Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

Competitive Intelligence

In a world in which change occurs at blinding speed, having a good idea of what's going on with your key competencies can be one of the most important sources of innovative ideas that you can have.

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Action!

Action!

"The future is going to happen to all of us. It’s what YOU do with that fact that matters!" - Futurist Jim Carroll You can't blame others if you don't arrive tomorrow in good shape. It's not the fault of other

Opposites

Opposites

"Contradictory uncertainty is your new normal!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's a balancing act -  trying to figure out tomorrow! After all, to study the future today is to try to understand a story of contradictions. Case in point from two posts that I saw back-to-back

Innovate Always!

Innovate Always!

"Chase change!" - Futurist Jim Carroll For those of you who receive my Daily Inspiration via e-mail, welcome to my new format! I've been sending out this email in the same old way with the same old setup since I began in 2016. It was time

No Doubt.

No Doubt.

"Never accept for a moment their suggestion that you won't succeed!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Never let doubt creep in. Never accept for a moment that creativity has limits. Never accept for a moment that innovation is impossible. Never accept for a moment that the status

The Pursuit of Happiness!

The Pursuit of Happiness!

"Create more happy!" - Futurist Jim Carroll In just about two weeks, I'll be headed to Abu Dhabi, where I will speak to a senior group of government ministers and executives for the seven Emirates. I'm quite looking forward to the talk and working

Action Oriented

Action Oriented

"Do things!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Never fall into the trap of saying “I could have done that" - because that means you live a life in which you never try! (This was the first version, significantly shortened!) Instead, be a person who does things! Who thinks

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