Constructing New Futures: The Acceleration of the Residential and Industrial Construction Industries!
Jim Carroll identifies the BIG trends that will define the next 20 years
– and how you can discover opportunities in the dramatic new
transformations they present.
Client List
These are a few of the organizations that have booked Jim Carroll in the past for a talk focused on establishing a culture of
creativity and innovation in an era of accelerating change.
KEYNOTE:
Constructing New Futures: The Acceleration of the Residential and Industrial Construction Industries!
3D printing in concrete, the arrival of new construction materials, and bold new architectural and design concepts. The arrival of artificial intelligence, digital twin, and other new technologies for imagining the design, construction, and assembly of buildings and facilities. The emerge of virtual building fabrication, assembly line fabrication with rapid assembly on site, and other new methodologies. The arrival of a new generation of engineers weaned on SimCity and planted firmly in the virtual world, provided for the dramatic acceleration and adoption of new construction ideas. And let’s not forget intelligent building infrastructure and the acceleration of the digitization of the home and industrial facility!
Wherever you turn, the construction industry is now one defined by speed, new methodologies, new materials, new ideas, and bold thinking – and as Jim Carroll has shared with his many global clients in the sector – ‘the future belongs to those who are fast.’
In this keynote, Futurist Jim Carroll provides attendees with an up-to-the-moment overview of the key trends redefining the construction sector, disrupting ideas, and allowing for faster innovation, based upon the extensive, customized research for which he is globally known.
With his focus on turning any threat into an opportunity, he will outline a clear path forward for bold, transformative thinking, and innovation strategies that are based on careful research of dozens of successful construction industry companies who have innovated successfully in this new, fast-paced world.
RECENT BLOG POSTS IN THE 'CONSTRUCTION' CATEGORY
Keynote Case Study: Black & Veatch — Connected Transformation in Infrastructure
November 5, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt Black & Veatch’s first in-person global leadership meeting since Covid, Jim Carroll challenged senior leaders to think beyond...
Keynote Case Study: Kiewit Corporation — AI-Enabled Delivery in Construction and Infrastructure
November 4, 2026, BY JimCarrollFor Kiewit’s senior leadership, Jim Carroll delivered a strategic perspective on the AI-enabled future of construction and major infrastructure....
Keynote Case Study: CEBA — Building What Comes Next
November 2, 2026, BY JimCarrollFor CEBA, Jim Carroll focused on the future of construction through the lens of advanced facilities, smarter infrastructure and changing project...
Keynote Case Study: Chain Store Age — Building Tomorrow’s Store Today
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt X/SPECS 2024, Jim Carroll opened the event for retail executives, store planners, designers, construction leaders, facilities professionals and...
Keynote Case Study: Great Lakes Construction Associations — Separating AI Hype from Real Construction Impact
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollFor the Great Lakes Construction Associations, Jim Carroll focused on what is real — and what is not yet real — in construction AI. The session...
Keynote Case Study: DCA: Construction Was Entering An Era Of Acceleration.
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollJim Carroll's keynote closed the Distribution Contractors Association event in Hawaii with a look at how AI, virtual reality, 3D printing, drones and...
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS in the CONSTRUCTION CATEGORY
Event Highlight: Great Lakes Construction Associations — Where AI Meets the Future of Construction
October 29, 2024, BY JimCarrollThe construction industry has an AI problem. It is not a lack of interest. It is the opposite. There is so much discussion, hype and speculation...
Keynote: Distributors Contractors Association – “The Future of Infrastructure Construction” – Kona, Hawaii
February 16, 2024, BY JimCarrollThe future of construction is all about new methodologies, advanced robotics, digital twin technologies, accelerated knowledge skills, and more. Jim...
Event Highlight: CEBA — The Big Question Is Not How We Build Today. It’s How We Build Next.
December 1, 2023, BY JimCarrollAt the 43rd CEBA Conference & Expo in Palm Springs, I spent my keynote focused on a phrase that I think captures one of the biggest changes...
