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Article: “The Future of Retail”

A quick article from a quick interview over at Property Biz Canada, about a keynote that I did last week for the Building Owners and Managers Association. Jim Carroll has seen the future of retail – and it will be vastly different from today’s environment. The Mississauga-based futurist has just returned from a trip to […]

Article from PlasticsToday: “Find three ideas that you can implement to help get your company out of a rut”

Plastics Today, Chicago, September 9 —The competitor who could threaten your company’s livelihood or industry’s relevance 10 years from now might not even exist today. That hard truth about the pace and scale of change in technology came from Jim Carroll, author and futurist. Carroll delivered the opening address at the Tech Theater presentation forum presented […]

Article: “Medical Device Manufacturers, Be Prepared to Innovate”

Last week, I keynoted the Medical Design & Manufacturing Show in Chicago, with a focus on both the future of health care and manufacturing technology. The folks over at DesignNews and other publications picked up my talk; here’s an article they ran which covered some of my remarks. The trend toward “bio-connectivity” is gaining momentum, and […]

Trend Video: The Car of the Future!

Here’s an interview that was done after I keynoted a recent conference of automotive dealers. Key theme? As I wrote in a previous blog post, “quite simply, the pace, control and speed of innovation is shifting from auto companies in Detroit (and elsewhere) to the technology companies of Silicon Valley. There are a couple of […]

My keynote @ NASA Goddard Space Center

(This is a long post. Trust me, it’s worth it, with lots of fascinating photos from magazines in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Credit needs to be given to my wife Christa and son Willie for doing all the scanning and Photoshop work that went on behind the scenes to make this work; it’s not easy […]

“Are You Ready for a ‘Fast Future?”

Last week, I was the keynote speaker for the Medical Device and Manufacturing event in Philadelphia. I’ll be doing two more in the fall — one in Chicago and the other in San Francisco. I was featured on the main show floor — given there were a number of packaging and other manufacturing going on […]

The Future of Manufacturing and Products : Fast, Intelligent, Interactive, and Connected!

This coming Wednesday, I’ll be in Philadelphia, where I will be speaking at UBM Canon’s Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Expo and Conference on the theme, “What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do?” This will be a wonderfully fun keynote. It will touch on many of the different topics I have been speaking about lately: […]

“My kids will never know a sky without the Space Station”

I am honoured that on Monday, I will be able to share some of my insight with the folks at NASA’s Goddard Space Center. 10 years ago, I wrote a blog post about “10 things that my kids think are from the olden days.” It’s still a great read — grab it here. Bullet number […]

Trend: The Car of 2017!

Here’s a video clip from my opening keynote for ERA Connect 2013. In the audience were a thousand or so real estate brokers and agents — I’m working to encourage them to think as to how quickly their industry might change, by framing what might happen in the not too distant future with the cars […]

Video: Rethinking Wellness – The Future of Healthcare

Back in April, I was the closing keynote speaker for the annual Delta Dental of Missouri FutureFocus 2013 event. It’s an event put together for HR executives, benefits managers and other executives responsible for managing their corporate health plans. Delta Dental has put together a great highlight reel which you can watch here. It’s kind […]

Article: Fueling America’s Future: New Energy Solutions, New Careers

Some months back, the folks at DeVry University interviewed me as part of a series of articles they were doing to focus on the new careers of tomorrow. Their article arrived online today; you can read the original article here, or below. Fueling America’s Future: New Energy Solutions, New Careers As U.S. energy independence looms […]

Press release: “RVCF Announces Keynote Jim Carroll for the Upcoming 2013 Annual Fall Conference”

The RVCF – Retail Value Chain Federation — represents a membership of some of the largest and most sophisticated retailers in the world. Organizations such as Wal-Mart, Neiman Marcus, Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Saks Ffth Avenue. And so I’m thrilled to announce their announcement that I’ll be the opening keynote for their upcoming annual […]