Video: Are You Thinking too Small When the Scope of the Future is WAY Bigger Than You Think? Probably!

A video clip from my keynote yesterday for several hundred educators and executives for the Career Education College Education conference in New Orleans. One day, we’ll look back at today, and realize that our world was kind of quaint in terms of the big transformative trends which were unfolding. Your future is way bigger than […]

“We Used To ….” – A Look Back at How Primitive Our World Was in 2019

Part of the art in figuring out the future comes not from looking forward, but by looking back. What that idea in mind, here’s a list of things we used to do back in 2019 which we don’t do anymore. This list will be a completely valid list at some time in the future. When? […]

THE WHO had it right: Your business model will probably die before you get old!

Will you survive? People don’t have a lot of confidence that their business model is going to stay the same. Watch this clip where I’m polling a retail audience on that very question…. With that, I give you must list of the 24 Drivers of Disruption. Read the list – and take a look at […]

Daily Inspiration: “Truth, or dare?”

“When it comes to your business model: truth, or dare?” -#Futurist Jim Carroll⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Admit it: you probably played the game as a kid! Everyone did! ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣It was, perhaps, a method to explore the boundaries of your world; discover the edges of right and wrong; and live a bit of a vicarious thrill.⁣ […]

Daily Inspiration: “Arrogance Kills”

“Arrogance kills!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll       One of the sins that will guarantee your failure is complacency: a belief that your world won’t change. At the other extreme, arrogance – a belief that while your world will change, you are so strong and impervious that you won’t be impacted. Complacency in the […]

Daily Inspiration: “Hyper-connectivity now defines the future of just about everything

“Hyper-connectivity now defines the future of just about everything!” In the photo, I’m on stage in Muscat, Oman, opening the #iruworldcongress , a global event focused on the future of transportation – and I’m talking about the #InternetofThings aka #iot I’ve been talking about IoT long before the phrase was defined – as early as […]

Driving Disruption: 25 Reasons Why Your Company Might Not Survive the Next 10 Years

Yes, it’s a buzzword, but you ignore the future at your peril. Disruption is real, it’s big, and it’s happening faster than you think. My job as a futurist has me doing an extensive number of CEO level events for Fortune 500 companies around the world, participating in leadership meetings which are focused on the […]

Daily Inspiration: “Here’s your challenge: you need to sell a widget, but it’s not a widget anymore!”

Video: The Era of Acceleration: Are You Ready?

Article: Artificial Intelligence& Robotics In Construction: ‘Massively Transformative’

19 Trends for 2019: #8 – You Are What You Eat. Soon, You’ll Eat Who You Are

Video: Change Your Future – Before it Changes You!