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.
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
We all know the phrase – insanity is doing the same thing and over again and expecting a different result each time. It doesn’t happen. Neither does the mindset of clinging to old business models, out-of-date product ideas, irrelevant concepts, and reliance on yesterday’s strategy. In the context of that, it also includes the end […]
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Sometimes it does seem like the world has gone mad – extremely divisive politics, a rise in hate crimes, absolute emotional terrorism on social networks, attacks on public institutions, and increasing violence. Everyone has a feeling that things are getting out of hand. That’s why trend #12 on my “23 Trends for 2023” is the […]
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There can’t be a bigger story in tech this year – other than the self-inflicted destruction of many aspects of the tech sector through hubris, arrogance, and fraud – than what has happened with AI. That’s why trend #11 of my ‘23 Trends for 2023‘ series is The Massive Velocity of A.I And it truly […]
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We need to plan faster with bigger goals in mind – but we’ve been distracted. After all, we’ve been in triage mode with our organization in dealing with the pandemic, supply chain challenges, a volatile economy, and workforce issues. That’s why trend #10 of my “23 Trends for 2023” has to do with the idea of […]
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Most companies are on a path trying to get key employees back to the office. Return to work is the beating drum. The problem is that many of those key employees – highly skilled, in huge demand – have tasted freedom, and don’t want to go back. And in the context of trend #8 – […]
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It used to be about what you know. Now it’s not only about what you know, but how fast you need to know it! And that’s why “Knowledge velocity” is trend #8 of my “23 Trends for 2023.” And indeed, the acceleration of knowledge will continue to be one of the most defining trends that […]
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The pace of new ideas, innovations, concepts, scientific discoveries, and product breakthroughs is occurring at such a pace that the need to align to a world of tomorrow is even more necessary today. Because trend #7 of my “23 Trends for 2023” is “Crazy Ideas Go Mainstream.” It’s your job to ingest these crazy ideas, […]
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There might be a recession in 2023. Or, maybe not! But whatever happens, it’s pretty certain that an increasing number of CEOs are deciding that they choose not to take part. They’ll opt out. That’s trend #6 of my ‘23 Trends for 2023′ series. To opt-out is to choose not to participate in something. Right now, […]
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Trend #5 of my ‘23 Trends for 2023” – Transformation, Not Innovation! And my advice is simple: What Is It? We are living in a period of time that is seeing massive transformation occurring within every single industry. Entire industries are being turned upside down, the fundamentals are changing, and in 10 years, they won’t […]
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Companies and people fight the future. Inevitability, they come to accept the inevitability of it all! And in 2023, they are going to do more of that! That’s Trend #3 of my ‘23 Trends for 2023!’ The Backstory We live in disruptive times. The Internet, technology, and digitization of industries have led to massive change. […]
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“Accelerate your acceleration!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Are you thinking fast enough? I know I tend to focus way too much on the issue of speed in this daily post, but it is a huge issue! Just over 10 years ago, my book “The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast“ was released. It’s a […]
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It hasn’t been a great year for tech. Things went too far. And so the tech collapse in 2022 was entirely predictable. This leads to my first trend to watch in 2023: “techno-skepticism.” I believe this will be THE defining trend of 2023 (other than geopolitics and war which are beyond my scope) What is it? The […]
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I have just posted and pinned this note to my Twitter account, @jimcarroll
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“If what you don’t know is what will hurt you – then know MORE!” – Futurist Jim Carroll So what is the purpose of a futurist? Quite simply, we help you know more about the stuff you don’t know about that you need to know about. Because if you don’t know about it, things might […]
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The typical machinist today almost has to be able to do trigonometry in their heads because manufacturing has become so complex. Additive or 3d manufacturing, collapsing product lifecycles, digitization, process reinvention new skills, the acceleration of everything, exponential growth – Futurist Jim Carroll was invited at at major manufacturing conference to identify the rapid trends […]
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Let’s talk about hubris and arrogance. It kills. And it happens, a lot. And now, it happens faster. You can watch CEO arrogance happen live, in real-time – you are probably doing that right now. Think about it – in the olden days, like, 10-20 years ago, it took years, if not decades, to watch […]
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It’s 2011. Futurist Jim Carroll has 2,000 clients of @TRowePrice in a room, and he’s talking about economic downturns & mindset – and doing a live text message poll to assess their thinking. This was shortly after the economic downturn of 2008-2009. Watch it unfold! 2/3 of the people in the room thought a recovery […]
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In 1993, Digital Equipment – then one of the most significant high-tech companies in the world – held a road show to highlight the growing importance of the Internet and the emerging digital economy. They invited senior executives of key clients – the CEOs, CFO, and CIOs of major corporations and government agencies – to […]
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The future is all about the acceleration of new skills, knowledge, and careers – and you’d better be ready for what it represents! And yet, while providing massive opportunities to organizations that align with the trend – the future is also perceived by many in the ‘old guard’ as a threat. I described this in […]
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Here’s what clients have been asking for as they align to this new era of volatility and challenge.
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If you aren’t thinking big enough, your future is going to be pretty small. Also, it means you aren’t doing things right! I am always stunned by how many people don’t get it. On stage, Kansas City, Sept 2022
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Most effective Web sites feature a ‘hero image’ which is designed to grab your attention AND get across in one simple sentence what it is you provide. Mine changed – specifically with the ‘hero text’ which ran ever since the newest version of my Web site launched in 2019. That section went from this: To […]
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