Insight Index - Futurist Keynote Speaker Jim Carroll: Disruptive Trend & Innovation Expert

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!

Accelerate on Purpose! Leadership in the Era of High Velocity Disruption

While I often speak to audiences of 500 to 7,000, including large scale Las Vegas events, I also spend a *lot* of time with CEO’s and other senior management teams in small, leadership oriented events, providing a key message on the necessity for innovation in the high velocity economy. In fact, it’s long been one […]

Video: The Future of Retail? It’s Fast!

Do you want to book the same old boring speaker who will show up and deliver a canned message – or do you want to book someone who truly cares, and goes the extra mile? If you are like most people, you’ll do what you’ve alway done, and will end up with the same old […]

Many organizations are structured for failure. Are you?

“Inaction in the face of opportunity is but an excuse!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll Part of the role of a futurist is to provide people insight into the trends that will be a part of their future, but also to put into perspective the opportunities these trends present. A lot of people get excited when […]

Video: “The Seeds of Disruption: The Impact of Edge Thinking and More!”

What are the drivers of disruption in your industry? Where is all the fast change coming from? Edge thinking, iterative design, small beats big, rapid prototyping, devices change and more. Watch my 2nd 2018 Outlook video – “The Seeds of Disruption: The Impact of Edge Thinking and More!”

Keynote Topic: “Disrupting Amazon : Accelerating Strategies for Success in the Era of Industry Transformation”

I just wrote this one up for the brochure copy for an upcoming 2018 event. The issue of Amazon isn’t just about retail — it is about any industry with a middleman. Insurance, wealth management, finance, medical or dental care, home services and renovations. You name it. And the big question is – what are […]

The Story Behind the Picture: Disrupt Amazon! Before It Disrupts You.

In more industries than you think, Amazon is the elephant in the room. My experience has taught me that in every single industry, regardless of what you do and what you sell, you are or will soon be faced with a situation in which they will challenge your business model, and shake your belief in the […]

Video: When the World Gets Flat, Put a Ripple in It!

Too many companies and professions, when faced with disruption and change, fall into the vicious trap of competing on price. In this video from a recent keynote, I speak about the mindset and strategies to avoid this vicious hell – by elevating your role and services, in this case by speaking to a group of […]

Two of the Most Innovative Industries Today? Not Quite the Ones You Would Think!

Last spring, I was the closing keynote speaker for a meeting at Genentech — they’re one of the world’s leading genomic based pharmaceutical organizations. I just found this gem in the video — when I was asked a question, and turned it around to my thoughts on two of the most innovative industries in existence […]

Daily Inspiration: “If you are going to show up at the starting line for the future, make sure that you don’t show up late!”

One of my key responsibilities as a futurist is to help my clients — some of the largest associations and companies in the world — align themselves to the fast paced trends of today. One key question that always comes up? “When do we get involved with any key trend?” I walk them through that […]

The Story Behind the Picture: Is Your Brand from The Olden Days?

“A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months….” In that context, you’d better get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you! Consider Sony. Once they were a really cool company with the coolest technology on the planet — the Walkman. Then they weren’t, because they didn’t […]

Daily Inspiration: “Expect velocity. Plan for acceleration. Structure for intensity. Execute relentlessly.”

“Expect velocity. Plan for acceleration. Structure for intensity. Execute relentlessly.” Back in 2006, I keynoted the Society of Cable Telecom Engineers at their annual conference in Tampa. At the time, YouTube was only just beginning to have an impact, and social networking was still in a nascent stage. It was January — Twitter wasn’t even […]

Innovation? Do These 10 Things Now….

Obviously, I spend a lot of time thinking about innovation. And given my global client list, I have a unique front-row seat into what organizations are doing to succeed — or, as they case may be, not succeed — with their innovation efforts. With that, here’s a quick list of 10 more things that smart, innovative […]

Innovation: Why Every Company Needs What I Call an XBOX/Playstation Room!

