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.

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Failure

Pass the Torch!

Focus on creating a political system that naturally encourages turnover, competition, and the inclusion of diverse generational viewpoints, particularly younger ones.

Trends

The Impact of The Anti-Science Agenda

"Where the minds go, the future follows" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Inspiration

The Accidental Oracle

"The most extraordinary futures often begin with the unplanned detours that happen along the way!" -

2025

Wimps.

Courage is the ability to speak out when no one else will" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Insurance

The Future of Risk

"It’s the unknown unknowns that will get you every time!"

Artificial Intelligence

Robotic Acceleration!

"Sometimes the future kicks you into tomorrow faster than you expected!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about the rise of humanoid robots in 2025. I told my wife the other day that within 5 years, I'm probably going to be bringing one into