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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!

Daily Inspiration: Innovation Leadership – “The difference between good & great companies isn’t when they innovate, but that they never stop!”

“The difference between good & great companies isn’t when they innovate, but that they never stop!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Over the years, I’ve had several companies come to me, seeking a speaker for a leadership or annual conference, stating that their ‘theme this year is innovation.’ I tried hard not to crack up. As […]

Daily Inspiration – Initiative & Action – “People aren’t impressed by what you say you can do – they’re impressed by what you actually do!”

“People aren’t impressed by what you say you can do – they’re impressed by what you actually do!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Prove it. That’s what matters. People remember peoplel who get things done. People who get things done are the ones who succeed with the future and trends. Here’s what I know about initiative […]

Daily Inspiration: “You can’t do extraordinary things with an ordinary mindset!”

“You can’t do extraordinary things with an ordinary mindset!” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s back to work! This is what I was doing most of the time! And I seem to have had quite the time of it! 402.45km of downhill time, for 40,810m, with a total of 30.56 hours of actual time. Whoah! I’m […]

Daily Inspiration: (Grading My 2014 Predictions About 2025) – “Sometimes you need not be right you just need to be bold!”

“Sometimes you need not be right you just need to be bold!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Welcome to 2025! Back in 2014, I wrote a series of predictions about 2025 – in a document titled, of all things, ‘25 Trends for 2025‘. (Intuitive!) At the time I wrote it, most of the news media were […]

Daily Inspiration: 25 Things for 2025 – #5: “Never hesitate to put curiosity into overdrive”

“Never hesitate to put curiosity into overdrive” – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, “25 Things I’ve Learned That Will Carry Me Into 2025.” He is putting this together based on his 30-year career as a futurist, trends, and innovation expert, advising leaders of some of the world’s most prestigious organizations […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership Arrogance: “Invincibility is a myth”

“Invincibility is a myth” – Futurist Jim Carroll A belief in invincibility is often the start of defeat. And in all truth, once you start to think you are invincible – you probably aren’t! You might think that you are on top of the world; that nothing bad can happen; that everything will be perfect; […]

Daily Inspiration: The Criticality of Action – “Believe that you can so that you know you will do!”

“Believe that you can so that you know you will do!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Nothing great has ever been achieved through inaction! That’s the thought that came to my mind while out for my afternoon walk yesterday, and spotted someone wearing this shirt. “She believed that she could, so she did.” I’m a sucker […]

Daily Inspiration – Leadership & Innovation: “Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?”

“Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m preparing for an upcoming keynote later in November for an organization that just booked me, and asked them to share a bit of insight with me as to their current strategies, structure and innovation mindset. It was a bit interesting to […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation Mindset – “Do things!”

“Do things!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Never fall into the trap of saying “I could have done that” – because that means you live a life in which you never try! (This was the first version, significantly shortened!) Instead, be a person who does things! Who thinks about things, and then sets off to do […]

Daily Inspiration – Creativity & Innovation : “See differently and you’ll innovate brilliantly!”

“See differently and you’ll innovate brilliantly!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most people see a ketchup bottle. Creative people see trends & innovation! Last week, I spoke at the Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors conference in Indianapolis; my topic was the impact and opportunity of artificial intelligence technologies in the manufacturing industry. As is usually the […]

Daily Inspiration – Corporate Longevity & Innovation – “‘Your time is gonna’ come’ need not be your epitaph!”

“‘Your time is gonna’ come’ need not be your epitaph!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Innovate or die. It’s that simple. Here’s a simple list of companies that were once great successes. Then they weren’t: Blockbuster. Borders. Lehman Bros. Kodak. Circuit City. RadioShack. Pan-Am. Enron. E.F. Hutton.RCA. Tower Records. Polaroid. Woolworths. Compaq. Arthur Anderson. The list could go […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!”

