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.
If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!
How do you master innovation? Through the powerful story in this video clip, I point out the challenges that organizations face with the different generations in the workplace — and introduce the concept of “generational collaborative capability” as being a key component of successful innovation.
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What holds back a lot of innovation in organizations is a culture of “aggressive indecision.” What is it? It’s a form of organizational sclerosis that I’ve been writing about and speaking about on stage for almost two decades — indeed, since the dot.com bust 20 years ago! I thought it might be a good time […]
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Many organizations have failure embedded into their DNA. They build up a culture of aggressive indecision, which guarantees a slow culture that provides them a boat anchor in the era of acceleration. Jim Carroll identifies, on stage, both the cultural killers and the practical strategies that must be pursued to breakthrough! Jim is the world’s […]
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Stuck in a rut? Stop it! Here’s a list of things you could and should be doing right now: study something new play more think “clear and present opportunities” be an optimist spend more time with visionaries don’t cling to your past be your own futurist think bigger banish inaction stop studying, start doing champion […]
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Futurist Jim Carroll with a clip from a keynote for Philips Medical Devices – with the basic message that the product they are selling is no longer a single, standalone product. Instead, it’s become a hyper-connected, highly intelligent medical device, leading them into selling a service based on some sort of AI medical thing. It’s […]
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In this clip, I’m on stage at the Big M Manufacturing Conference in Detroit, with a keynote on trends impacting the global manufacturing industry. In this clip, I’m speaking to the issue of ‘revenue reinvention’ – how a world of rapid production innovation, faster product obsolescence, and collapsing product lifecycles are leading to a reality […]
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Futurist Jim Carroll on a massive stage with an audience of thousands – speaking to the issue of the speed of change. Are you ready for what’s next?
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Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and it’s transformative. Legacy is death: agility and speed are the new metrics for success. No one company can do everything that needs to be done in an era of fast change. I speak at […]
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I spend a LOT of time doing talks at corporate meetings; often, a CEO or CxO leadership event for a Fortune 1000 company. There’s usually some big issue on the table – a disruptive trend, massive industry change, or a new competitor that is setting the pace. My job is, in opening these critical offsite […]
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A short clip from a recent keynote for Cain Watters in Phoenix – I’m speaking to 400 dentists who managed sophisticated, leading-edge dental practices on how to accelerate their creativity with future trends – by focusing on what I call The Masters in Business Imagination!
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Here’s a big issue to wrap your head around – increasingly, your opportunity for future success will come from your ability to get the timing right! That issue has been the focus of an increasing number of my keynotes as of late: a recent one in the construction sector a company that manages large scale […]
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In 2003, SAP had me in for a keynote on innovation; I was transitioning from being a technology-oriented speaker to my role as a futurist, innovation, and creativity expert. It was a hell of a keynote – they ended up rebooking me for about 30 events through the next 3 years, and was a speech […]
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Many people have a belief system that has them convinced that the world of tomorrow will look much like it does today, with the result that when they are confronted by the future, they dismiss it. Of course, they laughed at me. It’s ok. I get used to it. Often, by laughing at both you […]
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Since August 2016, due to a variety of complex personal situations, I began blogging my “Daily Inspiration” posts. First thing, every morning, before I start anything else during the day. I call it my ‘silent moment of meditation’ as I motivate myself – and others – with some sort of post about the future, innovation, […]
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One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the ‘two types of framers.’ Which one are you? Check the list below. And watch this short clip from one of my last in-person keynotes just before Covid. There’s what we might call the stuck-skeptics, who have […]
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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 […]
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It means you are in pretty big trouble. I hit my virtual broadcast studio to explain why. >Why does this happen? Straight to the point – it’s because of these failures in leadership: Here’s the list. You know I’m right! they don’t know what’s next they don’t want to know what’s next they refuse to […]
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I just sent out a short e-mail blast to the many speaker bureau partners who have worked with me through the years. They represent folks like Barak and Michelle Obama, Richard Branson and Jack Nicklaus, George Bush, and me! (I always pinch myself, but hey, I do great work!) Many have brought me into global […]
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Are there signs of greater turnover in your customer base, or more competitors in your industry than ever before? Is your top line getting hammered at the same time that your costs keep going up? Are your products or services becoming a commodity in an increasingly complex marketplace? Have you been so focused on managing […]
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“We always need to remember where we were to know where we should be going!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most lives and careers consist of a series of successive wins and losses, writ into a story of continuous innovation and reinvention. If you do the right things and make the right decisions, you’ll end up […]
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“It’s when you are thinking about your last mistake that you will make your next mistake!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Success comes from a series of mistakes, frequently repeated. Failure is good for you – fail early, fail fast, fail often! That type of wisdom is true because a great deal of success comes from […]
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From a keynote for Philips Medical Devices – with the basic message that the product they are selling is no longer a single, standalone product. Instead, it’s become a hyper-connected, highly intelligent medical device. It’s not a widget anymore. Over the years, many senior executives have brought me into corporate leadership meetings to help their […]
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Think big! Most fast! Start now! A selection of clips from the stage!
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