As one of the world’s leading international futurist, trends & innovation experts, Jim spends his time covering leading edge trends in dozens of industries.
The best place to start to seek his insight on major trends is through the various industry trend categories on the right.
And through his blog, you can catch a glimpse of his work.
You can also explore some of his blog posts and insight by various industry categories:
Agricuture
- When science speeds up!
- Big data. Big opportunities!
- "I found the future in manure!" - Trends & the future of agriculture
- "The future is all about refrigerators..."
- Agriculture 2020! Innovation, growth & opportunity!
Associations
- Article: Silicon Valley Will Drive the Pace of Innovation. Are You Ready?
- NPR interview : "Time for Associations to Trade in Their Past?"
- Association CEO's - Are you thinking big enough?
- Future of the meetings / events industry
- Why golf is THE most important word you need to know for 2011!
Consumer & Food
- Keynote topic: "Being Agile: Key IT Strategies As Moore's Law Accelerates Reinvention in Every Industry"
- The importance of innovation awards shows!
- Geek Post! You can't talk about the cloud if you don't play in the cloud!
- "The Need for Speed" - An Innovation Awards Show!
- Innovation: Hire people you don't like -- and don't jump on bandwagons!
Education trends
- Trend: The future of knowledge.....
- Future of the meetings / events industry
- The Masters in Business Imagination Degree!
- Report: The future of education
- What's the future of education - and what should we do about it?
Energy and infrastructure trends
- Big data. Big opportunities!
- Video: "The future belongs to those who think big!"
- Trend: The Future of Energy
- Remember those kids in school who were really good at math? They own the future!
- Trending in 2011: 10 Major Trends to Start Thinking About Now!
Financial, banking and insurance trends
- Three simple things about innovation.
- Trend: A Fundamental Reinvention of Cash
- 2011 T. Rowe Price Investment Symposium Keynote
- Insurance 2020: Bold moves, turning concepts upside down!
- "Whoah, dude, what happened?"
Health care trends
- Healthcare 2020 : Moore's law, Genomics and Velocity!
- Trend: The Future of Healthcare in 20 seconds!
- Getting healthcare out of GroundHog Day
- Video: The need for BIG ideas to solve BIG problems in Health Care!
- Trend: The emergence of real-time analytical predictive healthcare dashboards!
Human capital trends
- From Disney to the PGA - Everyone is focused on innovation!
- Rethinking Human Capital
- Professional skills 2020: Advice for a flat world!
- What happens when high school students are TOLD to text?
- The future of the workforce! Video from HCI 2010
Manufacturing trends
- The future of manufacturing is happening now....
- Keynote Report: "The Paradox of Pessimism & Reality – Rethinking the Transformative Opportunities That Will Define Our Future"
- The paradox of optimism, manufacturing & the new "Build America" mindset!
- The Google Car, 3D Printing & Big Bold Ideas!
- Fact: Innovative Organizations Refuse to Adopt the Doomsday Scenario!
Media and technology trends
- "Bold predictions for 2020"
- Major 10 year trend - The future of EVERY industry to now be controlled by Silicon Valley driven innovation!
- Article - Smartphones are changing everything
- Geeking out .. what does it really take to run a blog in the cloud?
- Headlines: The More Things Change, the More Things Stay The Same (sometimes)
Professional service firm trends
- Report from a keynote: "Dare to be groundbreaking!"
- Professional skills 2020: Advice for a flat world!
- High velocity globalization - massive markets, major trends
- Innovation on the "fast" track - what do you do when it's faster still?
- Major trend - the future of the organization
Retail trends
- "80 of the Biggest Names in Consumer Goods Join Together to Make Big Industry Predictions"
- Video - "Aligning Yourself to High Velocity"
- "2012 - The New Normal: Innovation, Hyper-niching, and Transformative Change"
- News release: Trends Expert Jim Carroll to Keynote CGT’s Leadership Event
- Food industry trends 2011 - Report from a keynote
Social networking
- Keynote topic: "Being Agile: Key IT Strategies As Moore's Law Accelerates Reinvention in Every Industry"
- The importance of innovation awards shows!
- Geek Post! You can't talk about the cloud if you don't play in the cloud!
- "The Need for Speed" - An Innovation Awards Show!
- Innovation: Hire people you don't like -- and don't jump on bandwagons!



