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 - #22 Boundary Divergence

In a linear world, we had "industries." Banks were banks. Car companies built cars. Hospitals treated patients. Competitors were the people who sold exactly what you sold. In an exponential world, these definitions are disappearing - because the boundaries that define an industry are disappearing.

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Artificial Intelligence

30 Megatrends - #1 Accelerating AI

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

Trends

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"

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

Faster

Act Faster.

You need to have a compelling sense of urgency.

The Future of Medical Device Technology

"Precision, prediction, and possibility - this is the future of care." - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm off to speak at an event today that combines the themes of personalized and predictive medicine, medical device technology, and the future of manufacturing. It should be a great event!

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