Video: From the Vaults – Highlights from 2006 Swiss Innovation Forum Keynote!

The quality is kind of shaking, but here’s a clip from my opening keynote for the global Swiss Innovation Forum way back in 2006!

Video: What Do Innovative Organizations Do?

One of the world’s largest restaurant companies had me in keynote a massive global leadership meeting – and asked me to share my insight on what they could do to align themselves to the high velocity change which surrounds them. This was the result!

Video: 10 Great Words

It’s all you really need. Inspired? Learn more about them – hit https://10greatwords.jimcarroll.com

Video: Linking the Acceleration of Golf to the Speed of Disruptive Change

So I went to Torrey Pines for a keynote, had a round of golf, and cut a video. Learn more about my keynote topic, Driving the Future – Linking the Acceleration of Golf to The Speed of Business, over at https://jimcarroll.golf

Video: Innovation? Think Like a Farmer!

The optimistic ones …. not the other ones.

Focused on Success? Here’s What You Should Avoid!

I’ve long been accused of being relentlessly optimism in the face of long odds. It’s a message I share on stage, in my writings, and in my personal life. If you have a similar mindset, how do you maintain it? Hang out with other optimists! People who have a belief that we have an opportunity […]

Daily Inspiration: “To supercharge your creativity, fire up your internal rebelalyzer!”

“To supercharge your creativity, fire up your internal rebelalyzer!” – Futurist Jim Carroll If it’s not a word, it should be! And if you are going to be a rebel, you’d better make sure that you regularly recharge your rebelliousness. Carry your rebelalyzer with you everywhere you go, ready to fire up your rebellious attitude! […]

#MOTOFAIL: Why Do Smart Companies Do Really Stupid Things?

Here’s a clip for you to watch; it’s from an event I spoke at a few weeks ago in San Diego. It speaks for itself. Often, when I am speaking about innovation, I will bring up this concept of a #MOTOFail. Essentially, don’t be Motorola.  Don’t dare to presume that what you have done in the past […]

Video : “10 Great Words” – Seeking Inspiration to Do the Great Things You Need to Do!

Here’s a clip to get you thinking – my closing comments from my keynote for the PGA of America. In the room, I’ve got 500 golf professionals who are members of this, the largest working sports organization in the world. I’ve just done a talk on how they should be thinking about opportunities to grow […]

A Little Bit of Insight

I’ve been blogging since 2002, and over the last 17 years, I’ve pulled into my site A LOT of insight on future trends and innovation. In my old site, these were easily accessible via one section – but they didn’t fit well into the general structure of my new Web site. I’m still busy integrating […]

Timing is Everything: Jim Carroll’s 5 Rules on Aligning to the Future!

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 for Matheson Financial Advisors – a […]

Why don’t you know what you should know? Do you actually know what you don’t know? 5 Questions to Assess Your Insight!