Posts by jimcarroll@futurist.info
(DIR) Post #AVYHB67pnWpECTUXCq by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-05-11T10:07:37Z
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Daily Inspiration: "You should always have too many interests and not enough time!" - Futurist Jim CarrollI got kind of excited yesterday while thinking about this quote since I think I finally might have figured out who I am.I am a multipotentialite.The revelation came about when someone new followed me on Mastodon - it's a social network that is drawing the interest of many people who no longer want to spend time on the hateful, racist sludge that Twitter has now become. The individual, @Curiosa2Blue featured the short tagline in their bio: "Many interests - never enough time." For someone like me, that is rocket fuel for thought! The phrase grabbed me, shooked me, and took me for a walk - I rolled it around in my mind while out for a round of golf yesterday.So I came up with a variation of my phrase .. and then Googled it to make sure I wasn't using a phrase that was already common. It was not - but it led me into a new rabbit hole that grabbed my attention of people who possess what is known as multipotentiality!What? I must admit I have never heard this phrase before, but Wikipedia tells me this:A multipotentialite is a person who has many different interests and creative pursuits in life. Multipotentialites have no “one true calling” the way specialists do.Or, as my wife said, "a jack of all trades, a master of none."I decided to dig into the phrase through my research database and this Read the whole post: https://jimcarroll.com/2023/05/daily-inspiration-you-should-always-have-too-many-interests-and-not-enough-time/
(DIR) Post #AWBuF3inYTIuPoSEJE by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-05-30T18:18:56Z
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We are now at the point where you can easily spot AI-generated articles.I'm at the start of a research set on the use of AI in the utility sector, and the first article in 1,000 is just so obviously AI-created.
(DIR) Post #AXEKXOAewCm7gSwdGK by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-06-30T21:57:23Z
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Oh.
(DIR) Post #AYJMGQvxl8QOwp1Faa by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-08-01T21:59:37Z
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(DIR) Post #AaBN7mByjVSx5DmDI0 by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-09-26T18:29:33Z
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For all the cat people on Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #Ad35Ap06OPgt7wJORk by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2023-12-21T19:21:03Z
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do these people not understand how busy we are???????
(DIR) Post #AhdmrE4kTtDW6aLpFw by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-05-06T10:00:29Z
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Daily Inspiration: "Criticism is just wisdom as yet unwrapped!" - Futurist Jim CarrollCriticism. When it's sincere, it can matter.Criticism is ... a gift. It's a gift of knowledge that, used the right way, allows you to gain insight and perspective on how to improve. Criticism is ... a reward. It's one of the hardest things to take, but with the right mindset, one of the most valuable bits of insight you can be rewarded with - because it means that you are trying to do something new, put yourself out there, and explore your potential, rather than sitting back in complacency.Criticism is... a mirror. It allows you to see things about yourself, your work, or your insight that you might not otherwise see. It's a unique filter that allows you to get past your thoughts on what you are doing, to the viewpoint of others. When it's valid, it's powerfully constructive.Criticism is... inevitable. It's unavoidable. It's all a part of your process. No matter how good you might be, how much effort you put in, and how hard you work, you'll face criticism. Criticism is... opinion. It's simply the viewpoint or judgment of someone else - and in many cases, it's not an objective truth or fact.Criticism is... an opportunity for growth. It will help you identify weaknesses and areas that need further work.Criticism is... often, just noise. Filter it out, and don't worry about it.Criticism is ... just motivation in disguise!I used to obsess over criticism ... of my stage presentations, my writing, or my thinking.Then, I realized that some of it didn't matter (because it was just noise). Of the criticism that did matter, I worked hard to learn how to try and do something constructive with it. I've tried to turn it into an opportunity, not a barrier.I still obsess over it, ponder it, think about it ... but always try to remind myself that it's an opportunity, not a threat.Because criticism is .... a gift!Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-criticism-is-just-wisdom-as-yet-unwrapped/
(DIR) Post #AhpIscvitPUQkeOsyW by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-04-30T18:42:12Z
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my office today in San Jose!
