Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

2026

26 Principles for 2026: #23 Algorithmic Partnership

You need to get beyond the hype and hysteria. The competition isn’t between you and the AI. The competition is between “You + AI” and “You Alone.”

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30 Megatrends

Megatrend #26 - The Great R&D Capital Reallocation

one of the most significant and yet most underappreciated trends of our time has to do with the fact that the very nature of scientific discovery has shifted

Agility

Volatility as the New Normal

We're more than halfway through 2025, and it's been a wild year for many. And if one thing is clear, it's pretty clear that nothing is clear.

Dancing in the Rain Book

Getting Out of Your Rut!

Here are 10 ways to get out of it

Inspiration

The Capacity for Inspiration!

I was inspired simply by reading my inspiration!

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination

Cities are not just growing, they are evolving into integrated systems for food, energy, transportation, and living that function very differently from urban environments.

30 Megatrends