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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.

INNOVATION INSIGHTS

If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Innovation & Forward Thinking: “‘Later’ is the graveyard where great ideas go to die!”

“‘Later’ is the graveyard where great ideas go to die!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I continue to get a great reaction from folks who have bought copies of two of my books, Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity – so much so that in the fall, I’m going to make it a trilogy when I pull […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Creativity & Knowledge: “You need a thinking queue!!

“You need a thinking queue!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Now that I’ve finished my Megatrends series, I can move on to the other ideas that are on my list. Let’s start here. One of the most popular blogs, and one of the longest running, is Seth’s Blog. Running for a long time, he’s an iconoclast who […]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 $𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤 : Innovation, Change and Creativity

𝐓𝐡𝐞 $𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯?” Watch this video: This single question has the power to unlock breakthrough innovation in any organization. Yet most leaders never think to ask it. Here’s what I mean: Innovation sclerosis is silently killing progress in businesses everywhere. It’s when you’ve been doing […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Innovating in Uncertainty: “Every good moment of uncertainty demands the certainty of action!”

“Every good moment of uncertainty demands the certainty of action!” – Futurist Jim Carroll You can pre-order Dancing in the Rain effective today! I’ve got a final, print-ready manuscript in my hands, which needs a final read-through before we commit to it. I’m waiting for my cover guy to finish off the cover. After that, […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Accelerating Creativity: “Your future is a canvas of endless opportunity!”

“Your future is a canvas of endless opportunity!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m learning to make little cartoons. Pity my family! Anyway, with that in mind, I’m thrilled to announce that we got an ISBN for Dancing in the Rain yesterday, so we are pretty close to being in print! I celebrated by putting together a […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Innovation Sclerosis: “Slow innovation, timid ideas, process over imagination, small-minded thinking, diminished ambition: these are the signs of an abandoned future.”

“Slow innovation, timid ideas, process over imagination, small-minded thinking, diminished ambition: these are the signs of an abandoned future.“- Futurist Jim Carroll So Apple had their big developer conference the other day. This is the event where they lay out their plans for the coming year and the future about software, hardware, and new lines […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “Your fuel for your future should be irrational optimism”

“Your fuel for your future should be irrational optimism” – Futurist Jim Carroll Fuel your day with irrational optimism. In fact, you should nurture an insane optimism, similar to how farmers must be insanely optimistic in the face of industry volatility. Here’s why you need to embrace insane optimism: Maintaining your optimism requires you to filter […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “You can escape the mediocrity you once embraced, but will you ever fully eradicate it?”

“You can escape the mediocrity you once embraced, but will you ever fully eradicate it?” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s been a wild voyage bringing these two books to print in just a few months, and I’m loving the feedback and comments from those who have picked up copies. (Are you in? You can grab […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “If you aren’t learning, you aren’t living”

“If you aren’t learning, you aren’t living” – Futurist Jim Carroll The tsunami of developments with artificial intelligence is accelerating. Trying to keep up has become a full-time job. If you didn’t hear, OpenAI became enmeshed with Jonny Ives’s company – he’s the guy who designed the iPhone, iPad, and AirPods, a true design genius. […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “Yesterday’s logic won’t spark tomorrow’s ideas.”

“Yesterday’s logic won’t spark tomorrow’s ideas!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s talk about why many innovation efforts fail. It’s often because people keep on doing the same old thing, following the same old ideas, chasing the same old goal that is now irrelevant, fighting among themselves in the same old way over the same old […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “You’ve seen what mediocrity looks like. Now escape it!”

“You’ve seen what mediocrity looks like. Now escape it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s a special thrill every time you see one of your books in print for the very first time. This happened again yesterday for the 41st – or is it the 42nd? – a time when my proof copy of Escaping Mediocrity […]

Daily Inspiration: The hollowing out of R&D – “Where the minds go, the future follows”

“Where the minds go, the future follows” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s talk about how once great nations lose their place in the global R&D background, and as a result, lose their future! Back in 2009, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual PMDA conference on innovation – with a talk on the […]

Daily Inspiration: Creativity- “Innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles!”

“Innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles!” – Futurist Jim Carroll That’s me in the photo above, taken yesterday during a sandcastle-building competition in Costa Rica. Later this morning, I’ll keynote the National Association of Landscape Professionals leadership forum. Naturally, my attention was drawn to this item which was on the agenda the day before. […]

Daily Inspiration: An Innovation Action Plan Framework – “Maybe you should do more than have a plan to create a plan!”

“Maybe you should do more than have a plan to create a plan!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My news clipping service recently picked up this gem of insight from a Conference Board leadership survey: “Outside of Japan, few CEOs are looking to raise prices in 2025. Instead, the focus is on innovation, tech, and product […]

Daily Inspiration: “Admitting stupidity is a sign of strength – because it shows that you are brave enough to learn!”

“Admitting stupidity is a sign of strength – because it shows that you are brave enough to learn!” – Futurist Jim Carroll So I came across this scientific paper which suggested that there is power to be found in stupidity. This article seemed to fit within the vibe of what someone suggested on social media […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation Leadership – “The difference between good & great companies isn’t when they innovate, but that they never stop!”

“The difference between good & great companies isn’t when they innovate, but that they never stop!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Over the years, I’ve had several companies come to me, seeking a speaker for a leadership or annual conference, stating that their ‘theme this year is innovation.’ I tried hard not to crack up. As […]

Daily Inspiration – Initiative & Action – “People aren’t impressed by what you say you can do – they’re impressed by what you actually do!”

“People aren’t impressed by what you say you can do – they’re impressed by what you actually do!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Prove it. That’s what matters. People remember peoplel who get things done. People who get things done are the ones who succeed with the future and trends. Here’s what I know about initiative […]

Daily Inspiration: “You can’t do extraordinary things with an ordinary mindset!”

“You can’t do extraordinary things with an ordinary mindset!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s back to work! This is what I was doing most of the time! And I seem to have had quite the time of it! 402.45km of downhill time, for 40,810m, with a total of 30.56 hours of actual time. Whoah! I’m […]

Daily Inspiration: The Criticality of Action – “Believe that you can so that you know you will do!”

“Believe that you can so that you know you will do!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Nothing great has ever been achieved through inaction! That’s the thought that came to my mind while out for my afternoon walk yesterday, and spotted someone wearing this shirt. “She believed that she could, so she did.” I’m a sucker […]

Daily Inspiration – Leadership & Innovation: “Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?”

“Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m preparing for an upcoming keynote later in November for an organization that just booked me, and asked them to share a bit of insight with me as to their current strategies, structure and innovation mindset. It was a bit interesting to […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation Mindset – “Do things!”

“Do things!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Never fall into the trap of saying “I could have done that” – because that means you live a life in which you never try! (This was the first version, significantly shortened!) Instead, be a person who does things! Who thinks about things, and then sets off to do […]

Daily Inspiration – Creativity & Innovation : “See differently and you’ll innovate brilliantly!”

“See differently and you’ll innovate brilliantly!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most people see a ketchup bottle. Creative people see trends & innovation! Last week, I spoke at the Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors conference in Indianapolis; my topic was the impact and opportunity of artificial intelligence technologies in the manufacturing industry. As is usually the […]

Daily Inspiration – Corporate Longevity & Innovation – “‘Your time is gonna’ come’ need not be your epitaph!”

“‘Your time is gonna’ come’ need not be your epitaph!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Innovate or die. 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 […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!”

“Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I wasted quite a bit of time yesterday. It was great. What was I doing? I’m trying to figure out how to move my various Websites and servers from a Runcloud setup over to CloudPanel since the latter is a pretty good tool […]