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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.

INNOVATION INSIGHTS

If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!

Branding in the high velocity economy

Last week, I gave the opening keynote for a leading global auto collision repair group, Fix Auto, which has locations throughout the US, Canada, the UK and France. I opened with one of my favorite quotes from Rupert Murdoch: “The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the […]

Thinking ahead: knowledge delivery in the high velocity economy

I’m one of the keynote speakers today for the grand opening of Virtualis, which bills itself as “the largest and most meticulously designed convention center in the computer-generated world of Second Life.” Virtualis features ballrooms, breakout rooms, and an extensive trade show floor. I’ll be speaking in the Grand Ballroom at 4pm EST; my own […]

Five secrets for creating a culture of innovation

The April issue of the Advertiser magazine (“The Voice of the Marketing Community”) from the Association of National Advertisers features an article, “Five Secrets for Creating a Culture of Innovation.” I’m quoted in the article with two key observations, on the issue of “taking risks and learning from them.” My concerns? “…he sees too much […]

A memo to the CEO: Innovation matters more than ever

Memo To: CEO’s worldwide, (particularly in the financial sector) From: Jim Carroll ————————- I know things are extremely busy, particularly given our economic climate, but I think there’s a key issue that you need to make sure is on your agenda. The most important thing that you can do *right now*, as you work to […]

Where’s the growth?

Gloom has set in on global markets. Volatility rages. Some organizations have gone into a mode of “aggressive indecision,” deferring action while they try to ﬁgure out “what comes next.” A pretty lousy strategy that is doomed to fail in the longer term. Future oriented leaders understand the reality of growth. They know that we […]

10 Great Words: inspirational innovation insight

Years ago, I wrote a little article, “10 Great Words,” as a way of summarizing how to instill an innovative mindset. It remains one of the most heavily viewed pages on my site. I use the words within my keynotes, providing motivational guidance to people on how they can challenge assumptions and eliminate habits. I […]

High velocity e-commerce: a keynote for VISA

I’m about off to keynote a conference for Visa. With executives in the room from Apple, Sony, Ticketmaster, HomeDepot and other organizations that are e-commerce heavy hitters, I’ll be focusing on the message, “what do high velocity companies do to stay innovative?” Much of the conference so far will have focused on the high velocity […]

High velocity leadership: how to stay focused on growth

Organizations today are looking for deep insight into the trends that will affect their markets and industries. CEO’s are focused on the need for innovation, knowing that a world of high velocity change requires that they respond to opportunity and challenge in an instant. They are looking for guidance on establishing high-performance, innovation oriented teams […]

The Masters in Business Innovation

Years ago, I wrote of the need for a new type of business degree: a Masters in Business Imagination. I’ve also called it a Masters in Business Innovation. I wrote an article around the theme, and it remains one of the most heavily trafficked pages on my site. I’ve wrapped it up in a PDF […]

Leading in turbulent times: how to innovate during the recession!

Even as news and financial pundits endlessly debate the question, let’s face reality: the US economy is in a recession. Given this reality, the key question going forward is: what do you do now to ensure that you remain innovative, competitive, and forward-oriented? Innovate for the upturn! That’s the key message I focused on with […]

When FedEx Fails: What happens when customer service breaks down?

It’s long been touted as one of the greatest innovation success stories ever: FedEx. It’s had the tag line, “when it absolutely, positively has to be there.” It obviously has a track record and customer service record that is unparalleled. What happens when FedEx fails? Absolutely, I don’t really know. They didn’t. I was ready […]

What do innovative organizations do?

One of my recent keynotes for a global organization focused on the issue of high-velocity change. No matter who you are and what you do, there are certain realities: your markets, customer expectations, competitors, cost structure and business model continues to change really, really fast, and will continue to do so. This little video clip […]

Learning how to innovate — through skiing!

It’s a Sunday afternoon, and a full day of skiing is done: and all the roads home are closed because of the snow. So we’ve settled in for an evening in the chalet with blankets of snow falling outside. Skiing provides a wonderful metaphor for innovation; it involves taking risk, trying to do things you […]

Small business oriented videos – Cisco/MSN

Some months ago, Cisco and MSN engaged me to provide a series of short videos, with issues that small business might be thinking about from a strategic perspective. We filmed 16 short clips; 9 of them can be found here. I’ll add more as additional items are posted with their online campaign. I also wrote, […]

Credit Suisse Bulletin: Success Comes to Those Who Evolve

Credit Suisse, headquartered in Zurich, is global financial powerhouse operating in 50 countries; 48,000+ employees, assets of $75 billion US, and net assets under management of $1.345 trillion. They’ve just released their 2008 Bulletin magazine, a publication provided to key investment banking, private banking and asset management clients worldwide. They’ve include a fairly lengthy Q&A […]

Innovating locally in a global economy

I spent the day yesterday with management executives and store owners of DoItBest, one of the largest US hardware retailers. It’s a fascinating organization, because in the midst of the current economic challenges in the US, it’s managed to grow its profit at the same time that it saw a dramatic revenue decline. As with […]

What Comes Next? An Outlook into 2008 and Beyond

As we end the year and start a new one, it’s a good time to be thinking about some of the trends and issues which will impact us in the future. Take a look at my newly released quick-report, What Comes Next: A Trends Perspective for 2008 and Beyond . My message for my clients […]

Why Santa Rocks at Innovation!

Grab the SantaRocks! PDF now It’s likely a good time to put into perspective the critical lessons we can learn from someone who is a true master of leadership, insight, creativity and innovation. None other than the jolly old fellow himself! Santa is an innovation master. Analyze his leadership style, and his operational insight, motivational […]

Making generations work – Cardboard people and plasma people

Can you innovate across the generations? If you can’t — then you’ve got a big problem to fix! I do a tremendous number of keynotes that focus on the issue of “managing Millenials,” and the complexities of change occurring in the workplace. See, for example, my blog post, “Don’t Mess with my Powder, Dude.” (below) […]

How can you be innovative?

You become innovative by identifying obvious and not-so-obvious trends that will impact your business or organization — and then undertake change and actions to deal with those trends. Earlier this summer, I taped a podast for Applix; they’re a business intelligence company, that was bought up by Cognos, which was then bought up by IBM […]

Health care trends and innovation

I was the opening keynote speaker yesterday in Dallas for a get-together of the Strategic Marketplace Initiative. This is a group that represents a variety of health care providers and hospitals, as well as pharmaceutical companies and other health care suppliers. There were some heavy hitters in the room — even WalMart was there, which […]

High velocity trends in the pharmaceutical industry

I’m here in Las Vegas today, about to provide the opening keynote for Pharmalink 2007. This is an annual meeting of senior executives — mostly C-Level, Sr. VP’s — from major pharmaceutical companies. It’s a forum where they can examine the challenges, issues and opportunities that come from a greater integration of the supply chain […]

10 Reasons why innovation matters for small business

Small business organizations often think that “innovation” is some deep, mysterious capability best left to big organizations. That’s not true — as the engines of the economy, there is plenty of opportunity for smaller organizations to change what they do and how they do it to accelerate their opportunities! There are a number of […]

New book release: Ready, Set, Done: How To Innovate When Faster is the New Fast

My new book, Ready, Set, Done: How To Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, is now available in print. You can purchase it directly through this site, with immediate shipping. In addition, the book is available worldwide via Amazon.com. purchase direct purchase via Amazon.com Ready, Set, Done : How to Innovate When Faster is […]