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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.

Trend: Where will the Future Really Happen? 2 Upcoming Keynotes on The Real Future, Not the Fake Future

We seem to live in two parallel worlds at this moment: the fanciful, political, “let’s make a wish” or “yell and scream” political world, and the real world. I don’t know about you, but I’m with the real world, and it’s obvious that others are too. To that end, I’m doing an increasing number of economic […]

Daily Inspiration: “If you are going to show up at the starting line for the future, make sure that you don’t show up late!”

One of my key responsibilities as a futurist is to help my clients — some of the largest associations and companies in the world — align themselves to the fast paced trends of today. One key question that always comes up? “When do we get involved with any key trend?” I walk them through that […]

Keynote: Thing Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Innovating in the Era of Disruption

I spent the morning yesterday with the Board of Directors of a multi-billion dollar credit union, taking a good hard look at the trends sweeping the financial services space. They know that disruption is real, and that it is happening now. And disruption is everywhere: every business, and every industry is being redefined at blinding […]

Daily Inspiration: “Some people see the future and see a threat. Innovators see the same future and see an opportunity. Who do you choose to be, and what will you do to align yourself to an era of growth?”

“Some people see a trend and see a threat. Innovators see the same trend and see an opportunity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll

Keynote @Nasscom2017: Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Innovating in the Era of Disruption

I’m off to New York, where tomorrow I will be the closing speaker at Nasscom’s inaugaural C-summit The National Association of Software and Services Companies is a trade association representing the major players in the Indian IT and business process outsourcing industry. The event is taking a look at future trends and opportunities for innovation, […]

Trends: What Comes Next with the Decline of an Empire?

It’s about time someone starts to talk about the future implications of the new world history that we are now watching unfold. I decided to write this post after reading of Angela’s Merkel recent comments on the fact that Europe needs to go it alone. Quite clearly, she is voicing what many other political, business, […]

Innovation? Do These 10 Things Now….

Obviously, I spend a lot of time thinking about innovation. And given my global client list, I have a unique front-row seat into what organizations are doing to succeed — or, as they case may be, not succeed — with their innovation efforts. With that, here’s a quick list of 10 more things that smart, innovative […]

Daily Inspiration: “Optimism is oxygen”

“Optimism is oxygen” – Futurist Jim Carroll Supertramp — a band from the 80’s — had a minor hit with the song “On the Long Way Home,” which featured the memorable line, the line, “when you’re up on the stage, it’s so unbelievable.” It is, quite. And when you’re up there, you realize how lucky you […]

Daily Inspiration: “Those Who Succeed Possess a Daring Need for Speed!”

“Those who succeed possess a daring need for speed!” – Jim Carroll One of my key themes through the years has been that “faster is the new fast” — that the biggest challenge that organizations must face is how to keep up with the high-velocity economy. I’m now observing that in many markets and industries, […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility is the Only Antidote for Velocity”

“Agility is the only antidote for velocity” – Jim Carroll One recent client engaged me for a talk for their global team, with the keynote title “Achieving Agility: Aligning Ourselves for an Era of Accelerating Change”. That’s a good example of how I outline the attributes for success in a world of high velocity change. […]

Daily Inspiration: “A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!”

“A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!” – Jim Carroll Why Suggestion Boxes are a Stupid Idea. 10 Powerful Lessons for Innovation! With 25 years of working with some of the leading organization in the world on issues related to creativity and innovation, I’ve seen some of the best and worst […]

“Focus Forward & Be a Slinky” – Powerful Lessons in Leadership from One of the World’s Fastest Ski Racers!

I’m always thinking about my clients and my keynotes and the messages that I need to deliver on stage. With that, I’m always keeping my eye open for a good business parable. So here’s another one, that came from a unique opportunity for a quick little ski lesson from one of the top downhill racers […]

Daily Inspiration: “The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!”

“The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!” – Jim Carroll Masters in Business Imagination – The Only Degree You’ll Ever Need! Each day, I post a motivational quote from a stage to my Instagram feed. Follow me and get inspired! This morning, I […]

In 1989 (28 years ago), I Was Almost Fired Because of an Article About Email. Read Why – And What Happened!

The folks at Postal and Parcel Technology Magazine approached me some months back to write an article about the future of mail in the era of technology, and particularly, e-mail. I suggested to them that rather than looking forward, why not look to the past for valuable lessons? Such as, how organizations seem to always react […]

What Are the CEO’s worried About? Getting the Right Skills at the Right time for the Right Purpose!

So … last week I was in Miami, and did a talk on business disruption, transformation and innovation for about 30 CEO’s of companies in the healthcare, tech and IT sectors, on behalf of a private equity firm. The meeting also included a wide ranging discussion with a panel of ‘mentor’ CEO’s. This is one of […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility is the only antidote for velocity”

“Agility is the only antidote for velocity” – Jim Carroll Many organizations engage me for an offsite CEO or executive session that is focused on how to move the organization forward in a period fast paced change. So it was this client in the hi-tech sector — where I delivered a keynote around the idea […]

Hire People You Don’t Like. Stop Seeking Common Ground. Kill the Committee. & More Ideas to Accelerate Your Reality

Those who succeed possess a daring need for speed. That’s your reality. If you think your world, industry, company, business model, platform, technology or anything else will look the same a year from now — you’re wrong. What are you going to do about it? Change things. Change things big. Don’t think small – be […]

2017 Keynotes So Far: Future of Cars, Trucks, Agriculture, Banking, Architecture, Retail, Food, HiTEch and IoT! Whew!

Ok, here goes — it’s been a fabulous 8 weeks, as I hit the road running, keynoting a wide variety of events in a number of different industries. New to this unique job – I’m working harder to get stage pictures; I use them in my daily motivational/trends quote. Follow me over on my Instagram page to […]

Thinking Growth: Where’s the Growth? It’s Everywhere

I’m cleaning out some old research files, and came across this simple set of statistics: between now and 2050, we will move from 7 to 10 billion people; we need 70% more food, 50% more water, and 50% more fuel. People always ask me, ‘where are the emerging opportunities for innovation?” Those simple statistics define […]

New Keynote Topic: Insurance in the Era of Disruption: The Challenge of Change with Fintech, Accelerated Risk and Hyperconnectivity

Let’s face it: the trends impacting life and property/casualty and groups benefits insurance companies are real. The industries will be disrupted by tech companies. Existing brokerage and distribution networks will be obliterated as more people buy insurance direct. Predictive analytics will shift the industry away from actuarial based historical assessment to real-time coverage. Policy niches, […]

Daily Inspiration: “The Best Ideas are Shared Ideas”

“The best ideas are shared ideas” – Jim Carroll This photo was taken during my keynote for Godiva/McVitie’s/Ulker in London, UK, all operating under the new company name of Pladis. The fact that Einstein is in there is great; I often use his observation that “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark”

“Agility & speed are the fuel, ideas are the spark” – Futurist Jim Carroll

Daily Inspiration: “To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line”

“To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line” – Futurist Jim Carroll Each morning since August, I’ve enjoyed my morning coffee while putting together a little future/motivational quote from some of my stage pictures. You can track this over on Instagram; I also tweet them. I’m […]

Innovate and Adapt – or Die: The Sobering Reality of Disruption

It’s that simple. Here’s a simple list of companies that were once great successes. Then they weren’t: Blockbuster. Borders. Lehman Bros. Kodak. Circuit City. RadioShack. Pan-Am. Enron. E.F. Hutton.RCA. Tower Records. Polaroid. Woolworths. Compaq. Arthur Anderson. The list could go on…. companies that were leaders in their time, and then failed, due to a lack of […]