Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading futurists, trends & innovation experts, with a massive global blue chip client list. He helps transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes. Clients such as the National Australian Bank; Diners Club; HJ Heinz, General Dynamics / Northrop Grumman; the Missouri Governor Economic Development Congress; Signature Travel; Microsoft; the US National Recreation and Parks Association; Yum! Brands; Burger King; US Department of Defense – Commissary Agency; Rockwell Collins; Oracle; the International Association of Conference Centers; Illinois Governors Tourism Conference; International Asset Management Council; Nestle….all of these organizations have engaged Jim Carroll for a keynote or leadership meeting which focused on future trends, innovation and growth! 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. His 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 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. If you are thinking about the issue of innovation, here’s a good place to start: do you find that people respond to new ideas by responding, “but we can’t do that, because we’ve always done it this way!” Or that people laugh at new ideas, and no one can remember the last time anyone did anything really cool? Try out a few of Jim’s unique ideas on innovation get you started on your voyage into become an innovation leader: •The Innovation Killers •10 Great Words for Innovation •10 Ideas for Instilling an Innovation Culture •The Masters of Business Imagination Manifesto •10 Surefire Ways to Destroy Innovative Thinking •Innovative Thinking: Thing Big, Start Small, Scale Fast •What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do? •Innovators Aren’t Afraid to Ask Tough Questions. Titles Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning Yourself for Growth Through Innovation What Comes Next With the Global Economy? Opportunities, Strategies and Inspiration That Will Keep You Focused 7 Things You Need to Do Right Now: Aligning The Fast Future to Your Current Strategy The Obama Economy: Understanding the Impact and the Opportunity Leading the Future: Key Leadership Strategies for the High Velocity Economy What Do World Class Innovators Do That Others Don’t Do? What Do Innovative Companies Do? Unlocking Your Potential in the High Velocity Economy What’s Happening with Our Workforce: Making Generations Work! Where’s the Growth? Transformative Opportunities for Transformative Times Game Changers: The 8 Big Trends That Change Everything You Think You Know Topics Future, Change, Business, Leadership, Technology, Organizational Development, Creativity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State Canada Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.