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Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – Managing Uncertainty: “Embrace the chaos”

“Embrace the chaos” – Futurist Jim Carroll Constant chaos is now a feature, not a bug. Get used to it. It might be your new normal. That’s one reason why I’ve written my book Dancing in the Rain (currently being edited and, if I am lucky, expected out this month!) I knew it was necessary to […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “There is no shortage of big opportunities.. There is a shortage of bold leadership!”

“There is no shortage of big opportunities.. There is a shortage of bold leadership!” = Futurist Jim Carroll One of my fellow futurists recently included this line in a post I read – “We should be pulling more photons from the sun.” He wrote it as an observation when he was flying into an American […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “Your fuel for your future should be irrational optimism”

“Your fuel for your future should be irrational optimism” – Futurist Jim Carroll Fuel your day with irrational optimism. In fact, you should nurture an insane optimism, similar to how farmers must be insanely optimistic in the face of industry volatility. Here’s why you need to embrace insane optimism: Maintaining your optimism requires you to filter […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Healthcare trends : “In healthcare’s future, impossible is merely an undiscovered solution”

“In healthcare’s future, impossible is merely an undiscovered solution” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’m pulling together a slide deck for an upcoming healthcare keynote. While the sector remains very much under attack in the US, there is no doubt that elsewhere in the world we will see fascinating developments in the next many years. Indeed, […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “You can escape the mediocrity you once embraced, but will you ever fully eradicate it?”

“You can escape the mediocrity you once embraced, but will you ever fully eradicate it?” – Futurist Jim Carroll It’s been a wild voyage bringing these two books to print in just a few months, and I’m loving the feedback and comments from those who have picked up copies. (Are you in? You can grab […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “If you aren’t learning, you aren’t living”

“If you aren’t learning, you aren’t living” – Futurist Jim Carroll The tsunami of developments with artificial intelligence is accelerating. Trying to keep up has become a full-time job. If you didn’t hear, OpenAI became enmeshed with Jonny Ives’s company – he’s the guy who designed the iPhone, iPad, and AirPods, a true design genius. […]

Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration – “Future-ready means being trend-aware. Every single day.”

“Future-ready means being trend-aware. Every single day.” – Futurist Jim Carroll One theme I worked into in the upcoming Dancing in the Rain book is the idea that despite economic uncertainty, volatility, a potential downturn, and political craziness is that the future continues unabated. I’ve just about finished the manuscript for the book and am […]

Daily Inspiration: The hollowing out of R&D – “Where the minds go, the future follows”

“Where the minds go, the future follows” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s talk about how once great nations lose their place in the global R&D background, and as a result, lose their future! Back in 2009, I was the opening keynote speaker for the annual PMDA conference on innovation – with a talk on the […]

Daily Inspiration: Economic volatility – “World class innovators should always remember that short term volatility need not define long term success”

“World-class innovators should always remember that short term volatility need not define long term success” – Futurist Jim Carroll The most powerful thing I’ve ever seen is when the CEO of the global food services powerhouse Compass Group went on stage just before I did, in 2008, just as the global economy was melting down. […]

Daily Inspiration: The Future of Insurance: “New risk demands new thinking. Uninsurable risk demands bold thinking”

“New risk demands new thinking. Uninsurable risk demands bold thinking.” – Futurist Jim Carroll In just about a month, I’ll head to California to headline a major insurance conference. The fact that I’m speaking in a region that is home to one of the largest insurance losses in US history is not lost on me, […]

Daily Inspiration: Leadership Keynote – “Where are you holding back your opportunities because you don’t want to change?”

“Where are you holding back your opportunities because you don’t want to change?” – Futurist Jim Carroll Last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals had me down to Costa Rica for their leadership forum; you might have seen some information about that when I posted about their sandcastle-building competition! It was a great event […]

Daily Inspiration: On Reality & Healthcare – “Science always has the last word!”

“Science always has the last word!” – Futurist Jim Carrol My wife is a much smarter person than I am, always suggesting that I should stay away from some of the controversial topics of the day. But I’m not very smart, and as a futurist, it’s my job to connect the dots. I just draw […]

Daily Inspiration: Global Trade – “Broken trust? Broken futures.”

“Broken trust? Broken futures.” – Futurist Jim Carroll I didn’t like season one. I sure as heck am not enjoying season 2. Anyway, while I’m doing my damndest to try to avoid the news, my trend news tracking service did bring up these comments about Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins at her confirmation hearing yesterday. […]

Daily Inspiration: “You will never see the intelligence if you never try to use the tools!”

“You will never see the intelligence if you never try to use the tools!” – Futurist Jim Carroll I’ve long believed that you can’t talk about something if you don’t do that something. I certainly can’t talk about climbing Mt. Everest because I never have. My good friend Scott Kress has, and so he talks […]

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 – #15: “Stop doing the things that make you marginal”

“Stop doing the things that make you marginal” – 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 […]

Daily Inspiration: 25 Things for 2025 – #14: “In the absence of clarity, choose ambition.

“In the absence of clarity, choose ambition” – 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: 25 Things for 2025 – #13: “Fail on your own terms!”

“Fail on your own terms!” – 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 on how […]

Daily Inspiration: 25 Things for 2025 – #12: “Align to reality. Ignore the hype!”

“Align to reality. Ignore the hype!” – 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 on […]

Daily Inspiration: 25 Things for 2025 – #10 “Always remember that procrastination is just slow-motion failure.”

“Always remember that procrastination is just slow-motion failure. – 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: 25 Things for 2025 – #9 “Find your niche. Be the specialist that others seek”

“Find your niche. Be the specialist that others seek” – 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 […]

Daily Inspiration: Global Trends & Politics – “Optimistic societies are stable societies”

“Optimistic societies are stable societies” – Futurist Jim Carroll A lot is going on. Next week is a pivotal week as the US chooses if it wants to go forward or back. On the day of the election, I’ll be speaking to an audience of senior government executives from throughout the United Arab Emirates in […]

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: Trends & Timing – “Recognize that every major trend first involves huge short-term risk but is often eventually followed by a massive upside!”

“Recognize that every major trend first involves huge short-term risk but is often eventually followed by a massive upside!” – Futurist Jim Carroll One of the most important things to realize about any future trend is that it can be pretty difficult to achieve any opportunity from it until it matures. That means that in […]