Keynote: Global Cold Chain Alliance – “AI in Supply Chain, Logistics & Construction” – Palm Springs, California
November 9, 2023, BY JimCarrollFood and medical supply distribution demands reliability, detailed logistics, and challenging quality requirements. AI enables new ways of thinking,...
Keynote: Kiewit Corporation – “The Role of AI in Construction and Infrastructure” – Toronto
August 17, 2023, BY JimCarrollMassive infrastructure - roads, damns, bridges, energy utility, and more - involves big bets and big thinking. Jim took the senior leadership of this...
Keynote: Black & Veatch – CEO Transformation Leadership Meeting, Kansas City
October 10, 2022, BY JimCarrollDisrupt before you are disrupted! The future requires transformation, not just innovation! The CEO of this massive global infrastructure company...
Keynote: Iowa Housing Authority – Rethinking Housing in the Era of Volatility – It’s a Great Time to Double Down on Innovation!
September 7, 2022, BY JimCarrollJim's keynote took a broad approach to a variety of issues, best summarized in his keynote description: In an era of economic volatility, it's more...
Keynote: Exis Global, Virtual Event, “The Future of Commercial & Industrial Real Estate In The Era of the Great Disruption!”
May 20, 2020, BY JimCarrollExis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global leadership conference via...
Keynote: Matheson Financial, Dallas, Texas – The Future of Construction in the Era of Robotics and AI
May 21, 2019, BY JimCarrollThis company is involved in financing of major construction, energy and infrastructure projects, and once a year, brings together its key clients for...
Keynote: American Residential Services, Las Vegas, NV : The Connected Home Opportunity
October 20, 2018, BY JimCarrollIt's the RotoRooter folks! They had a meeting of all of their franchise contractor representatives from across the country, and the goal was to put...
Keynote: Bathfitter, Montreal, Quebec – The Future of Home Renovations
October 11, 2018, BY JimCarrollWhat a wonderful event and a unique situation. This is a franchise oriented organization focused on unique solutions for bathroom renovations, and...
Keynote: Partners in Building, Houston, Texas – The Future of Residential Construction – AI, Robotics and Disruption
April 13, 2018, BY JimCarrollThis company is one fo the most successful, established luxury home builders in the Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee markets. The CEO wanted to find...
Keynote: Alberici Group, St, Louis, Missouri – The Future of Architecture and Construction
January 20, 2017, BY JimCarrollThis was a smaller conference than the others, but equally important! It was a leadership meeting for this major American construction company. My...
Keynote: American Concrete Institute, Philadalphia, Penn – The Future of The Construction Industry
October 23, 2016, BY ChristaFast changes in construction methodology. The continual arrival of new materials driven by fast science. The impact of robotics and artificial...
Keynote: American Concrete Institute, Philadelphia – 3D Printing in Concrete and the Fast Arrival of New Construction Methodologies
October 23, 2016, BY JimCarrollI drove my family crazy with the lead-up to this keynote. It would take a lot of hard work. My keynote would require a solid foundation,...
Keynote: FM Global Regional Manager Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island: The Future of Construction, Infrastructure and Energy
September 21, 2016, BY ChristaWhat's the future of construction? Residential and commercial buildings? We are seeing the rapid dominance of solar and wind infrastructure with...
Keynote: Kiewit, Las Vegas – Building Tomorrow: Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure
October 2, 2015, BY ChristaJim Carroll delivered a keynote for Kiewit in Las Vegas, in October 2015. With modular construction, 3D-printed components, and digital project...
Keynote: GE Lighting, New York – Construction Design, Methodology and Concepts in the Era of Smart
May 4, 2015, BY ChristaThe energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the Internet of things. It changes how we design, what we...
Keynote: Hunter Industries, San Diego – Agriculture in the era of Hyper-connectivity
August 28, 2014, BY JimCarrollAgriculture is a world defined by technology - and for the case of this manufacturer of irrigation equipment, one that is being subjected to the...
PPG, Pittsburgh : Aligning to the Reality of the World of Edge-Driven R&D
September 21, 2010, BY ChristaWhat's the future of research & development? That's what the global paints, coatings and materials firm PPG brought me in for as they assembled...
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