“Thinking of innovation? Invest in an experience factory!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I wasted quite a bit of time yesterday. It was great. What was I doing? I’m trying to figure out how to move my various Websites and servers from a Runcloud setup over to CloudPanel since the latter is a pretty good tool […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “While you might never open many closed minds, make sure to never close your open mind!”

“While you might never open many closed minds, make sure to never close your open mind!” – Futurist Jim Carroll A closed mind is a dangerous thing. There’s a lot of them about. And the fact is, many innovation efforts fail because of all the closed minds that surround any new initiative. It’s often said […]

Daily Inspiration: “It’s not just about the trends. It’s the speed at which they are happening”

“It’s not just about the trends. It’s the speed at which they are happening” – Futurist Jim Carroll For some reason or other, I’ve had a significant number of event inquiries from the Middle East, in particular, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. These are very short-term inquiries – in most cases just a few weeks, and in […]

Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Leadership – “Be the spark that ignites the flame of change!”

“Be the spark that ignites the flame of change!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most people have a problem. In fact, most people know that they aren’t quite ready for all the change that they are faced with in their future, yet know that everything they are involved with – their business model, skills, product or […]

Daily Inspiration – Being Unique : “Don’t be afraid to be known as the ‘crazy one!’”

Don’t be afraid to be known as the ‘crazy one!’ – Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is using his Daily Inspiration blog post – one of which you are reading now – to generate material for a book he has in progress with the working title, “How to be Unique (And Why it Will […]

Daily Inspiration: Being Unique – “Find out what makes you different. Do more of it!”

“Find out what makes you different. Do more of it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Today’s Inspiration is directly from the very opening moment of the book I’ve been trying to write. I’ll be getting more into those issues from the opening and subsequent chapters – already written – as we go. But while thinking about […]

Daily Inspiration: AI Megatrends – “It’s not the hot trends that matter, it’s the transformative ones!”

“It’s not the hot trends that matter, it’s the transformative ones!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever come to realize that it’s usually while you are watching the really hot trend, the really important trend you aren’t watching is unfolding at speed? That’s certainly been the case with AI – while everyone has been […]

Video: AI In Healthcare, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Trials

A video clip where I’m on stage in Dublin, speaking for KPMG Ireland, on the impact of the “AI Megatrends” on the future of healthcare. AI is bigger than large language models – and this clip puts into perspective the disruptive impact of AI on healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical trials.

Daily Inspiration: The Innovation Process – “Spend too much time chasing perfection and you’ll never invest enough time to learn from your failures!”

“Spend too much time chasing perfection and you’ll never invest enough time to learn from your failures!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Since it’s summertime, a few golf stories are creeping into my Daily – because many lessons about leadership, innovation, and creativity can come from playing the game. Yesterday, while out for a round early […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership – “Your biggest mistake is believing that you don’t need to do it right now”

“Your biggest mistake is believing that you don’t need to do it right now” – Futurist Jim Carroll What does it mean if you have a great idea, and your superior blows it off by saying “we don’t need to do that right now.” It means you are in pretty big trouble. Why does this […]

Daily Inspiration: Skills & Innovation – “Make your team work!”

“Make your team work!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Much of my work around trends and tomorrow involves the skills of the team that will help take you there. Many organizations have a big problem in this context. They don’t have the right type of people who will open up opportunities, chase big ideas, and implement […]

Daily Inspiration: Creativity & Innovation – “Never underimagine tomorrow! Over-imaginate it!”

“Never underimagine tomorrow! Over-imaginate it!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Creativity based upon unlocking your imagination is the key to unlocking tomorrow. We don’t do enough of it. We should. Which starts with inventing new words! But you should also have a deep understanding of the link between creativity and success – and with that in […]

Daily Inspiration: Retail, Supply Chain, Logistics – “Bring on tomorrow!”

“Bring on tomorrow!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Like the sign says. Bring on tomorrow – because if you don’t, your tomorrow might not work out so well! The photo is from my stage setup yesterday – an exhilarating day in Fort Worth with a keynote for key customers of the rail/intermodal company BNSF. I probably […]