Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

Disruption

CEO's: You suffer from delusions.

Return-to-office mandates are built on a dangerous misassumption: that the best people will simply comply. They won't.

CEO's: You suffer from delusions.

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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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Canada Day 2025

Canada Day 2025

In a wild year that defied all logic, we stand strong and free, proud of who we are, taking pride in what makes us tick and resolute in defense of the human decency that defines us.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #5 — Knowledge Acceleration

Megatrend #5 — Knowledge Acceleration

There's a dual challenge for organizations: adapting to the quick decay of existing expertise while preparing for entirely new skill sets and job roles.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #4 - Digital Twins

Megatrend #4 - Digital Twins

It's one of the most unappreciated but most powerful megatrends with a huge amount of potential. And you might not know it, but it's already being used all around you.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #3 - Human-Technology Integration

Megatrend #3 - Human-Technology Integration

Simply put, the convergence of technological innovation and the acceleration of medical science is ushering in a transformative era for healthcare.

30 Megatrends

Megatrend #2 - Ambient Intelligence & Hyperconnectivity

Megatrend #2 - Ambient Intelligence & Hyperconnectivity

Good or bad? You be the judge - because it's arriving already, sooner than you think.

Artificial Intelligence

30 Megatrends - #1 Accelerating AI

30 Megatrends - #1 Accelerating AI

It's big. It's fast. It's not going away.

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