Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

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26 Principles for 2026: #5 Knowledge Velocity

If you are relying on what you already know, i.e, with your past degree, your decade of experience, to carry you through 2026, you are driving on fumes. Your battery is empty, your mind is out of gas, and you'll soon hit the limit of where you can go.

26 Principles for 2026: #5 Knowledge Velocity

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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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30 Megatrends

Megatrend #4 - Digital Twins

Megatrend #4 - Digital Twins

It's one of the most unappreciated but most powerful megatrends with a huge amount of potential. And you might not know it, but it's already being used all around you.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #3 - Human-Technology Integration

Megatrend #3 - Human-Technology Integration

Simply put, the convergence of technological innovation and the acceleration of medical science is ushering in a transformative era for healthcare.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #2 - Ambient Intelligence & Hyperconnectivity

Megatrend #2 - Ambient Intelligence & Hyperconnectivity

Good or bad? You be the judge - because it's arriving already, sooner than you think.

Artificial Intelligence

30 Megatrends - #1 Accelerating AI

30 Megatrends - #1 Accelerating AI

It's big. It's fast. It's not going away.

Trends

Intro - 30 Megatrends

Intro - 30 Megatrends

We might have a downturn, a recession, uncertainty - but the megatrends will keep marching on!

Dancing in the Rain Book

Stop Waiting for "Normal"

Stop Waiting for "Normal"

While everyone else has been waiting around wondering what the heck has been going on, I've been going on!

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