Insight Index – Page 8

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.

TRENDS INSIGHTS

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!

Video: “One Day…”

What happens when you look back from the future one day to today – what will you see?

Video: Energy is Changing Faster Than You Think!

I’ve been doing a tremendous number of energy conferences over the last few years – and one reason for that is the acceleration of the trends impacting the sector. Everything from renewables to the emergence of local community micro-grids; the acceleration of electric vehicle technology to smart utility systems driven by IoT technologies; new science […]

Timing is Everything: Jim Carroll’s 5 Rules on Aligning to the Future!

Here’s a big issue to wrap your head around – increasingly, your opportunity for future success will come from your ability to get the timing right! That issue has been the focus of an increasing number of my keynotes as of late: a recent one in the construction sector for Matheson Financial Advisors – a […]

Upcoming Keynote: The Future of Education @CECUed 2019!

It’s been announced that I will be keynoting the @CECUed 2019 – Career Education Colleges & Universities – conference in New Orleans this June, with a talk on the future of education and careers. Velocity of knowledge is everything! Get in the speedy frame of mind by watching this pre-event video which I put together!

Video: The Acceleration of Workplace Risk!

It’s the era of accelerated risk! It’s just been confirmed that I will be the keynote speaker @NSCsafety – the National Safety Council Congress & Expo in San Diego this fall. This is an absolutely massive event – over 10,000+ people from 60+ countries, all involved in managing workplace risk. New workplace risk issues are multiplying […]

Pre-Event Video: The Acceleration of Medical Science and Healthcare!

In May, I’ll be the opening keynote speaker for the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives/ American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives annual conference in Nashville, with a talk on the future of healthcare. Learn more about the event. Clients that book me have the option of getting some advance insight out to their people to get […]

Video: The Era of Acceleration: Are You Ready?

It’s the ‘era of acceleration!’ Are you at the starting gate? Based on my ’19 Trends for 2019′, this 15 minute video will provide you insight on some of the unique and diverse trends that will change your future, and provide both opportunity and challenge. Are you ready? And fast?

19 Trends for 2019: It Goes to 20! – “A Child Alive!”

Spinal Tap went to 11 – why can’t I go to 20? Why not do one more trend and bend your mind a bit! With that, here’s trend #20 of my ‘19 Trends for 2019′ – ‘A Child Alive!’ Can you imagine what the world of 2062 – the year the Jetsons’ TV show was […]

19 Trends for 2019: #19 The End of the Concept of Inventory Changes Everything

Supply chains? They’ll start to disappear as we move the physical production of product closer to the consumer with 3D printing, end of runway manufacturing, and tremendous innovations in last mile delivery! I covered this trend in Muscat, Oman, when I headlined the International Roads Union conference; in this case, speaking to the significance of […]

19 Trends for 2019: #18 Intelligent Infrastructure Gains Traction

Do you ever stop and stare at streetlights and wondering how they are changing in the era of acceleration? I do! Intelligent infrastructure is the Rodney Dangerfield of the age of autonomy, and doesn’t get any respect. But in this era in which everyone is paying attention to the self-driving vehicle trend, few are watching […]

19 Trends for 2019: #17 Human-to-Computer Augmentation & Off Brain Storage

Have ever watched a 2 year old go from an iPad to a flat-screen TV in the living room? They try to get the TV to respond in the same way by touching the screen, and are kind of mystified. Another take – one executive that booked me told the story of their 3 year […]

19 Trends for 2019: #16 Innovating In the Face of Relentless Volatility

A futurist must always be a relentless optimist, particularly on stage. We’ve been engaged to provide a tour of the future that provides our audience a sense of hope and opportunity. As I will often joke, I can’t go in front of a 1,000 people and start out by saying, “Guess what! Your future sucks!” […]

19 Trends for 2019: #15 The Acceleration of Generational Transformational Change

“All your base are being to us!” That’s what happens with the transfer of control of the future from idea-tired, change-resistant, policy-weak and narrow-thinking baby boomers to the first adult generation weaned on the Internet. We’re witnessing the impact right now in US politics. I don’t know about you, but I’m with the 28 year […]

19 Trends for 2019: #14 The End of The Era of Oil

Some of my 19 trends for 2019 aren’t profound, in that people are already aware of them. What is important is acknowledging the speed and reality of the trend, and in 2019, the acceleration is real. So here’s the thing: despite the current moment of political idiocy around us involving 19th coal, there is one […]

19 Trends for 2019: #13 The Acceleration of Risk

Over the last few years, 3 of the world’s largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk on the new risks and challenges they are faced with in the era of acceleration. In addition, another one invited me for a similar talk in Dallas and Chicago for their major clients – a […]

Article: Artificial Intelligence& Robotics In Construction: ‘Massively Transformative’

When I spoke in Oman last November, I spent a little bit of my time on stage talking about artificial intelligence. It caught the attention of the folks from Gulf Construction, the most prestigious publication in the Middle East when it comes to the construction industry. They asked if I might put down my thoughts […]

19 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing

As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical. You’d better make sure you are ready with any trend of importance and relevance, because the future might happen before you know it. I spend […]

19 Trends for 2019: #11 Spatial Intelligence and Data In 3 Dimensions

We’re moving from a world of two-dimensional ‘location intelligence’ – think of all the things involving GPS technology – to a world of 3D spatial intelligence – and the this will lead the birth of several new “next” billion dollar industries The opportunities are pretty significant. Location intelligence had us mapping in 2 dimensions; spatial […]

19 Trends for 2019: #10 Continual Reinvention

You won’t be selling tomorrow what you sell today. You’ll either be selling something very, very different, or you won’t be selling anything at all. You need to reinvent, continuously, and quickly. How big is this trend? Big enough that it is a major focus of almost every talk I do for every industry – […]

19 Trends for 2019: #9 Acceleration of Science & New Materials

Follow the trend involving the exponentiation of pure science, and we might soon be able to architect aircraft that are lighter than air – just like that of Wonder Woman’s jet! That’s where the fast emerging trend of new materials science might potentially lead us. I’ve been covering this trend extensively within the many manufacturing […]

19 Trends for 2019: #8 – You Are What You Eat. Soon, You’ll Eat Who You Are

When four industries come together to pursue a trend, you’ve got something big happening. And that’s what’s going on as healthcare, the food industry, the agricultural and technology industries come together to pursue one of the biggest trends of our time. A hot trend? We are seeing the birth of an industry of customizable, programmable, […]

19 Trends for 2019: #7 The Future of Skills is Found with Penguins

What’s the essence of the trend? Simply put, you likely don’t have the skills that you need to get into our faster, more complicated future. You’ve got machine operators, but you need 3D printing experts; land surveyors when you require location intelligence professionals; or gas engine designers when you need experts in penguin behaviour. The […]

19 Trends for 2019: #6 The Gaming Generation Virtualizes Work

#6 – The Gaming Generation Redefines the Future of Work Farmville redefines farming. Fortnite leads to virtual welding. League of Legends leads to digital twin virtual surgery. These kids accelerate virtual tech, because the skills they have picked up within the gaming world come into the workplace, and redefine the world of work. Gaming and […]

19 Trends for 2019: #5 – The Impact of Massive Urbanization

Simply put, megacities are the future. This results in new careers, new infrastructure, new innovation, new trends! Cities own the future, and the impact will be everywhere. One example? The acceleration of vertical farming concepts! But there is a bigger trend at work here: and that is, by watching the big trends, you can discover […]