law firm invited me in to speak at their annual partners conference in New York City to challenge […]

Keynote: National Fire Protection Association, Las Vegas, NV : Managing Accelerating Risk

The organization, representing the part of the fire industry most involved with safety and other standards, needed a fast 20 minute TED style opening keynote that would focus on the new and fast emerging types of fire risk occurring. They found me, and were particularly intrigued by the keynote I had previously done for the […]

Daily Inspiration: “Never underestimate the ability of remarkable individuals or successful companies to implode!”

It probably means that you are in pretty big trouble. Over the last 25 years, I’ve been brought into an extensive number of Fortune 1000 leadership meetings at a senior level in order to speak about future trends an innovation – simply take a look at my client list to get a sense of who […]

Aligning to Acceleration: Early 2018 Keynote Highlights!

Wow, is it almost May 1? What a fabulous start for 2018, with keynotes in the lsat 4 months at events in Dubai, Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Calgary, San Antonio, Austin, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Nashville, Chicago, Albuquerque, and the Town of the Blue Mountains! (You’ll have to read to the end to understand that last one!) These […]

Accelerate on Purpose! Leadership in the Era of High Velocity Disruption

While I often speak to audiences of 500 to 7,000, including large scale Las Vegas events, I also spend a *lot* of time with CEO’s and other senior management teams in small, leadership oriented events, providing a key message on the necessity for innovation in the high velocity economy. In fact, it’s long been one […]

The Story Behind the Picture: “A Child Is Alive Today Who Will Jump Into A Flying Car In the Future!”

“The future happens slowly, and then, all at once!” – Kevin Kelly, Founding Editor at Wired magazine. That, in a nutshell, was the modern day leadership dilemma that I presented to the CEO and senior team of a major company in the US financial services industry, at their corporate meeting last Monday in Dallas. Before […]

Keynote: Town of Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Ontario : Growth Opportunities in the Next Economy

Last but not least – this one was a huge amount of fun – it’s the community where my ski chalet is located, 2 hours north of Toronto, Ontario! They were having their AGM – I wasn’t booked that particular date – and agreed to come in and speak about the global trends that will […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility is the ability to be adaptable to acceleration!”

“Agility is the ability to be adaptable to acceleration!” – Futurist Jim Carroll ‘’ This morning, I’m in Phoenix, about to do a keynote for the spring meeting of the National Mining Association. I won’t be talking about issues around coal – more on that later! There is a phrase that I’m bringing into the room […]

Video: The Future of Retail? It’s Fast!

Do you want to book the same old boring speaker who will show up and deliver a canned message – or do you want to book someone who truly cares, and goes the extra mile? If you are like most people, you’ll do what you’ve alway done, and will end up with the same old […]

Many organizations are structured for failure. Are you?

“Inaction in the face of opportunity is but an excuse!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll Part of the role of a futurist is to provide people insight into the trends that will be a part of their future, but also to put into perspective the opportunities these trends present. A lot of people get excited when […]

The New Rules of Disruption in the Era of Acceleration: And Why You Need Agile as a Leadership Mantra

Your business model and your industry won’t look the same in 5 or 10 years. In fact, you might not even recognize it. That’s a reality, and you are likely not able to cope! Here’s why: It’s the era of acceleration In that context, the future belongs to those who are fast There are few […]

Trend: Understanding, Managing and Minimizing Accelerated Risk

Being on stage in front of some of some of the world’s leading organizations and senior executives, you get the opportunity to address a lot of unique topics. And with 25 years of doing this, I believe that I’ve highlighted trends from just about every perspective possible! Including, for example, issues involving understanding, managing and minimizing […]

Keynote Topic: “Disrupting Amazon : Accelerating Strategies for Success in the Era of Industry Transformation”

I just wrote this one up for the brochure copy for an upcoming 2018 event. The issue of Amazon isn’t just about retail — it is about any industry with a middleman. Insurance, wealth management, finance, medical or dental care, home services and renovations. You name it. And the big question is – what are […]

The Story Behind the Picture: Disrupt Amazon! Before It Disrupts You.

In more industries than you think, Amazon is the elephant in the room. My experience has taught me that in every single industry, regardless of what you do and what you sell, you are or will soon be faced with a situation in which they will challenge your business model, and shake your belief in the […]

Daily Inspiration: “Anticipate acceleration. Expect velocity. Structure with agility. Execute with speed. Redo it in an instant. The future belongs to those who are fast!”

“Anticipate acceleration. Expect velocity. Structure with agility. Execute with speed. Redo it in an instant. The future belongs to those who are fast!” – Futurist Jim Carroll

Stage and topic highlights: 2nd Half of 2017 … Tokyo, Detroit, Dallas…. Disruption, Transformation and More!

What does a global futurist do? Assist clients in understanding the key trends which are impacting their industry, and sharing insight on a pathway forward! Companies that book speakers know that there are a lot of them out there that will deliver canned talks that, while they might be inspiring, don’t really offer much in […]

Keynote: Baker McKenzie client conferences, Dallas and Chicago – The Acceleration of Risk in the Era of Disruption

It’s pretty cool when the top-ranked global legal firm — operating in 38 countries with 13,000+ legal staff — picks you to come in and speak to their most important clients about the future — and the unique legal issues that the future brings. That’s what Baker McKenzie did! The audience was pretty spectacular – […]

The Story Behind the Picture: 20 Big Rules for Economic Development in the Era of Acceleration!

You know you are doing something right when an organization brings you back for the 3rd time! The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly focused on economic trends, and represent two distinct groups – economic development representatives from government organizations, including states, provinces and cities, as well as individuals in many Fortune 1000 […]

Daily Inspiration: “Focus on agility. Structure for execution!”

“Focus on agility. Structure for execution!” – Futurist Jim Carroll “I’m out for a meeting today with a good friend who has built a software business based on the concept of #agile development. It’s a methodology that accelerates the process of bringing solutions to bear. Yet ‘agile’ isn’t just a software development mindset anymore – it’s a […]

Upcoming Keynote on Disruption : Baker McKenzie “Doing Business in the Digital Age” Conference!

Baker McKenzie is one of the largest, prestigious law firms in the US, and they’ve invited me into keynote their annual client conference in Dallas and Chicago this November. So I went on stage before a keynote in Las Vegas, and filmed this little teaser video form them. Have a watch! Check the Web site […]

What Nevada Learned from The Jetsons and the Flintstones: The Future of Economic Development

On stage, I have a little bit of fun pointing out that the cartoon below seems to summarize the state of the political situation in the US today. I used it a few weeks ago when I keynoted the Nevada Economic Development Conference, with a talk that look a look at the opportunities for growth […]

Keynote: Global Economic Growth Trends, Nevada Economic Development Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sadly, one week before the horrific Las Vegas shootings, I spoke at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for economic development officials from across the state, on key economic opportunist beyond the tourism and gaming sector. It covered issues related to renewables and energy, self driving cars and accelerating industries, workforce and skills issues and […]

Video: What I Do – Keynotes, Leadership Meetings and Client Events!

Watch this short, 1 minute video on the 3 types of events that I provide for my clients — keynotes, leadership meetings and client events! Its part of a series that I recently filmed in San Francisco. Learn more on this page, and feel free to contact me for more information on how I can […]

Keynote: “Aligning to Velocity: Key Trends and Strategies for the Era of Acceleration”

This October, I’ll keynote the MacKay CEO Forum 2017 Edge Summit in Vancouver, with about 500 CEO’s in the room. I’ll take a look at what happens when accelerating technology trends result in every company become a technology company. I just wrote up a new keynote topic description, modified from a few of my other topic […]