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: #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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Success

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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Trends

Forward, or Back?

Forward, or Back?

Leading Through Uncertainty #3 — “If you want to be part of what’s next, leave your nostalgia at the door”

Volatility

Fear Vs. Action

Fear Vs. Action

"In times of chaos and fear, purposeful action is power"

Resilience

Believing

Believing

"The long arc of the future always rewards the resilient!"

Success

Lessons from my family

Lessons from my family

"Resilience is learned. Not just taught"

Artificial Intelligence

Vibe Coding and Snow.

Vibe Coding and Snow.

"You can always chase away the season of gloom by pursuing the data of hope!"

Innovation

Simplification

Simplification

"Decision fatigue? Simplicity overcomes complexity every time"

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