Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

Leadership

Madness.

2026, so far.

Madness.

Featured stories

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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Volatility

7 Stages of Economic Grief

7 Stages of Economic Grief

Great leaders don’t stall in grief—they lead their way through it straight into acceptance and hope.

Volatility

Speeding Through Uncertainty

Speeding Through Uncertainty

When the world slows down, winners speed up. Downturns don’t delay the future—they accelerate it.

Trends

Predictable Failure

Predictable Failure

Downturns don’t just challenge your organization - they reveal it. They surface complacency.

Initiative

Customers & Growth

Customers & Growth

In a downturn, obsessing over evolving customer needs is how you find your next growth curve.

Volatility

Skills and Loyalty

Skills and Loyalty

Don’t just protect your team. Prepare it. Don’t just retain your talent. Grow it!

Creativity

Collaboration

Collaboration

"If I have an idea and you have an idea, we have two ideas. If we share those ideas, we have a movement."

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