Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

2026

Why Canada Wins: I Asked “Where’s the Growth?” in 2009.

Mark Carney Seems to Have Read the Playbook in 2026 (And my book!)

Why Canada Wins: I Asked “Where’s the Growth?” in 2009.

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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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Innovation

Get Ugly!

Get Ugly!

In a world moving at ludicrous speed, safety is a dangerous illusion.

Agriculuture

The Velocity of Change

The Velocity of Change

The future of every industry isn't arriving on schedule. It's arriving decades early.

Failure

Cheaper Eggs, Anyone?

Cheaper Eggs, Anyone?

Great again? LOL!

Art of the Pivot

The Art of the Infinite Pivot #36 - The Finish Line

The Art of the Infinite Pivot #36 - The Finish Line

That is the thing about pivots. They don't end. They just keep coming.

Art of the Pivot

The Art of the Infinite Pivot #35 - Curiosity

The Art of the Infinite Pivot #35 - Curiosity

It is not a personality trait that allows you to accelerate innovation, spot trends before others do, or think differently in a world in which everyone is thinking the same thing. It is an economic asset.

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #34 - Experiential Capitala

Art of the Infinite Pivot #34 - Experiential Capitala

Here's the truth: people who appear to have made a sudden leap had been quietly preparing for it for years. They just didn't know it.

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