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: #12 Strategic Humility

To really get ahead in 2026, you need to understand the trap of hubris and why your past success can be your biggest future liability.

26 Principles for 2026: #12 Strategic Humility

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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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Small Steps = Big Wins

Small Steps = Big Wins

"Set a goal so small that the mere act of achieving it will convince you that you can achieve a bigger one!"

Agriculuture

Learning from Farmers

Learning from Farmers

"Nurture an insane optimism!"

Timing a Trend

Timing a Trend

"If you keep waiting around for 'it' to be ready you'll never be ready when it's actually ready!"

The Big Change

The Big Change

"The big question is not 'how can we change the way we do things today - it should be 'how should we change the way we do things tomorrow!"

Don't. Do.

Don't. Do.

"A negative attitude will never give you a positive result!"

How Do You Manage Unknown Risk?

How Do You Manage Unknown Risk?

"The new risk is the unknown risk!"

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