Trends

"It's the types of crime that we can't yet imagine that we should be worried about!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Later today, I'll be doing a talk for the senior leadership team of the RCMP - that's the Royal Canadian

"Optimistic societies are stable societies" - Futurist Jim Carroll A lot is going on. Next week is a pivotal week as the US chooses if it wants to go forward or back. On the day of the election, I'll be speaking to an audience of senior

"Your future should always begin with your wildest imagination!" - Futurist Jim Carroll People always tend to say, "Never in my wildest imagination!" And then that thing happens, and they are shocked by what they see. But our idea of tomorrow should always consist of our

"AI? It’s a creativity steroid!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Smart creative types are quickly learning how to leverage the idea of AI art, and are drinking from a creative firehose. It is simply staggering to see how quickly things are evolving out there. Take the case of

"Contradictory uncertainty is your new normal!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's a balancing act -  trying to figure out tomorrow! After all, to study the future today is to try to understand a story of contradictions. Case in point from two posts that I saw back-to-back

"Sometimes the trends you think you need to be thinking about aren’t the ones you should be thinking about!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Today I'm in Scottsdale, Arizona, and in a few hours, I'll be the opening keynote speaker for XSpecs 2024. What