Get Fest-ed! Adding some life to your annual conference or event....- June 26, 2008 I've had a new article published for Association Executives for the CSAE, about how you can innovate and jazz-up your annual meeting or conference. Here's an extract: Does your conference marketing suck Maybe it does, and you don't know it....http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/get-fested-adding-some-life-to.html Extreme skills: what happens when knowledge runs out- June 24, 2008 I'm in Vancouver, about to deliver a keynote to a global professional services firm, with the working title, "Extreme Skills Specialization: What Comes Next with Global Talent, Global Organizations" The working description goes like this: "The future of every career...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/extreme-skills-what-happens-wh.html Is there hope for manufacturing You bet!- June 20, 2008 I'm in Milwaukee today, speaking at a private group of manufacturers from across the country, who work within a particular industry. The theme, to a broad degree, is the future of manufacturing in the US. I'm covering a huge variety...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/is-there-hope-for-manufacturin.html Computational analytics is another new plastic!- June 19, 2008 At my keynote to the US Association of Actuaries this week, and for a keynote to LOMA last week (an insurance association conference), I played a series of maps that showed the rapid emergence of obesity in the US population...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/computational-analytics-is-ano.html Transitioning the global economy- June 18, 2008 There are a zillion fast, zippy cool trends out there. And then, there are the big, sweeping, massive transformative trends that change entire economies. I just finished writing an article for an executive publcation. Here's one reality I pointed out:...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/transitioning-the-global-econo.html Who's hot Actuaries are hot!- June 16, 2008 I just came back from delivering the opening keynote for the annual meeting of the US Association of Actuaries. This crowd is the risk assessment side of the US life insurance industry, and given the rapid pace of change, their...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/whos-hot-actuaries-are-hot.html Text message polling - on stage with instant interactivity and feedback- June 13, 2008 Over the last several months, I've been incorporating some live text message polling into my onstage presentations. Yesterday, at an insurance industry conference, I put up a quick poll, and gave the audience three minutes to text message their answers...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/text-message-polling-on-stage.html After flat Rethink strategies and go post-flat!- June 12, 2008 As some economies continue to experience rounds of volatility, there are still plenty trying to figure out what to do next. And there are a many who are focused on the theme of "what do we do after the world...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/after-flat-rethink-strategies.html Financial industry innovation - change the game!- June 11, 2008 Here's something to think about: we are going to see $12 to $18 trillion in intergenerational wealth transfer in the next 12 years in North America. (US GDP is $12 trillion). By 2053, $130 trillion will have moved from one...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/innovation-change-the-game-tou.html Branding, marketing, and manufacturing 2.0- June 10, 2008 From a variety of keynotes through the last few weeks, here's what we've got to deal with.The consumer of today is:time challengedattention starvedjumpy & fast with product perceptionsedgy and vocal when operational excellence is not provided or perceivedinfluenced differently in...http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2008/06/branding-marketing-and-manufac.html |