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.
If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!
I’m covered in the January / February issue of an Australian publication, Think and Grow Rich. It’s oriented toward franchise operations. Enjoy! The Power of One from Think and Growth Rich January/February 2014 Despite a small slump in figures during the Global Financial Crisis, franchising has come out of the mire relatively unscathed and in […]
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Last autumn, I was the luncheon keynote speaker for the Electronics Representatives Association in Chicago. This is a group of folks who act as middlemen between a vast number of large and small electronic/equipment manufacturers and their eventual sales targets — other manufacturing companies. My focus : how a world of fast change in manufacturing, […]
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I’m interviewed in this months “Pulse Magazine” — it’s the official publication of the International SPA Association. Click the image for the PDF — you might find it a useful read!
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It’s been an incredible run! 2013 proved to be another fun year with a number of keynote presentations and workshops, once again in a vast number of different industries. Usually, at the end of every year, I write a ‘trend report’ related to key trends that will impact you in the future. You’ll find some […]
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Here’s a video clip from a recent keynote I did in Houston for a health care group. It’s pretty self-explanatory, but helps to put into perspective how one aspect of the the future of healthcare is going to unfold, in a bit of a unique way. But it also raises the point as to how […]
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Here’s a new clip — I’m challenging the audience to move away from a tactical role to a strategic role, as part of their focus on innovation — and to confront the innovation killers that can cause organizational sclerosis! Part way through, you’ll notice I do a live text message poll to get my audience thinking about […]
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I found this recently from a keynote two years back…. Future Trends: Futurist, Trends, and Innovation Expert to Keynote Multi-Unit Conference Jim Carroll loves to predict where the world is going. As such, he has become one of the world’s leading international futurists, trends, and innovation experts. His analysis digs deep into topics such as […]
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Plastics Today, Chicago, September 9 —The competitor who could threaten your company’s livelihood or industry’s relevance 10 years from now might not even exist today. That hard truth about the pace and scale of change in technology came from Jim Carroll, author and futurist. Carroll delivered the opening address at the Tech Theater presentation forum presented […]
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Is your organizational clogged up in its ability to try new ideas, because it is suffering from organizational sclerosis?
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I’m doing a lot of insurance keynotes lately, in all sectors — property and casualty, life, employee benefit plans. It’s catching some attention. The folks at ACORD, (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development), a global, nonprofit organization serving the insurance and related industries, reached out to me during the summer for a quick interview on some […]
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Last week, I keynoted the Medical Design & Manufacturing Show in Chicago, with a focus on both the future of health care and manufacturing technology. The folks over at DesignNews and other publications picked up my talk; here’s an article they ran which covered some of my remarks. The trend toward “bio-connectivity” is gaining momentum, and […]
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Today, of course, the Hyperloop is all over the news. And of course, there is some derision, laughter, and hoots of silliness all over the Web. The future doesn’t happen without science fiction. And science fiction has already conceived of the Hyperloop, as seen in these images of an article from the 1930’s on an […]
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(This is a long post. Trust me, it’s worth it, with lots of fascinating photos from magazines in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Credit needs to be given to my wife Christa and son Willie for doing all the scanning and Photoshop work that went on behind the scenes to make this work; it’s not easy […]
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Here’s a quick little list that I used in the summary of a recent client keynote. Enjoy! move forward: adopt the mindset that you aren’t going to fix the problems of he future by doing what you’ve done in the past. be realistic : stop looking for home runs: set goals that can be met […]
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It’s quite true. Some people have a very narrow view of the world, and never achieve too much. Innovators have a wide open mind, and change the world in new and continuous ways. Consider the differences. Some people see a trend and see a threat. Innovators see the same trend, and see an opportunity. Some […]
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Some months back, the folks at DeVry University interviewed me as part of a series of articles they were doing to focus on the new careers of tomorrow. Their article arrived online today; you can read the original article here, or below. Fueling America’s Future: New Energy Solutions, New Careers As U.S. energy independence looms […]
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From New Orleans, opening WEFTEC 2012 in front of about 3,000. Your morning motivation!
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One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is “think big, start small, scale fast!” So I woke up this morning and came into the home office, and was thinking about the “start small’ part of that phrase. And quickly jotted down a list of small […]
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IIC Partners is one of the world’s Top 10 executive search organizations, with 55 offices in 39 countries. They operate in the Industrial, Financial Services, Consumer & Retail, Energy, Life Sciences, Technology, Board Search, Higher Education, Infrastructure and Human Resources sectors. Pretty well everyone that I’ve been busy focusing on trends and innovation for close to […]
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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 […]
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Last week, I had a fascinating session with a leading financial services firm. The client wanted to book me for a keynote talk for 5o members of their member service team, in order to take a look at future trends in terms of interaction, support and relationships. Some of the issues on the table involved […]
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Back in April, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2012 Accenture Global International Utilities and Energy Conference, speaking to the future of the energy and utility industry. Accenture’s run a report on the conference, including a synopsis of my talk. You can read their full report here. Rethinking Innovation – Jim Carroll The […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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