From the Stage: Upside-Down Innovation
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage When I spent time with Disney, they described how their old innovation model...
Keynote Case Study: Kwik Fit — The Shop Floor Was Changing as Fast as the Car
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollFor roughly 500 Kwik Fit service managers in Birmingham, Jim Carroll framed the future of...
Keynote Case Study: Protein Industries Canada — Think Bigger About the Future of Food
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollProtein Industries Canada brought Jim Carroll to Saskatoon as the closing keynote speaker for its...
A Kitchen Floor Covered in Broken Spaghetti, That’s Unique Thinking
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollNobody puts "played with pasta for three hours" on a resume. But that kind of pointless...
The Anti-Manual and the Playbook
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollLaugh at the habits that hold you back. Learn the moves that take you forward. That's the...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #24: Trust Capital — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #17: Ask the Tough Questions
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
Keynote Case Study: ECIA Executive Conference — Beyond AI, the Authorized Channel Faced Multiple Colliding Supercycles
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollIn October 2026, at the ECIA Executive Conference in Chicago, Jim Carroll explored how the...
From the Stage: The Crazy Becomes Routine
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage In under forty seconds, this is my view of the period we're living through: "the...
Keynote Case Study: ASSA ABLOY — Manufacturing Was Getting Real About AI
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt ASSA ABLOY’s global leadership summit in Charlotte, Jim Carroll focused on the practical...
Keynote Case Study: Chain Store Age — Building Tomorrow’s Store Today
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt X/SPECS 2024, Jim Carroll opened the event for retail executives, store planners, designers,...
I Was Told My Cyber Risk Keynote Was Too Alarmist. Then October 21 Happened.
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollSix cybersecurity stories. One extraordinary 24-hour period. And a rather uncomfortable validation...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #23: Algorithmic Partnership — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #16: Watch for Competitors Outside Your Industry
October 22, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
From the Stage: Take Risks
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage On stage, I took on the excuse I hear in almost every organization: it's too...
Keynote Case Study: MAPP — Manufacturing Learns to Work with the Machines
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt the Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors conference in Indianapolis, Jim Carroll...
Keynote Case Study: Great Lakes Construction Associations — Separating AI Hype from Real Construction Impact
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollFor the Great Lakes Construction Associations, Jim Carroll focused on what is real — and what is...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #22: Boundary Divergence — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #15: Hire People You Don’t Like
October 21, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
From the Stage: Change Your Future Before It Changes You
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage It's the line I've used more than any other, and here it is in its shortest form....
Keynote Case Study: National Association of Landscape Professionals — An Era of Fast Ideas
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollJim spoke at the NALP Leaders Forum in Costa Rica to several hundred landscape industry leaders...
Article in Flame Magazine: “Dancing in the Rain: Why 2026 Demands Bold Franchise Leadership”
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollI just finished writing my fourth article this year for Flame, the quarterly magazine of the...
Keynote Case Study: DCA: Construction Was Entering An Era Of Acceleration.
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollJim Carroll's keynote closed the Distribution Contractors Association event in Hawaii with a look...
Richard Feynman Broke Spaghetti and Found a Mindset
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollFeynman once spent an evening snapping dry spaghetti, obsessed with why it never breaks clean in...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #21: Signal Intelligence — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #14: Ask the Big What-Ifs
October 20, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
From the Stage: Beware Bull**** Bingo
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage Speaking to college and university leaders, I ran a live text-message poll, and...
Keynote Case Study: Texas Farm Credit — Agricultural Finance Had to Learn to Fund the Future
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollTexas Farm Credit brought Jim Carroll to Dallas to challenge an audience with a uniquely...
Keynote Case Study: AM Best — The Acceleration of Risk
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollAM Best brought Jim Carroll into its 32nd Annual Review & Preview Conference at a moment when...
A Masterclass in What Not to Do, and What to Do Instead
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollOne book is the anti-manual. The other is the playbook. Same office, wildly different...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #20: Network Velocity — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #13: Live in Tomorrow, Not Today
October 19, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
From the Stage: Align to the Future or Fight It
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage Closing my keynote for Black & Veatch, I described what disruption really...
Keynote Case Study: ATS Life Sciences Systems — Healthcare Was Becoming Continuous, Connected and Predictive
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt the Automation Summit, Jim explored for ATS Life Sciences Systems how connected devices, AI,...
Keynote Case Study: WSPP — The Future of Energy Was Arriving Faster Than the Grid
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollAt the WSPP Fall Operating Committee Meeting, Jim Carroll addressed utility and energy executives...
Your Curiosity Is Your Competitive Advantage
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollA map only helps you if you are willing to wander off it occasionally. Curiosity is what turns a...
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #19: Optionality Architecture — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollPart of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine...
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #12: Do Something You’ve Never Done Before
October 16, 2026, BY JimCarrollI've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went...
From the Stage: What Do You Do Monday Morning?
October 15, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage At the end of almost every keynote, someone asks: this is great, but what do I...
Keynote Case Study: BIFMA 360 — Manufacturing Was Entering the Acceleration Gap
October 15, 2026, BY JimCarrollJim addressed senior leaders at BIFMA 360, exploring how accelerating technology, collapsing cost...
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