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: #17 Unapologetic Uniqueness

In a linear world, fitting in was a survival strategy. You survived by being a cog that fit perfectly into the machine. In an exponential world, conformity is a death sentence.

26 Principles for 2026: #17 Unapologetic Uniqueness

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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 #11 - Longevity Science

Megatrend #11 - Longevity Science

Nobody wants to get old. Everybody will. The age-old dilemma, if you pardon the pun. But science and technology might change that.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #10 - Predictive and Preventative Healthcare

Megatrend #10 - Predictive and Preventative Healthcare

We are moving from fixing people after they are sick to knowing what they will become sick with and acting accordingly.

Success

Tall Poppies

Tall Poppies

It's said that we all instinctively measure ourselves against others, and we get pissed off - resentful - when we don't measure up.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #9 — Climate-Positive Technologies

Megatrend #9 — Climate-Positive Technologies

Long-game proponents know, though, that megatrends always outlast the bombast, particularly at a global scale

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #8 - The Circular Economy

Megatrend #8 - The Circular Economy

How big an opportunity is it? Pretty big - estimates going from $339 billion in 2022 to $8 to 10 trillion by 2035!

Failure

July 4

July 4

Many of the organizations I found myself spending time with now find themselves sliding back instead of moving forward

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