Jim Carroll

Biography

Acknowledged as one of the world`s leading global futurists, trends and innovation experts with a massive global blue chip client list. He helps transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes.

The world`s largest organizations turn to Jim Carroll when seeking insight into the future. Shouldn`t you?

Jim has researched key innovation success factors for dozens of industries, associations, professions, companies and individuals. Hundreds of thousands have shared his insight with highly energized presentations in Zurich, Palm Springs, Sydney, Cayman Islands, Los Angeles, Miami, Costa Rica, London, Nassau, New York, Vancouver, Stockholm, Budapest; everything from high level CEO leadership meetings to 5,000 person conference keynotes.

Jim is globally recognized for his unique wisdom and insight into trends. BusinessWeek on Jim: "a leading source for innovation insight;" CNBC guest expert on innovation; insights also covered by ABC News, INC, Fast Company, the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), American Way, The Age (Sydney, Australia), CAPITAL Magazine (Dubai/United Arab Emirates) CEO Magazine Hungary, Association LEADERSHIP, the National Post and PROFIT.

Jim is also an author, and in the summer of 2010 is immersed in his next book, Memo From the Future: What You Would Have Done If You Knew Then What You Know Now. His other recent books include Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, and What I Learned From Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation.

Jim is currently enrolled in the University of Toronto - Rotman Business School Directors Education Program, as his career path increasingly comes to include strategic guidance at the corporate Board level.

Publications

Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast

"Forget about the concept of innovation as simply involving the design of cool new products. In the high-velocity economy, where faster is the new fast, it`s your ability to adapt, change, and evolve, through a constant flood of new ideas, that will define your potential for success."

If you are trying to figure out how to deal with the faster world that surrounds you, then you need this book. Think about it: the high velocity global economy of today drives rapid consumer, business, industrial and marketplace change.

The fast paced world around us is relentless and unforgiving. It drives increased customer and business partner expectations, requires faster innovation, and necessitates a faster more complex response to rapidly changing circumstances. That`s why you need to learn how to innovate when faster is the new fast - by getting into a mindset where you`re prepared to figure out a solution to a problem, almost before you know you have a problem.

Ready, Set, Done

Titles

These are just a few of the topics that have been used for some of Jim`s most recent keynotes.
Remember - every presentation/topic is highly customized to your particular needs.

What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don`t Do?

Location is the New Intelligence: Customer Interaction in the Era of Pervasive Mobile

Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning Yourself for Growth Through Innovation

7 Things You Need to Do Right Now: Aligning The Fast Future to Your Current Strategy

Where`s the Growth? Transformative Opportunities for Transformative Times

Leading the Future: Key Leadership Strategies for the High Velocity Economy

What`s Happening with Our Workforce: Making Generations Work!