(DIR) Post #AhqW12r7sUn62PYRM0 by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-05-02T09:50:10Z
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Daily Inspiration: "Even when you think you have nothing, you’ll always have something!" - Futurist Jim CarrollThat's because the possibilities are infinite when you start with nothing - there's nowhere to go but up! It's a simple fact that when you have absolutely nothing, you still have the chance to have everything!Nothing? I started my day today without my normal inspiration post idea ready to go - normally, I would at least have pulled together the image for my post the day before, but it was a busy travel day so I was a bit out of sync. Then, the smoke detector went off at 130am for some unknown reason and so it was a bit of a situation of sleep interrupted! So as I started today, I wasn't quite ready to go with my post with my morning coffee, and began wracking my brain for thoughts and ideas of my inspiration for the day.And then I realized that while I had nothing, at least I had something - the initiative to start my day with my inspiration goal in mind. I had something! We always have something! So I went for a nice swim, poured a cup of coffee, and here I am. Think about today's inspiration - it's an important one for the simple reason that it is a reminder that even when we might despair at the lack of opportunity, opportunities are endless; that when we think there might be no hope, there is always endless hope; that when we think there are no great ideas, there are always many great ideas; that when we believe that there is not much we might hope to accomplish, there is a lot that could be accomplished.It's an important thought because the mere structure of the phrase helps us to always remember that when it seems we are in the presence of nothing, we are actually in the presence of something!Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-personal-growth-even-when-you-think-you-have-nothing-youll-always-have-something/
(DIR) Post #AhswpaNIW2jFbAHa76 by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-05-01T11:35:21Z
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Daily Inspiration: "Never have just one comfort zone!" - Futurist Jim CarrollIf public speaking ranks high on the fear list of many people, where does working on a film production rank?Yesterday was a wildly exciting day down in San Jose as I moderated a panel discussion on - what else! - artificial intelligence on an HP production in partnership with Intel.This wasn't my first video rodeo; indeed, as I described over on the page Custom Corporate Projects, I've had a few such projects along the way, a few of them involving very detailed and nuanced corporate projects. (Including one highly embarrassing but fascinating project from the 90s, The IBM Family Guide to the Internet....starring..... me.)Even so, yesterday ranks up there as a complexity highlight - at one moment, I counted upwards of 25 people involved in various aspects of the setup and production.And for me, a tech nerd with a home broadcast studio, it was indeed tech nerd-heaven!While working on the project through the day - and spending a lot of hurry-up-and-wait time, I could not help but think how lucky I am to have developed the ability to step outside my regular keynote speaking spot into a film production moderator role. My spot was the near side of the table, with my little moderator notes hiding by the laptop. Once the camera started rolling, the next 45 minutes were entirely mine to control - the pace, the flow, the direction of the discussion. And rather than being freaked out by the responsibility, I welcomed with joy the excitement of it all!That's where the phrase 'many comfort zones' came to mind.And that's the point of today's post. Don't matter just one thing - master many things!And with that, master many different comfort zones!Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-skills-ability-never-have-just-one-comfort-zone/
(DIR) Post #AhyPp5BCMqM3JFXFIW by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-04-22T09:25:10Z
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Daily Inspiration: "To be a part of tomorrow, you need to be a part of the journey!" - Futurist Jim CarrollAn organization will never successfully get to where it needs to go if it doesn't have the full support and understanding of its team - and in some cases, my role is to help build that support and understanding.Here's a photo from when I was doing a stage check on Friday in Birmingham, England, before my keynote Saturday for service managers of KwikFit, an automotive services company with hundreds of locations throughout the UK. It was a pretty large crowd, with about 500 of them in the room; my keynote was the closing bit for this short one-day event that the leadership organized, with a message that had an eye to the future.Many of my keynotes are for senior leadership teams of organizations as they take on the major challenges and trends impacting their industry. And yet, many others are like this event - one where the leadership team thinks that it is important that those 'in the trenches' - the individuals throughout the organization who are interacting with customers, doing the heavy lifting, and undertaking the overall mission of the organization - need to understand how things might change in the future.In other words, it's important that if they are to be part of tomorrow, they need to be part of the journey - and in fact, will bear much responsibility for the success of that journey. That's why, at the opening of my talk, I challenged them with this observation: "“Innovation and change is going to invade your life. The big question is - what are you going to do with it?”Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-leadership-change-management-to-be-a-part-of-tomorrow-you-need-to-be-a-part-of-the-journey/
(DIR) Post #AhzJg8rssZpVZloZPc by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-05-03T10:17:54Z
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Daily Inspiration: "Your attitude should get you everything!” - Futurist Jim CarrollThe business of recruitment is broken.In the last many years, much of it has moved to a world of automated resume processing, analytical examination of talent and skills, and the dominance of cold, hard statistical analysis. Many companies simply demand a cover letter and a LinkedIn page. Quality candidates often never make their way through the assembly-line methodology of calculated inference - instead, those who best match the algorithm are those who get the chance of an actual interview. By and large, it's been doing the same thing in the same old way for many years - and the implementation of AI into the recruitment and hiring workflow promises to make things worse, not better.Instead of the current system, organizations should hire people based on their attitude. Their initiative, mindset, optimism, quirkiness, and oddness should matter - not the perfection of their resume structure. People should be hired on who they are - rather than what they were. It's a tall order - the world of HR is one of those that cling to the methodologies of yesterday like the drowning cling to a live preserver. But some are starting to move down that path of change:Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-hr-skills-and-recruitment-your-attitude-should-get-you-everything/
