Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

Thoughts, stories and ideas about tomorrow from Futurist Jim Carroll. Sent each workday since August 2016.

Tuesday Unfiltered: The Serenity Prayer, Tariff Rage, and Knowing When Not to Post

Every morning, I open the news and encounter another statement, tariff announcement, threat, insult, provocation, bizarre claim, or astonishing bit of political theatre coming out of the United States.

Tuesday Unfiltered: The Serenity Prayer, Tariff Rage, and Knowing When Not to Post

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Momentum

Momentum

"Your moment is right now. Are you ready?"

Creativity

Waste More Time!

Waste More Time!

"Invest in your creative capital. You'll see a return on your imagination!"

Big Future

The Reality of Trends

The Reality of Trends

"One person's skepticism is another person's gold!"

Exponential change

Exponential Change

Exponential Change

"Are you ready for the inconceivable to become conceivable?"

Artificial Intelligence

Bend Your Mind

Bend Your Mind

Make your imagination matter more."

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

"A strategy based on hype isn't a strategy. It's a tombstone for cash"

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Gloom vs. Optimism

Gloom vs. Optimism

"An optimist never lets a short season of gloom interfere with a longer scason of opportunity!"

A.I. and Strategy

A.I. and Strategy

"Chase the strategy. Not the technology!"

Future-Haters

Future-Haters

"The future is a funny thing. Those who don't like it will end up there anyways!"

Knowing What's Next

Knowing What's Next

"If you can't predict what your business is going to look like in ten years, you might not have much of a business to look at!"

Denial

Denial

"Your ability to dismiss a disruptive trend will always be exceeded by the ability of the disruptive trend to dismiss you!"

Hype!

Hype!

"Too many trends are overhyped and under-delivered. Mastering the future involves figuring out which ones!"

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