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
- "I found the future in manure!" - Trends & the future of agriculture
- "The future is all about refrigerators..."
- Agriculture 2020! Innovation, growth & opportunity!
- "You can't be a futurist and a pessimist!"
- Innovation? Think like a farmer!
Associations
- 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!
- Trend: Short, sharp shocks of strategic insight
Consumer & Food
- Getting healthcare out of GroundHog Day
- "Business battles the mighty geek...."
- Why SOPA is fundamentally wrong
- Video: The need for BIG ideas to solve BIG problems in Health Care!
- "Guess what - your future sucks!" - not a great business model!
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
- 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!
- The case for optimism & global economic recovery
- Video - CNBC Fast Money demo - "personal energy infrastructure management"
- The future: "...think in terms of transformation .. & .. manage the expectation gap..."
Financial, banking and insurance trends
- 2011 T. Rowe Price Investment Symposium Keynote
- Insurance 2020: Bold moves, turning concepts upside down!
- "Whoah, dude, what happened?"
- When Silicon Valley Takes Over Your Innovation Agenda!
- Innovation: Think big, start small, scale fast!
Health care trends
- 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!
- Upside down health care - it's January 1, 2020!
- Wireless & mobile health: A massive business model disruptor!
Human capital trends
- 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
- Understanding 21st century capital : why it's not just financial capital anymore!
- The rapid emergence of new careers & location intelligence professionals
Manufacturing trends
- 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!
- The future of North American manufacturing? Brighter than you think!
Media and technology trends
- 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)
- Perfect microwave popcorn!
Professional service firm trends
- 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
- The future of the legal profession
Retail trends
- "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
- The future of retail franchise operations!
- Paying attention, family dynamics and under the influence - key consumer trends...
Social networking
- Getting healthcare out of GroundHog Day
- "Business battles the mighty geek...."
- Why SOPA is fundamentally wrong
- Video: The need for BIG ideas to solve BIG problems in Health Care!
- "Guess what - your future sucks!" - not a great business model!