Half of the events I do as a futurist and innovation expert are spent at corporate leadership events. I’m frequently engaged by a CEO or other senior executive for a global Fortune 1000 company to come in and challenge their team as to how to align to a fast paced, disruptive future. After all, the reality […]

Article: Hatching your next great idea: 5 ways to set the stage

IBM’s Think Marketing blog found my site, and interviewed me on some of my thoughts around innovation and culture. Give it a read! Hatching your next great idea: 5 ways to set the stage by Jennifer Goforth Gregory, IBM Think Marketing Blog Sometimes, you wake up and it feels like it became spring overnight. But when […]

Keep Up with the Speed of Change: Future Trends in the Speaking Industry

I work with many of the world’s leading bureaus, one of who is the Washington Speakers Bureau. They represent such people as Condoleeza Rice, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, John Kerry, Magic Johnson, Terry Bradshaw — global political, sports and other leaders. They’ve just run a blog post that I wrote on trends in the […]

Daily Inspiration: “Start you day today by asking really good questions”

“Start you day today by asking really good questions” – Futurist Jim Carroll Over the last 25 years as a speaker on future trends and innovation, I’ve seen many cases where companies have jumped onto a trend simply because everyone else. Or, they’ve suddenly decided that ‘innovation’ is important, without really defining a purpose or […]

Lessons from My Youngest Son: Taking Initiative!

My youngest son Tom turns 22 today. Time flies! Both of my sons have been a huge inspiration to me on my approach to life, innovation, the future and trends — I know they live in a world that is completely different than my own, as they’ve grown up in a world of fast, relentless […]

Daily Inspiration: “Agility is the Only Antidote for Velocity”

“Agility is the only antidote for velocity” – Jim Carroll One recent client engaged me for a talk for their global team, with the keynote title “Achieving Agility: Aligning Ourselves for an Era of Accelerating Change”. That’s a good example of how I outline the attributes for success in a world of high velocity change. […]

Daily Inspiration: “A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!”

“A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!” – Jim Carroll Why Suggestion Boxes are a Stupid Idea. 10 Powerful Lessons for Innovation! With 25 years of working with some of the leading organization in the world on issues related to creativity and innovation, I’ve seen some of the best and worst […]

The Story Behind the Picture: “What Will You Do Today To Do the Tough Stuff? Ask Tough Questions!

Here’s a good quote to live by: it is said that doing the right thing when it’s easy to do is easy — it’s doing the right thing when it’s tough that is really tough! It can be difficult to be tough about things, because it’s always easier to be nicer, to avoid stress, to […]

Daily Inspiration: “Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis”

“Establishing a committee is a guaranteed prescription for innovation paralysis” – Jim Carroll How many times does this happen – you have a great idea that you know will succeed – only to have it go to a committee, who proceed to destroy your idea? As I dig into the culture and attitude of a […]

Daily Inspiration: “Surround yourself with optimists. Always ignore the pessimists!”

“Surround yourself with optimists. Always ignore the pessimists!” – Jim Carroll Some of the most fascinating organizations in the world have brought me in to encourage their people to think about the future, and how to nurture a culture of creativity and innovation. Organizations like NASA (twice!), Johnson and Johnson, Whirlpool/Maytag, the Walt Disney Corporation and […]

Daily Inspiration: “What made you successful in the last 10 years will not make you successful in the next 10. Given that, what are you going to change in your thinking and your strategy to adjust to this harsh reality?”

“What made you successful in the last 10 years will not make you successful in the next 10. Given that, what are you going to change in your thinking and your strategy to adjust to this harsh reality?” – Futurist Jim Carroll 10 Signs that You are Failing at Innovation, and What You Should Do […]

Daily Inspiration: “The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!”

“The world needs more people with a new type of degree that I call the Masters in Business Imagination!” – Jim Carroll Masters in Business Imagination – The Only Degree You’ll Ever Need! Each day, I post a motivational quote from a stage to my Instagram feed. Follow me and get inspired! This morning, I […]