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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Growth

You won’t win in the next economy by trying to redo the last economy better.

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Self-Owned

Let’s be honest. You can’t build what’s next if you’re still stuck in what’s holding you back.

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Growth, Regardless.

Growth isn’t a result. It’s a decision. And in moments of deep uncertainty, the best leaders choose it - on purpose.

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Intentional Movement

Clarity doesn’t come from waiting—it comes from moving.

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The Future is Global, Not Local

"The future won’t wait for your zip code to catch up! " - Futurist Jim Carroll Yesterday I noted that the future won't slow down to wait for you to make a decision. It also has little respect for those who try to avoid the reality

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The Cost of Indecision

"In a time of uncertainty, the future doesn’t slow down to give you time to make up your mind!" Uncertainty is not an excuse to stall. It’s a signal to move—strategically, swiftly, and with intent. And yet, in moments like this, indecision becomes the silent