Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

On Confidence

A recent survey of 250 CEOs and board members revealed a stunning lack of confidence among corporate leaders regarding their ability to manage simultaneous, massive global disruptions.

On Confidence
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Reinvention

Reinvention

"Urgency demands optimism" - Futurist Jim Carroll Five years ago, just about this time, millions of people found that they suddenly had to reinvent their future, due to rapidly emerging, unforeseen circumstances. One hundred years from now, those weeks and that year will be viewed as a pretty

Standing Out

Standing Out

"What makes you unique is what will make you successful!" - Futurist Jim Carroll From one book project to two others! I'm working away on Escaping Mediocrity, but the other book that is waiting in the wings is "Being Unique."   I've been

Crazy!

Crazy!

"Imagine a crazy idea. Now imagine it's real. That's your future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll  In a few hours, I'll be speaking at the annual event for Texas Farm Credit Bank. In the room? A few hundred folks are on the various

The Case for Optimism

The Case for Optimism

"Every single opportunity is always within the margin of possibility!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When the World Bank invited me to keynote on the future of manufacturing, they made one thing crystal clear: they wanted me to flip the script - paint a picture of opportunity, not disruption.

In Print!

In Print!

"One single idea acted upon is far more powerful than a thousand contemplated!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This was a photo taken Saturday night after our 'proof' copy arrived -  and it looks fantastic. We just made some minor fixes, and so we are good to

Uncomfortably Numb.

Uncomfortably Numb.

"Uncomfortably numb?  Dazed and confused? Is this real life or fantasy?  You want to be sedated? Hello, darkness my old friend? Welcome to the jungle. Because volatility seems to be the new normal." - Futurist Jim Carroll Fun fact - I was a roadie for KISS for a

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