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.
All about growth!
As I wrote in one of my columns last year (“Smartphones are changing everything,” August 2011), when I give a keynote I like to use a service called Poll Everywhere — the same technology at the heart of the American Idol voting process. I put a poll on the front screen and audience members can […]
Read More
This company is an investment management / equity capital firm that is invested in a number of medium sized organizations. Once a year, they bring together the CEO’s of the companies that they have invested in to talk about past performance and future opportunities. In 2012, they had me come in for a talk looking […]
Read More
On a conference call with a client, the issue of optimism and pessimism came up. For many of the corporate or customer events in which I’m asked to speak, people are seeking my insight on the trends that will provide for future growth. In the call, I mentioned one recent keynote where I made a […]
Read More
A report from T. Rowe Price on my recent keynote for the 2011 Investment Symposium follows, where I was one of three keynote speakers (the other two being Colin Powell and Charlie Cook). You can find some blog links to each of the three key themes in the article at the end of the article […]
Read More
On stage in Las Vegas for a recent conference, Jim is speaking to the real trends that are driving global growth. Watch this in the context of a great observation by Bill Gates: “Most people overestimate the rate of change that will occur on a two year basis, and underestimate the rate of change that […]
Read More
It’s 2011: the hangover of the global economic collapse of ’08 is still pounding away at the minds of many. This global investment firm had me come in as the closing keynote speaker for their annual symposium to help the audience understand that we live in a time of unparalleled opportunity and potential for growth. […]
Read More
Earlier this month, I was down in Amarillo, Texas, where I was the opening keynote speaker for Day 2 of the annual conference of the Texas Cattlefeeders Association. The event was lined up as the result of another keynote I did in Sonoma County, California last April, where I spoke to a gathering that included […]
Read More
I’m honored to be invited to be the closing keynote speaker for this event which starts tomorrow; I speak at the closing lunch on Friday, on the theme, “When Do We Get to Normal? Why Thinking BIG Will Help You Seize The Opportunities of the 21st Century.” I’m sharing headlining duties with two other fascinating […]
Read More
Health, wellness and food are set to become even more linked than ever before in 2012 and beyond. That’s a significant trend that I’m witnessing right now through the various keynotes and consultations that I do with a large range of food / restaurant / consumer product companies, as well as the keynotes I do […]
Read More
Fresh from my keynote in Orlando this week, I’ve come across a blog post from someone who attended, and saw my early-Monday keynote – “‘Breakthrough performers’ and ‘pervasive connectivity’: Notes from the CGT Business & Technology Leadership Conference.” You can read the full post by Sean Rollings, Vice President, Product Marketing over at the E2open blog, […]
Read More
In just a few weeks, I’ll be the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 World Pharma Innovation Congress in London –one of the most exclusive and prestigious events in the world, focused on future trends involving health care and the pharmaceutical industry. My job? I’m there to challenge the audience, many of whom are global […]
Read More
Last week, I spoke to several hundred manufacturing executives from throughout North America, at IMX Las Vegas — the Interactive Manufacturing Exchange! Here’s a key clip from the start of the keynote. Watch it, and ask yourself — are you guilty of focusing on short term volatility — or are focused on opportunity of the long […]
Read More
I’ve just returned from Las Vegas, where I was the keynote speaker for a new manufacturing conference that has attracted quite a bit of attention – IMX 2011 – “The Interactive Manufacturing Experience.” I was in esteemed company on the stage; the other two keynote speakers were Peter Schutz, author and retired CEO of Porsche […]
Read More
This article was released in my CAMagazine column in March 2009. shortly after the great economic collapse of 2008. Given the new economic volatility, shrieking stock market headlines, and the reappearance of a sense of dread in the corporate world in September 2010, it’s probably a good time to re-read the article. There are countless […]
Read More
I’m finally back in the office full time after a very busy summer with my family. And what do I return to? A September that seems to feature screaming headlines about a potential recession and some pretty wild economic and market volatility. If you are thinking about how you are reacting to this fast-paced world in […]
Read More
My recent post about using a live text message poll while speaking to a group of high school students drew a fair bit of attention as an example of the novel use of a social networking tool. This isn’t the first time I’ve been using this type of tool on stage — I’ve been doing […]
Read More
I found myself in Sonoma County, California earlier this week; I was the opening speaker for a small corporate conference that featured what were probably the top 100 cattle, stockyard and feedlot operators in the US. This was a pretty heavy duty event, so to speak, with some individuals representing ranches with upwards of 30,000 […]
Read More
Last year, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2010 International Association of Conference Centersl my focus was on the future of the meetings and events industry (in which, as a keynote speaker, I play a frequent role.) I just found that they ran a report on my talk, and it’s a good summary […]
Read More
Well, the headline caught your attention, didn’t it? So what gives? How could “golf” possibly be the most important word in a year which promises ongoing economic volatility, potential signs of a recovery, restless consumers, potential challenges with the housing market, extremely fast paced business model change driven by technology — and countless other opportunities […]
Read More
One of the highlights of 2010 had to be the day that I was the opening speaker for the 94th Annual General Meeting of the PGA – Professional Golfers Association of America. It was the first time they have ever had an external speaker open their meeting; I was invited in to discuss the major […]
Read More
When you are on stage in front of several hundred people, you’ve got to be prepared to be interactive and open to insight. That’s why I regularly use a text message polling tool on stage — I can quickly get a sense of what people in the room are thinking about. Here’s the results from […]
Read More
Yesterday I spoke to several thousand people as the closing keynote speaker for the 2010 Fresh Summit for the Produce Marketing Association in Orlando. I focused on several issues, including the rapid changes occurring in the world of retail and consumer change. But in addition, my message included insight into how innovative people focus on […]
Read More
What do you get when you bring 700 mayors and elected officials for small, medium and large sized towns from the State of Utah into a room for a talk about the future? My main theory in action: some people see the the future and see a threat; other people see the same future and […]
Read More
I was in Baltimore last week, where I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2010 Passkey Corporate Housing Forum. Passkey is a company that provides software for the corporate and association event management industry; in attendance were meeting planners, executive who manage corporate functions for hotels, and a lot of folks from various convention […]
Read More
GET IN TOUCH
Jim's Facebook page
You'll find Jim's latest videos on Youtube
Mastodon. What's on Jim's mind? Check his feed!
LinkedIn - reach out to Jim for a professional connection!
Flickr! Get inspired! A massive archive of all of Jim's daily inspirational quotes!
Instagram - the home for Jim's motivational mind!