Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

Agility

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.

Competitive Intelligence

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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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Agility

Volatility as the New Normal

Volatility as the New Normal

We're more than halfway through 2025, and it's been a wild year for many. And if one thing is clear, it's pretty clear that nothing is clear.

Dancing in the Rain Book

Getting Out of Your Rut!

Getting Out of Your Rut!

Here are 10 ways to get out of it

Inspiration

The Capacity for Inspiration!

The Capacity for Inspiration!

I was inspired simply by reading my inspiration!

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination

Cities are not just growing, they are evolving into integrated systems for food, energy, transportation, and living that function very differently from urban environments.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #24 - The Five-Generation Society

Megatrend #24 - The Five-Generation Society

We are, globally, in the midst of an unprecedented demographic shift.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #23 - Generational Value Shifts

Megatrend #23 - Generational Value Shifts

"They're not like us." That's the common refrain from most baby boomers and many senior executives today. And that much is true.

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