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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.

The Future of Retail? A Keynote for A Global Brand Leader in London!

My message on the speed of change in retail is drawing attention, further and further afield. Case in point – yesterday, I was a keynote speaker for a global leadership meeting of Pladis held in London, UK. This is the newly merged entity of three iconic global brands — Godiva Chocolate, McVitie’s biscuits from the […]

Keynote: Driving the Future – Linking the Acceleration of Golf to The New Speed of Business

One year ago today, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual PGA Merchandise Show, one of the largest trade events in the world for the world’s largest working sport. I was on stage directly after Lee Trevino and David Ledbetter spoke; and was followed later by Bubba Watson. As a hack golfer, it […]

Daily Inspiration: “Forget about ‘survival of the fittest’ – focus on ‘agility of the fastest!’”

“Forget about ‘survival of the fittest’ – focus on ‘agility of the fastest!’ – Futurist Jim Carroll

Video highlight: Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit

A few months ago, I opened this conference with a resounding call to action — there are tremendous opportunities to reinvent and transform manufacturing in North America through advanced methodologies, automation, IoT (Internet of Things) factory digitization, additive manufacturing and more! It’s captured in my blog post, Trend: Why Manufacturing Needs to Reinvent Itself, Fast! That […]

Daily Inspiration: “Volatility is the new normal. Agility is the antidote”

“Volatility is the new normal. Agility is the antidote” – Futurist Jim Carroll

Accelerating Leadership: Here’s a CEO/Board Strategy Session with Futurist Jim Carroll!

While I find myself doing keynotes in Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix for audiences of up to 7,000, I also regularly do a whole series of small, CEO or Board meetings that are focused on future trends, strategies and opportunities. I’m thouroughly enjoying myself while preparing for an upcoming 2017 event in this space; I’ve […]

Accelerating Innovation: My Time with the United Soybean Board

I do a *lot* of talks for agricultural organizations, both associations as well as agricultural companies (most of the global leaders in this space have had me in for senior management meetings or customer events, seeking my insight on the trends in the industry.) Yesterday, I was a keynote speaker for the United Soybean Board, […]

Innovating Post-Brexit: What History Has Taught Us!

A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, and filmed a little clip about the need to innovate despite massive uncertainty. Last week, I was in the UK, and filmed a version for folks trying to think about the future in the context of Brexit. You need to watch it!

Keynote – Innovating in The Era of Accelerated Uncertainty: How to Adapt to the New World of Volatility

And we’re off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages …. right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to kick off the year by shaking off aggressive indecision, and by aligning themselves to fast paced trends. So I wrote them a keynote description that […]

Don’t freak out – Stay focused!

I just filmed this today in front of the White House. You need to watch it.

A Word about Customization: What’s my Secret Sauce?

So … in an exploratory conference call with a client today, who is looking at me to keynote an upcoming professional services conference, the question was stated: “We’ve spoken to quite a few futurists and speakers, and all of them say they customize. And you said that too. So how do we know you’re the […]

A Memo to the CEO

To: CEO’s Worldwide From: Futurist Jim Carroll Date: November 1, 2016 I know things are extremely busy, particularly given the current climate of economic uncertainty. Yet, there is a key issue that you need to make sure is on your agenda. Innovation. The most important thing […]

2017 Is Coming: It’s Time for a Strategy Tuneup!

We have seen more change in the last 5 years than we have seen in the last 100 – and yet there is much more yet to come. 2017 will prove to be a watershed year as trends continue to accelerate. Self-driving cars, the Internet of Things, business model disruption, hyper-competition and hyper-connectivity, collaborative innovation, […]

Questions for Association Executives: #2 Nomadic Workers

The Canadian Society of Association Executives had me write a series of articles with some of the unique challenges presented to associations in the context of fast-trends. Here’s the 2nd one. They provide good food for thought! More to come over the next week! Nomadic Workers The workforce is transformed as “nomadic workers” dominate the […]

10 Cold, Hard Realities About Your Business Model

Give it a few years. You won’t even recognize the industry you are operating in. That’s because the rate of business model change is accelerating in every single industry. Here’s why: Right now, there are probably a bunch of really smart people figuring out to disrupt your business model If you aren’t busy thinking about […]

Innovation, the Future, and Returning America to Optimism

We live in interesting times, to say the least. It’s a time in which some people see the future, and see despair. I see the future and see nothing but opportunity. And that’s the message I am carrying on stage at every event — including the industry that seems to be defining the gloom of […]

Failing at the Future: Why Are Some Organizations Clogged with Organizational Sclerosis?

Let’s talk about organizations that are clearly failures with the future — those who are stuck in a rut, and unable to figure out what to do next. With a twenty-five-year focus on innovation, I’ve become convinced that many organizations develop cultural sclerosis that holds them back to such a degree that their failure becomes a blinding liability. […]

Innovation: Are You a Timid Warrior or a Bold Strategist?

A common focus for many of the keynotes I’ve given for senior executive as of late revolves around the theme, ‘what is it that world class innovators do that others don’t do?” Over a period of time of 20 years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe and learn from many organizations as to what they are […]

Innovating Post-Brexit – And – Can America Innovate Again?

We certainly live in interesting times! Here’s what I’ve noticed in this new era of hyper-turmoil and uncertainty — many organizations are turning off their innovation engines, waiting to see what happens next in a world in which volatility is the new normal. The New Yorker had a great article in 2009 after the financial […]

Innovators Ask the Tough Questions No One Dares to Address!

Not only are innovative people unafraid to ask questions, they are prepared to go even further. They aren’t afraid to: ask the tough questions that no one else will dare address act on the answers to those tough questions! ask questions that make people uncomfortable challenge others to ask tough questions ask why it has […]

Organizations fail, because they have failure ingrained in their corporate culture!

Do you? It can be difficult to try to be innovative in many organizations. Many people with an innovation-oriented mindset often find their enthusiasm destroyed when they approach senior management with an initiative. And when their effort is turned back, it can extremely frustrating! What happens is that a series of excuses are made as to […]

New Keynote Topic: “The Masters in Business Imagination: Motivational Guidance for the Era of Fast”

This is fun! A post a few days ago of my Masters in Business Imagination Manifesto caught the attention of a client who knows they need to move fast — and who thought that would be a great topic for their event. They moved fast – and booked me because they know that they require […]

Are You Suffering From Organizational Sclerosis? Try this test!

Does your organization have a culture that has it perfectly aligned for failure? Probably! I see it all the time, and I can tell you exactly the mindset that your organization has, with a simple little list of questions…. read them below. The fact is, I spend a LOT of time doing talks at corporate […]

Is Your CEO An Innovation Wimp?

I spend my time providing guidance on future trends & innovation to some of the most fascinating companies and organizations in the world, such as Disney, NASA, BASF, and IBM. Often these are in the form of offsite senior executive leadership meetings …. where a team gets together to examine the deep, substantive changes that […]