Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

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.

26 Principles for 2026 - #22 Boundary Divergence
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Cognitive Distortions

Cognitive Distortions

"An irrational belief in irrational ideas usually leads to irrational results" - Futurist Jim Carroll So let's try and figure out what's going on. I took today's quote, fed it to ChatGPT, and got the picture above which I used for today;

The Crisis of Grievance

The Crisis of Grievance

"Lost trust? A lost future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about trust - or rather, the lack of it. Somewhere along the way, I came across the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer 2025 - it's worth a look. The fact is, it's

Make More Moments That Matter

Make More Moments That Matter

"Intentional kindness: humanity's superpower" - Futurist Jim Carroll, with a shoutout to Drew Sullivan, APB Speakers The image in today's Inspiration features my good friend Michael Simon; the phrase, "intentional kindness," comes from one of my speaker bureau agents, Drew Sullivan. One

Hope.

Hope.

"There is no greater act of optimism than thinking beyond the ‘now’" - Futurist Jim Carroll When people are struggling and in difficulty, it's important to try to instill some sense of hope, a belief that things can get better and that there is a way

The Science of Regret

The Science of Regret

"Remorse we can feel. Regret is what we live. But consequence is what lingers" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about the science of regret. I mean, why not? It seems like a timely topic. And I've most recently covered The Science of Stupidity

Seven Stages of Economic Grief

Seven Stages of Economic Grief

"World-class innovators should always remember that short term volatility need not define long term success" - Futurist Jim Carroll The most powerful thing I've ever seen is when the CEO of the global food services powerhouse Compass Group went on stage just before I did, in

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