The Daily Inspiration

"Avoid chaos. It's better to have an actual plan than the ‘concepts of a plan’" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about planning. It seems that a lot of people are suddenly talking about planning. Indeed, it seems there was a sudden spike in

"If you aren't amazed by all the amazing trends that are unfolding around you, you're watching the wrong future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The future happens fast! The thing about being a futurist is that you know that certain things are inevitable - much

"Never trust anyone who tries to sell you an old idea!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The big problem with organizational memory is that often, there is too much of it. And yet, too many people rely on it to keep bringing up the same old ideas they always

"Today is a great day to start doing your next great thing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll At the start of the week, it's a great time to chase a great idea. And so why not commit yourself to trying to do something great today? I'

"Move from why it can't be done to why it should be done!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Shift happens.  Do you? Many organizations fail because they have failure engrained in their corporate culture! Do you? Thirty years of innovation insight tells me that it can be

"Confidence is the result of embracing the challenge of confronting the unknown!" - Futurist Jim Carroll In the last two weeks, two people who are close to me have launched into wonderful new career positions, and I've been watching with interest, and supporting them when I