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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.

Trend: The Future of Sports & Fitness

I had the honor last week of being the opening keynote speaker for the Sporting & Fitness Industry Association Leadership Summit, held in New Orleans. In attendance were CEO’s of several major sporting/fitness companies, as well as retailers in the industry; overall, about 200 very senior level executives representing a vast cross section of a major […]

Article: Is the Auto Industry Ready for the World of 2030?

I was recently interviewed by the UK based Automotive Megatrends magazine, for a special report for subscribers. It offers up my thoughts on the challenges and opportunities faced in the auto industry out to 2020. The full PDF version of the article can be found in the image here. The text follows below. Jim Carroll on the […]

Global economic turmoil? Time to innovate!

As the world wakes up on August 24, 2015, to news of turmoil with global stock markets, it’s important to remember the key lessons learned from past recessions – those who focus on innovation despite economic uncertainty, are those who succeed in the long run. Now is not the time for panic, nor to throw […]

Summary video: "WorldSkills Leaders forum Sao Paolo with Jim Carroll and Champions Trust"

Wrap up summary video from Sao Paolo WorldSkills 2015: “I’m here to inspire the audience about the future, I’m here to get them thinking about the future, and I’m here to get them thinking about what they need to do in terms of innovating and challenging themselves to change to keep up with a fast […]

Trend: The Emergence of the Vertical Farming Infrastructure Manager

At my recent opening keynote for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, part of my role was to challenge the audience to think about how rapidly new careers are emerging all around us. I used an agricultural trend to put it into perspective. It’s a good watch. Not only I am talking about […]

Trend: The Future of Government Technology Infrastructure

I was thrilled to have been invited to address the 2015 Graduating Class at the University of North Carolina School of Government -CGCIO program in Chapel Hill the other day! It was part of a full day program which led to their graduation ceremony; I was invited in to challenge them to think of the opportunities and […]

Why Prague Matters….

I grew up during the Cold War. I remember the era of atomic weapons as a threat above our heads; I remember my Mom preparing for the end of the world with the situation in Cuba in 1963; she seemed very busy getting lots of extra water and food down into the cellar. I was barely […]

Trend: The End of Life (Insurance)

Through the years, I’ve done a tremendous number of talks within the insurance industry, both the life and P&C (property and casualty) sides of the business. For years, it’s been a pretty slow industry. That’s all about to change — in a big way! Indeed, we might soon see Google, or Amazon, or some other […]

Everybody likes firetrucks! The lessons of upside-down innovation …

Of course everyone does, particularly young kids. And as you age, you still marvel at these roaring machines and the brave firefighters who command them. A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to be the opening keynote speaker for the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association annual conference in St. Augustine, Florida. In the room were key executives […]

Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine: 2015 Innovation Outlook

I’m thrilled that I’ve again been cover in CG&T Magazine’s annual outlook. This marks 4 years in a row! This year my comments are short and sweet – I continue to believe that accelerating change with retail models, products, technology, mobile and just about everything else makes it difficult for organizations to ensure that their […]

Article: 5 Things World Class Innovators Do that Others Do Not

I just found this article, which ran on the ERA blog after my keynote on the future of real estate, for their 2013 conference. It’s a good read! —— 5 Things World Class Innovators Do that Others Do Not, by Tara Reid, from Owning the Fence, ERA Real Estate Blog Consider this: 65 percent of […]

Trend: The Looming Corporate Governance Strategy Crisis

There was an interesting article in the New York Times on Feb 18: “Careers: ‘Board Doctors,’ to Supervise the Supervisors — More companies bring in experts to scrutinize effectiveness of directors, creating a growth business.” (read the article) The article opens with the observation: “Amid unprecedented pressure from investors, more boards are tapping outside experts […]

Article: “The Need for Speed: Soon Come; Must Go…..”

“Of particular interest to your editor were the words—and the AK-47 speed at which they were uttered—of Jim Carroll” At this time back in 2007, I was the opening keynote speaker for the Cayman Business Forum. I had about 700 people in the room; international financiers, wealth managers, bankers. At the timel, Cayman was one […]

“Everybody knows…..: : Why companies fail at innovation

I spend a LOT of time doing talks at corporate meetings; often, a CEO or CxO leadership event for a Fortune 1000 company. Through 20 years of doing this, I’ve come to learn what it is that kills innovation in many an organization. Here’s a post of 10 things that happen all too often: everybody […]

Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy

I did a keynote a few weeks back for a leading North American food company. It was a highly customized keynote, built around the theme, “Being Agile: How Innovators Thrive in the High Velocity Economy.” I think it took about 5 or 6 conference calls with senior executives at the client as I worked to […]

New Keynote Topic: The Internet of Things: Disruption and Opportunity in an Era of Pervasive Connectivity

Every industry is set to be transformed as an era of hyper connectivity becomes the new norm. The result? Massive business model disruption; the rapid emergence of new competitors; industries in which customers empowered with mobile devices control a wide variety of devices that are a part of their daily lives; unique opportunities for deep […]

Speed and agility in the retail sector

The rate of change in the retail sector is going from ‘fast to furious’ if you pardon the cliche. I’ll be outlining this issue when I speak to a small group of folks in the retail sector in New York in early January at an invitation only event. The problem? Most retailers are too focused at […]

Keynote: Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver – The Future of Transportation

Self-driving cars, electric vehicles, the future of intelligent highways and smart infrastructure. I was invited in to give a talk to local and state business officials, senior government representatives, economic development officials and many more, in order that they might have a good understanding of the implications and challenges. A good part of the message […]

Trend: The Future of Insurance, and the Actuarial Profession

The American Academy of Actuaries has just released their July / August edition of Contingencies Magazine, with an article about the impact of technology on actuarial practice. It’s a great article: with quotes such as this, you know its presenting some challenging ideas as to how insurance industry, and the actuarial profession that assesses risk, […]

Wall Street Journal Production: Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast!

Back at the end of March, I worked on a custom video project with the Wall Street Journal Custom Digital Studios Team on behalf of CapitolOne; it involved a small, invitation only panel discussion with a follow up custom video production. The latter is now running through out the WSJ.Com digital network. It took place at […]

Whoah! Dude! What Happened?

Ask yourself this question: do you work in an organization that just simply doesn’t get it? Who is oblivious, blind, completely unaware of just how much business model change is occurring out there? Who you know that one day, wake up and discover that the business model it operated under is forever gone; that new […]

Two Types of Farmers: What We Can Learn from the World’s Oldest Profession!

Caught your attention, didn’t I, and you obviously want to point something out to me! But now that I have your attention, think about the honorable profession of farming — it’s been around almost since the beginning of time. And it’s a profession that has involved a lot of trial and error; failure and success; […]

Keynote: Camstar Systems, Orlando – Agility in Manufacturing

A software company, now owned by Siemens, that specializes in software for managing quality, execution, logistics and organization of complex manufacturing processes. They invited me in to open their annual users group meeting, with an overview of the big sweeping changes providing both challenge and opportunity into the future – shorter product lifecycles, the end […]

Keynote: Brownlee Hyatt Farber Schreck, Las Vegas – The Future of the Legal Profession

What’s the future of the legal profession? What happens in the era of knowledge acceleration, the emergence of new unforeseen legal risk, and the unique business challenges that come with advanced technology and trends? That was the focus of my keynote to open the annual partners meeting for 500 lawyers for one of the largest […]