The Daily Inspiration

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

Into 2025

"Follow the science" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, "25 Things I've Learned That Will Carry Me Into 2025." He is putting this together based on his 30-year career as a futurist, trends, and innovation expert, advising leaders of

Into 2025
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Fear the Fear.

Fear the Fear.

"Don't be frightened of new ideas. Be fearful of your fear of them!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Today's post is a bit short. I'm down in Orlando where just after 8 am, I'll be the General Session keynote speaker for

When Shift Happens

When Shift Happens

"If you keep chasing the same old business model, you’ll never find the magic in the new one!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I had a post the other day over on a LinkedIn group that has drawn quite a bit of interest; at the moment I write

The Disruptive Reality of AI

The Disruptive Reality of AI

"If you aren't thinking bold enough you'll never be ambitious enough!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The world will not be transformed by people using chatbots and ChatGPT and drawing pictures with AI generators. It will be fully disrupted by the other AI trends that

Standing Out

Standing Out

"Stop trying to be like everyone else. Just be yourself!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Don't twist yourself into knots trying to conform! If you are unique, celebrate it and run with it - because that is often the key pathway to success. Think about it -

The Threat in the Garage.

The Threat in the Garage.

"Is your future happening in a garage at this very moment? (And are you even aware what's happening?)" - Futurist Jim Carroll We live in disruptive, transformative times, in which new companies are developing new products and services that might displace legacy organizations. Some of them

Comfortably Numb?

Comfortably Numb?

"Dazed and confused? There's still time to change the road you're on!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm over in Dublin, Ireland, and spent the day yesterday visiting the town where the ancestors on my mom's side are from. The result

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