Product lifecycles have collapsed – some products are almost obsolete even before they get to market. Consumer loyalty and attention spans have collapsed as a world of hyper-attention divert their attention at speed. Loyalty is disappearing as new brands, new competitors and disruptive product innovation redefine entire markets. Rapid prototyping, rapid design, and faster manufacturing cycles are allowing for faster time to market. The new world of product innovation demands continuous customer-focused innovation, the crowdsourcing of ideas, and new concepts on brand and market resilience.In this keynote, Futurist and Innovation Expert Jim Carroll identifies the BIG trends that will define the next 20 years
– and how you can discover opportunities in the dramatic new
transformations they present.


Futurist Jim Carroll is on a mission to help organizations understand how to align to tomorrow, today.He has been booked by CEOs of dozens of consumer product companies worldwide, for his thought leadership on the future of their industry and products.“I help CEOs, senior executives, and association leaders achieve their strategic objectives by aligning them with a disruptive, accelerating future. It’s actionable, powerful leadership insight based on detailed, specific industry trends – delivered within a fast-paced keynote with a compelling motivational style!”
– Jim Carroll
Product lifecycles have collapsed – some products are almost obsolete even before they get to market. Consumer loyalty and attention spans have collapsed as a world of hyper-attention divert their attention at speed. Loyalty is disappearing as new brands, new competitors and disruptive product innovation redefine entire markets. Rapid prototyping, rapid design, and faster manufacturing cycles are allowing for faster time to market. The new world of product innovation demands continuous customer-focused innovation, the crowdsourcing of ideas, and new concepts on brand and market resilience.Wherever you turn, the world of consumer product innovation, branding, marketing, and advertising is now one defined by speed – and as Jim Carroll has shared with his many global clients in the sector – ‘the future belongs to those who are fast.’In this keynote, Futurist Jim Carroll provides attendees with an up-to-the-moment overview of the key trends redefining the sector, disrupting ideas, and allowing for faster innovation, based upon the extensive, customized research for which he is globally known.With his focus on turning any threat into an opportunity, he will outline a clear path forward for bold, transformative thinking, and innovation strategies that are based on careful research of dozens of successful consumer product companies who have innovated successfully in this new, fast-paced world.










When you work with Futurist Jim Carroll, you get more than a keynote.You get deep research, practical insight and actionable strategies.Let's start with this simple fact: Jim knows that it's your event. He is there to share his insight in a way that is relevant for your leadership team or audience. Jim prepares his keynote or talk with that fact first and foremost in his mind.With 33 years of providing opening and closing keynotes, Jim has become globally recognized for his effort to go above and beyond in providing you insight that is extensively researched, carefully crafted to your requirements, and delivered in the compelling motivational style for which he is known worldwide.Jim's insight is based on proven research and facts. His typical process involves accessing key articles, research papers and more from Dow Jones Factiva, the world's largest and most sophisticated deep research service. He'll often access upwards of 1,000-2,000 articles and reports specific to your industry and the topic at hand.His insight is customized, practical, actionable - and highly relevant. In that way, he is the unique topic expert that you need for your event.

Jim Carroll will provide you with the detailed, extensively researched, highly customized disruptive trends and innovation insight that you need – on the future trends & innovation topic you require within your specific niche.He is known globally for his ability to provide concise, detailed insight for offsite CEO or CxO leadership events, and has been doing this for close to 30 years.His talks are based on extensive, original research, specific to your issues, strategies, and leadership requirements.Jim offers strategy, insight, and reality – not hype.This is what we will bring to your meeting or event.

For 30+ years, Futurist Jim Carroll has been on a mission to help organizations understand how to align to tomorrow, today.Jim Carroll is the futurist that CEOs trust. His global client list demonstrates that they seek his accumulated 30 years of experience, wisdom, and insight, developed by the time he has spent with some of the leading organizations in the world.Jim’s leadership keynote will align you to your disruptive, accelerating future by providing detailed, specific industry trends. It’s powerful leadership insight delivered in a compelling and motivational style!You know you need to align to a world that is faster, more complex, and that demands resilience. You need deep insight into the trends that will impact you and the strategies that you can pursue to align with them. You need to inspire your leadership team and members to get moving. That’s how Jim Carroll will help you.Don’t just take Jim’s word for it. Join other leading organizations like NASA, Pfizer, The World Bank, Mercedes Benz, the PGA, Blackrock, the Wall Street Journal, and even Disney, all of whom arranged for Jim’s insight for a global leadership event or customer meeting – and came away empowered with new insight to take on our faster, more complex world.

As a futurist and innovation thought leader for 30+ years, Jim has headlined dozens of consumer product events, as well as dozens of CEO-level corporate leadership meetings for healthcare companies.A few examples? Mars, Heinz, Nestle, Godiva, Plaids - a vast range of companies have brough Jim in for his insight. In addition, he has been booked by such groups as Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine, as well as other thought leader publications in the industry.
Many CEO/CxO’s find it necessary to bring their teams together for a corporate offsite event to discuss, strategize, and align to a faster, transformative future.A fast future demands that organizations pick up the pace when it comes to their strategies, actions, and innovation efforts.Jim is known for his presentations at these events which involve highly customized insight, extensive pre-event consultations, a global track record, and detailed industry experience!
Mindshare matters. In a complex and fast competitive landscape, positioning a product or service offerings to a customer or client has become more of a challenge than ever before.That’s why organizations continue to invest in large-scale or intimate customer-client events. It’s an opportunity to tell their story, position their products, outline their value proposition, and build relationships.Futurist Jim Carroll helps organizations deliver their key strategic message at these customer or client user group meetings with a highly customized keynote based on detailed industry and issue research.
Jim has been sharing his insight on consumer product trends through his blog since 2002.In it, you will find dozens of posts about the leading disruptive trends, technologies, concepts and strategies that are redefining the sector.He also shares extensive insight on his two main websites.

Your issues are critical; your leadership meeting is important; your success with your event is mandatory.You need a battle-tested proven expert who can deliver concise trends-oriented leadership insight.
he has 30+ years of well-honed stage presence and style
he has an established reputation as a thought leader with very detailed, extensive, industry-specific insight
he has been booked by CEOs worldwide, based on his reputation for delivering insight that is well-researched, fact-oriented, and forward-oriented.
Don’t trust your critical leadership to inexperience – because experience matters!