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“Youthanize now!” – Futurist Jim Carroll In Season 4, Episode 17 of the show The Office, the inept manager Michael spends a moment to explain why he wants to recruit young interns for the office – and says he wants to euthanize things (which means ending a person’s life by a serum to end suffering […]
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“Courage is the ability to speak out when no one else will” – Futurist Jim Carroll No one seems to be willing to speak up while the damage is being done. Courage has disappeared. Corporate leadership seems to be excelling at mastering the art of being a wimp. Sure, several top business leaders are ‘expressing […]
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“It’s the unknown unknowns that will get you every time!” – Futurist Jim Carroll On February 12, 2002, United States Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld answered a question at a U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) news briefing about the lack of evidence linking the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction […]
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“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. […]
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“Urgency demands optimism” – Futurist Jim Carroll Five years ago, just about this time, millions of people found that they suddenly had to reinvent their future, due to rapidly emerging, unforeseen circumstances. One hundred years from now, those weeks and that year will be viewed as a pretty seismic event in human history; the reverberations […]
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“Every single opportunity is always within the margin of possibility!” – Futurist Jim Carroll When the World Bank invited me to keynote on the future of manufacturing, they made one thing crystal clear: they wanted me to flip the script – paint a picture of opportunity, not disruption. Think about it – in the industry, […]
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“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 […]
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“People never respect laughable credibility” – Futurist Jim Carroll People always see through the emptiness of laughable credibility! I don’t know why I’m using this particular image, but it seemed to fit the mood of the quote. I generated the little guy on MidJourney while preparing my book Embracing Mediocrity, which is days away. I […]
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“Maybe you should do more than have a plan to create a plan!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My news clipping service recently picked up this gem of insight from a Conference Board leadership survey: “Outside of Japan, few CEOs are looking to raise prices in 2025. Instead, the focus is on innovation, tech, and product […]
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“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 […]
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“Every weakness carries the seed of strength!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Turn your weakness into strength! That isn’t just some feel-good motto – it’s the rocket fuel that’s propelling the most successful organizations and individuals into the future. They’ve learned how to bounce back from the downturns, recover from the upsets, and move forward from […]
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“If you aren’t relearning how to learn, you aren’t really learning!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s go back for a moment to item #3 on my list of ‘25 Strategies for 2025” – which was to be relentless in knowledge discovery. As I wrote, we are seeing massive growth in the generation of information. the […]
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“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 […]
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“Don’t be intimidated by the size of your dreams” – 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 […]
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“Dare to be different!” – 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 to […]
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“Beware the dangerous illusion of invincibility!” – 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 […]
Read More“Reverse your setbacks sooner & find your redemption faster!” – 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 […]
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“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 […]
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“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 […]
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“Build better sapiential circles”– 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 to align […]
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“It’s no longer what you know – it’s that you know where to look!” – 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 […]
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“Be a perpetual skills architect!” – 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 […]
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“Presume, in the absence of constant action, your obsolescence” – 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 […]
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“Be relentless on knowledge discovery” – 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 […]
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