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: #15: Escape Velocity

In a linear world, you could slowly roll out a new initiative over two or three years. You had the luxury of all the time in the world. But in an exponential world, that doesn't work.

26 Principles for 2026: #15: Escape Velocity

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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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Artificial Intelligence

Being Bold

Being Bold

"35 years ago, I began the voyage that would help me reinvent my future - and discover the magic that lay within it!"

2025

Difficult Decisions

Difficult Decisions

Have you noticed the signals coming out that in the US, people aren't thinking that the economy is as rosy as they thought?

Personal Growth

Choices

Choices

It's a series of choices.

Disruption

How to Move Forward!

How to Move Forward!

A variation on my original innovation phrase!

Failure

Scary!

Scary!

"Beyond your fear lies your greatest success" - Futurist Jim Carroll First off, let’s start here. A great Hallowe’en picture for our times! Go Jays! A little bit of AI magic with my face - if you study the picture carefully, that's me! Happy

Failure

The Future is Now, Well, Just Weird.

The Future is Now, Well, Just Weird.

I'm back explaining that in our global economy, we now clearly have the Jetsons meeting the Flintstones once again!

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