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.
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I’m about to head out the door to Amelia Island, Florida, where tomorrow morning I will do a talk for a small group of senior executives from the insurance industry — both property & casualty as well as life insurance companies. I’m thinking its going to be a great talk — built around the theme, […]
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The other day, my son and I visited Agnora, a world class innovator in the architectural glass industry. They produce the glass you see in Apple Stores, at the TKTS ticket booth in Times Square, and many more! We filmed a video promo clip for my upcoming keynote for the 2016 Greater Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit – […]
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What are the big issues that organizations need to be focused on? Think about three simple words: transformation, acceleration, and collaboration. That’s been the focus of a number of CEO-level keynotes I’ve done. A good example was a dinner keynote I did for key clients of BASF, a global chemicals company, in San Antonio, […]
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Innovation comes from risk, and risk comes from experience. The most important asset today isn’t found on your balance sheet – it is found in the accumulated wisdom from the many risks that you’ve taken. The more experiential capital you have, the more you’ll succeed. Investing in experiential capital is one of the most important […]
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Innovation is a mindset. Do you have what it takes? Here’s a few simple thoughts on how to get out of your innovation rut! Reward failure, and tone down the “I told-you-so’s” Too many people think when times are volatile, that it’s not a good time to focus on big ideas. Not true! Consider history: many […]
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A short, quick clip that will help you to rethink the idea of innovation! “You have the opportunity to innovate with your business model to do great things!”
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When should you focus on innovation? The high-velocity economy demands that you do things in different ways — how will you ingest future trends to your advantage? A video clip for an audience of 7,000 in Las Vegas!
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#brexit #uselection #economicmeltdown Suddenly, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the world. Senior executives who are focused on trying to move their organizations are discovering that aggressive indecision has set in. What should you do? Here’s some video guidance for your innovation soul! [smartslider3 slider=18]
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A quick video clip from my keynote for QAD 2016 in Chicago.
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How can you best guide your organization into a faster future? As someone who spends a lot of time talking, writing and speaking about trends and innovation, and who is constantly taking a look at trends, I have a list of what I think works. 1. Listen to the grassroots With the rapid rate of […]
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There are people in every organization who, when they wake up in the morning, think “what am I going to do today to kill great ideas?” Are you suffering from organizational sclerosis? Watch this!
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There’s a lot of hype about the “Internet of Things.” What does it really mean? Here’s a video clip that puts it in perspective in terms of the future of golf! The big issue with the iOT is that it shifts the speed of innovation in every single industry to the velocity of Silicon Valley. This […]
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A report on my keynote for the 2016 Benefits Pro conference in Fort Lauderdale earlier this week. Health care: The Future is Now BenefitsPro, April 2016 BY SHAWN MOYNIHAN When listening to futurist Jim Carroll speak, one thing becomes apparent quickly: The future belongs to those who are fast. Onstage Monday delivering the keynote at […]
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I was recently interviewed by IN Magazine, the global publication of Dow’s Packaging Division, for why thoughts on trends that will impact the packaging industry, and hence, throughout the consumer and packaged goods sector. —— Four trends driving change towards 2025 are……. Impact of technology, especially digital The next workforce generation has a fundamentally different outlook […]
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Here’s a video clip from a few years back — in which I outline “10 Things That are True About the Future.” A useful reminder on how to conduct your own type of trend thinking.
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Video from my keynote for APICS 2015 in Las Vegas. Simply stated.
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Ask yourself this question: do you work in an organization that just simply doesn’t get it? Who is oblivious, blind, completely unaware of just how much business model change is occurring out there? Here’s the thing — there are three types of people in the world: those who make things happen those who watch things […]
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I had a long conversation with a potential client in the manufacturing sector the other day; they’re looking to bring me in for a keynote in 2016. I’ve developed a reputation in the industry for some cutting edge insight into the key trends that are redefining every single aspect of the sector at an extremely […]
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At the end of last year, I wrote a little document, 25 Trends for 2025. It’s a good read — and might provide you some insight into some of the unique trends that might provide opportunity and challenge going forward. The 24th trend I wrote said this, predicting that by 2025: Apple is Delisted Once […]
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At the 2010 PGA Annual meeting, I suggested that one day, we should have automatic webcams that would film your hole in one for social sharing later! One day it will be here!
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show is one of the largest manufacturing conferences in the world. I was invited to lead a panel discussion focused on how the industry has reinvented itself through innovation. It’s a quick, short clip that puts into perspective why manufacturing is leading the way in innovation.
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Here’s a quick little article in which I’m asked a variety of questions around innovation. Get the PDF. A few key observations that I make: “I think people shouldn’t make the word [innovation] mysterious. They need to understand that it’s not just about the invention of new products or new services. It goes back to that fundamental […]
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For years, I’ve spoken throughout my client base as a keynote speaker as to how the essence of global research and development is changing. This includes keynote presentations to some of the world’s leading educational associations and corporations; industry and professional conference associations; and even two events for NASA, with a number of astronauts, astrophysicists and […]
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In many of my keynotes focused on future trends and the necessity for constant, fast innovation, I often speak about the massive transformation occurring in most industries as the result of the acceleration of business models through technology. Just consider the impact of Apple Pay, which speeds up the pace of change in the credit card […]
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