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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 Miracle that is Greece….

A week ago, I had the delightful opportunity of being the closing keynote speaker for a global conference of family wealth managers that was held at a resort outside Athens. It was a pretty fascinating group …. Needless to say, I don’t take on too many international keynotes; the travel can be gruelling, and to […]

George Jetson, Spock and NASA : When Science Fiction Accelerates

Here’s a video clip from a recent keynote I did in Houston for a health care group. It’s pretty self-explanatory, but helps to put into perspective how one aspect of the the future of healthcare is going to unfold, in a bit of a unique way. But it also raises the point as to how […]

Technological Changes Can Transform Medicine by 2020: A Conversation with the Futurist Jim Carroll

In September, I was the closing keynote speaker for the American Medical Group Association Institute for Quality Leadership annual conference in Phoenix. Subsequent to my keynote, I was interviewed and published in the prestigious American Healthcare and Drug Benefits peer-reviewed journal. The article follows below. At the American Medical Group Association 2013 Institute for Quality Leadership […]

Audio : Interview on Drug Store News

Drug Store News ran a 7 minute interview with me back in August. Here’s the audio: in a nutshell: ” Pharmacists are likely to play an even greater role in patients’ health care than they do now, possibly branching into services like shots and checkups, Jim Carroll told DSN. Technology will play a greater role as […]

Trends and Innovation: The Franchising Industry

I found this recently from a keynote two years back…. Future Trends: Futurist, Trends, and Innovation Expert to Keynote Multi-Unit Conference Jim Carroll loves to predict where the world is going. As such, he has become one of the world’s leading international futurists, trends, and innovation experts. His analysis digs deep into topics such as […]

Challenge, Response and Interaction: Keynotes with a Difference!

As my audiences become ever more engaged with their mobile devices, I’ve learned that I must continually step up my game and ensure that they remain engaged with me! Attention spans in society are collapsing, and we who own and do our job on stage must ensure that we keep those attention spans on the […]

Upcoming Keynote: Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference

I’ve got a LOT of keynotes coming up out into 2014, with events in Athens, Greece; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Chicago; Anaheim; Orlando; Phoenix; New Orleans, Atlantic City, Marco Island, Naples and more! If you are following my site and thinking of bringing me in for your next meeting, event or CEO session, you better […]

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 […]

Video: “..16% won’t camp because they won’t be able to use their hairstyling appliances…”

Late last year, KOA (Kampgrounds of America) brought me in to keynote the annual franchisee conference in Orlando, Florida. There’s a lot of change in the world of camping, and KOA is in the midst of a re -branding exercise. They liked me because I promised, as part of my preparation, to do a lot […]

2013 Review & Outlook: The best and brightest minds in consumer goods share predictions and guidance for the coming year

Two years ago, I was the keynote speaker for an annual conference of Consumer Goods and Technology Magazine, and from that a great relationship was born, with a few repeat bookings into other conferences and events that they run. And for the second year in a row, I’m featured in their 2013 Review & Outlook: The […]

Article: “Predicting the Future of Convenience Retailing”

Convenience Store Decisions gave me a call, and wanted to speak about some of the trends impacting the industry. The intervivew was a piece of cake — I do a lot of keynotes in the retail space. And just last year, a leader in “forecourt marketing” (which is industry speak for c-store marketing…), featured me […]

Video interview: Key Business Trends for 2013

Here’s an interview that was taken after my keynote for Process Excellence Network in Orlando in January. “Companies have lost control of the future,” says futurist and author Jim Carroll, “And they have to learn to play into that reality.” Mobile devices, intelligent connected technology, and changing demographics are driving vast changes in consumer behaviour […]

Article: “Detroit isn’t keeping pace with innovation, says futurist Jim Carroll”

Canadian Auto Dealer News, January 2013 by Todd Phillips Futurist and retail expert Jim Carroll will take the stage at the CADA Summit on Feb. 13 in Toronto and give dealers a wake up call about how quickly their world is about to change. “The pace of innovation in the automobile or truck that they […]