Research: Jim Carroll spends a tremendous amount of time looking at future trends, and the issues of creativity and innovation -- all related to the hundreds of presentations and workshops he has conducted for some of the world's largest organizations.

Trends: He captures the instantaneity and urgency of various global trends, and works with his clients to put into perspective how they can deal with the future -- through increased creativity and innovation.

Details: Through the last ten years, he has carefully studied the key strategies, methods and cultures that have permitted some organizations to achieve breakthrough innovations and absolutely compelling levels of creativity. His extensive research has allowed him to identify and analyze the key trends that are impacting dozens of industries.

Sample trend issues: Lately, things like hyper-innovation and rapid time to market; Gen-Connect; career obsolescence; just-in-time knowledge; de-commoditization strategies; high-velocity marketing; global health care issues; the global innovation idea loop; corporate agility; the rapid emergence of big-markets; the science-driven skills crisis; bio-connectivity; marketing to Gen-Connect; nomadic workers; experiential knowledge......

Examples of his thinking/research:.

• Read Jim's most recent blog entries

Innovation

• Why innovation is THE word
• Can you run your business at video-game intensity?
• Can you deal with velocity?
• Innovators look beyond the horizon
• Are we thinking fast enough?
• Innovating in the era of instant obsolescence

Workplace /HR trends

• The future of the organization
• Outsourcing transitions from cost to strategy
• Unique characteristics of 21st century skills

Industry / Topic specific

• Education: 10 trends
• Manufacturing: Innovation and insight
• Retail: Innovating for the new, high velocity consumer
• Health Care: Transformative changes
• Agriculture: 10 Big trends
• Sports: The future of snowboarding and skiing
• Professional services: 10 big trends for the legal profession
• Outdoors: Trends shaping the future of commercial horticulture
• Outdoors: It's in to be out!

Trends

• 10 Truths about the future