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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 […]

“Empower people with niceness” – PEX Network Special Report on Customer Relationships

Next week in Orlando, I’m set to be the opening speaker for the 14th Annual Process Excellence Week 2013 in Orlando – with folks from most global Fortune 1,000 organizations in the room. The focus – aligning fast paced change to a customer centric world, and the need to align business process to market, customer, technology, […]

Iowa Farmer Today on Jim Carroll: “Future of ag is focused on growth”

Future of ag is focused on growth By Zoe Martin Iowa Farmer Today | Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 Jim Carroll knows a lot about camping, urban renewal, golf and agriculture. Above all, the author, speaker and consultant knows change. “It’s hard to explain what I do,” said Carroll, a “futurist.” “I walk into virtually […]

Trending in 2013: What’s to Come In The Year To Come?

Here’s some of the key trends that I see unfolding through 2013 and beyond. My unique job allows me the opportunity to see and hear what a lot of CEO’s and senior executives in a lot of organizations are thinking about. The nature of my keynotes and small board / leadership meetings allows me to […]

Trend Report: The Future of Retail – Logistics, E-commerce and Attention Spans!

I’ve just had an article published in STOrai Magazine. This is the monthly magazine for the Retail Association of India, one of the largest such groups in the world. The article takes a look at the trends which will define the world of retail through the next 1, 2, 5 to 10 years. You can […]

Moving beyond the Meltdown! How to refocus 2,200 mayors and advisors in Texas!

Last week I was honoured to be the opening keynote speaker for over 2,200 mayors and elected officials from throughout the great state of Texas, for the 100th Annual Meeting of the Texas Municipal League. A fascinating time and a wonderful opportunity to speak to a vast audience with a lot of divergent viewpoints about […]

Keynote: Aligning Acceleration and Agility: The Business Case for Fast!

So I’ve been running around for years, preaching my mantra to many global organizations that a key chance for innovation success will come from the ability to align yourself to fast paced future trends… I’ve even written books on the theme: both The Future Belongs To Those Who Are Fast and Ready, Set, Done: How […]

Trend Report: The Future of Investing & Advisory Services

I spend a lot of time speaking to global financial organizations —some of the world’s largest institutions — helping them understand what they need to do from an innovation perspective to stay ahead of fast paced change. These talks are often aimed at the idea of “how do we need to transition our advisory services — as financial planners, […]

Trend: The Future Challenges With Water

Jim’s on stage in New Orleans for WEFTec 2012, the world’s largest water conference – with a keynote that takes a detailed look at the issues and challenges involving “this most precious resource.” This bit of the talk is actually a good example of the customization that I do when preparing for a keynote; in […]

Health Care 2020: Moore’s Law, Genetics and Transformation

I’m on stage in Dallas, as the opening keynote speaker for the Chronic Disease Foundation annual partnership meeting, speaking to the massive transformation that is occurring in the world of healthcare now and into the future. https://youtube.com/watch?v=4U7IuwLrzxE%3F Everyone in a leadership position in the health care system worldwide knows that the challenges facing the system […]

The next generation, new business models, and the future of manufacturing!

In May, I was the opening keynote speaker for Manufacturing Innovation 2012, held in Orlando, California. In the room were a thousand or so folks from throughout the manufacturing sector throughout the US. This is one of MANY manufacturing conferences that I’ve opened — I’ve developed a reputation in the sector for what is really […]

10 Realities About Business Models

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 […]

Keynote: The Future of Tourism!

I’m honoured to be the opening keynote speaker for the 2012 Ontario Tourism Summit, the most significant tourism event in the province of Ontario, Canada. They recently featured a short profile that provides a little bit of insight into my talk. Global futurist Jim Carroll to speak at 2012 Ontario Tourism Summit “The future belongs […]

Investing In The Future: What the Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors are Asking Me

Recently, I’ve had two absolutely fascinating session, each about 2-3 hours in length. In one case, a major private equity firm engaged me to meet with their main advisory board In another case, I met with a group of very wealthy investors who were / are owners of major family held businesses, with valuations into the […]

Video: Speed is the New Metric in Food and Retail

From my keynote earlier this year at the International Dairy, Deli and Bakery Association, a clip that outlines faster change — in consumer taste trends, societal change, technology — drives the need for speed being the new success factor in the food industry in terms of retail. The clip certainly ties in to what is […]

Announcing the Availability of Custom Print Runs of “The Future Belongs To Those Who Are Fast”

Here’s an exciting option for those who are looking to book for a keynote, and want to provide something special to their attendees. I can now offer a custom print run of my book The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast. You get: prominent mention on the cover four custom pages bound inside the […]

Rethinking Innovation in the Energy Sector

Earlier this year, I was invited to open the Southern Gas Association in Austin, Texas. In the room, I had about 800 of the most senior executives in the natural gas industry in the US, including utilities, distributors, exploration companies, producers and suppliers. It was a pretty heavy-duty crowd. This was one of several high-profile […]

Get it now! The Future Belongs To Those Fast, the book!

Just $15. It will ship within 2 days. And we will even cover the shipping cost! (US and Canada only) We’ve done a couple of test runs here at jimcarroll.com, and we’re now satisfied that direct shipping to most addresses in under a week within North America is feasible. So if you would like to […]

Article: Silicon Valley Will Drive the Pace of Innovation. Are You Ready?

The Canadian Society of Association Executives “Association Magazine” has just released their latest edition, which included my article with the title above. You can grab the PDF of the article at the right on the image. Note that it is English and French. The article is based on the blog post I wrote back in […]

When science speeds up!

Jim Carroll speaks to the annual general meeting of the PGA of America, challenging them to think about what happens “when science speeds up.”

Big data. Big opportunities!

Back in February, I flew into Aspen, Colorado, to speak at the leadership meeting for a major consulting firm. My topic? An extremely customized keynote on the trends and opportunities that are unfolding with the new era of analytics and what has come to be known as “big data.” There was a tremendous amount of […]

Trend: The Future of Energy

I’ve recently been the opening keynote speaker for two major energy events, with talks that focused on the future trends that will impact the energy industry, primarily from the perspective of energy utilities. The first was for Accenture’s International Utilities and Energy Conference held in San Francisco, with a global audience from over 35 countries. My […]

“Bold predictions for 2020”

Mashable just ran a post, “9 Bold Predictions for the Digital World of 2020“. I’m quoted in point 5 – Virtual Hospitals”. Here’s what I said: “By 2020, if not before, most industries – health care, agriculture, financial – will have found that they have been transformed by the velocity of Moore’s law. Mobility, wireless, […]

Healthcare 2020 : Moore’s law, Genomics and Velocity!

One of my recent talks featured me as the keynote speaker for Talent Strategies 2012 in New Orleans; the conference tagline was “Creating the Organization of the Future: Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges Today.” I’ll blog more on my talk later – I do an extensive number of talks on the future of workforce, skills issues, and […]