(DIR) Post #Ai3V2LlzSK1e6BgpGq by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-04-24T10:01:29Z
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Daily inspiration: "You can create more opportunities or you can create more problems. Choose wisely." - Futurist Jim CarrollIt's all about a series of choices.You can choose to be a barrier, or you can choose to be a gateway. Someone forging a path for going forward, or on a road looking back, towards a destination called tomorrow instead of getting back to yesterday. A mindset that chooses to be part of the change process to get there or one that chooses to get in the way. Someone who chooses to become a team member who builds enthusiasm for the reality of change, or someone who chooses to stew in their anger, worry, and concern for the fact that change is happening. Someone who understands the scope and scale of the effort for the journey, or someone who goes through the motions and slows everything down.Every time I look out at an audience, I try to read the mindset of those in the room. I can often see it in their faces and body language - the change engineers seem eager and engaged, the change destroyers sullen and downcast. I know that my message will resonate easily with those in the former camp. I work hard to try to reach some of the latter, knowing that if I can reach just a few of them, I will enjoy some success through my efforts. And then I can spot those who have no interest in tomorrow - and view my message with hostility. I can't reach them - I never will.It's an odd job at times.The sad fact is that those who choose not to be a part of the journey end up causing a tremendous number of challenges that make the future-forward journey more difficult for everyone else. The key thing is that their efforts usually have little chance of success.They end up causing more problems than opportunities - and it never works out well for them!The fact is, change is going to happen. That's a reality.Deal with it.Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-personal-development-innovation-you-can-create-more-opportunities-or-you-can-create-more-problems-choose-wisely/
(DIR) Post #Ai5OTzIiI1QX9E9BGy by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-04-18T10:07:28Z
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Daily Inspiration: "Never hesitate to take on the tough stuff!" - Futurist Jim CarrollIn some situations, people are eager to take on the message of change; in other cases, not so much.That doesn't mean you should try to avoid the latter.There are a. number of keynotes coming up from now through the fall of 2024, and each and every one is somewhere in my mind. I'm always thinking about them, the issues that will be on the table, and the challenge that the people in the room are facing. Subconciously, I'm constructing a path for each keynote, so that one day before the event, I can commit it to my slide deck.With this thought process in play for every event, some keynotes are easy to pull together and commit to my slides; others, not so much! Case in point - this June, I will be headlining the Canadian Petrochemical Summit.At the event, to be held out in Alberta, Canada, are executives from many of the major Canadian oil and petrochemical companies. It's no secret to anyone that the industry faces deep challenges. The product is essentially landlocked, with the Biden administration shutting down access to the US market through the keystone pipeline decision. There is little infrastructure to ship it outside of the country. Trends toward electric vehicles and renewables promise to put a significant dent in global demand. The politics surrounding the industry in Canada are raw, to say the least.There is no doubt that there might be a degree of hostility around some of the trends of which I might speak; after all, I've shared blog posts such as The End of Oil, much of which is based on insight that I share on stage in many events, conferences and leadership meetings. That's not necessarily the type of story that these folks might want to get into. I could have taken the easy way out, avoiding altogether a tough keynote situation like this - but I didn't. Read more.Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-upcoming-keynote-never-hesitate-to-take-on-the-tough-stuff/
(DIR) Post #AnO38tnW4dBudcIqJc by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-10-25T18:15:17Z
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I am in a stunned state of shock that it worked. I was ready to abandon Mastodon. What a fuck up of an upgrade.Can some folks let me know if they see this message as an additional test to see if the changes took.#mastoadmin #admin #selfhost #Selfhosting
(DIR) Post #AnW08Z0ZitaQR2OtRQ by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-10-30T00:25:15Z
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The October surprise is Puerto Rico.This guy has 50 million followers
(DIR) Post #Ao8JAdhGLHIdmnQsD2 by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2024-11-15T23:01:17Z
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I build my own stuff.Mailchimp for my Daily Inspiration mailing list? Nope. I've got a Linux server with Sendy using Amazon SES for mailing list distribution, with a signup form via Carrd.co. Dirt cheap compared to alternatives. It's fronted by AAPanel since it's Apache.Mastodon? I've got my own instance, so I'm @jimcarroll on futurist.info. That's on a small scale Vultr server, about $10 a month. My Web site? A self hosted Linux server with Wordpress front ended by CloudPanel for server management since it's Nginx. A Hetzner box.My 'other' Daily Inspiration site to replace Substack? it's a Ghost server on a Linux cloud somewhere, also fronted by CloudPanel.And don't even get me started on my 'server farm' that I've got downstairs in my home with some old Macs running Linux, a couple of Zimablade's, a few PC Linux boxes and a 2009 Mac Pro tower. How are they used? A good example - cheap webcams at home and the chalet? I grab the feed via RTSP into Sighthound and SecuritySpy hosted on said machines so I don't have to pay a company for my webcam stuff out in the cloud. I could go on.Build your own stuff. It's therapeutic.
(DIR) Post #Aqz6uuQOQ8A41BzWvA by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2025-02-10T14:43:48Z
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@ct_bergstrom Here's mine! Out my back door one day.
(DIR) Post #AsG0hfuMnSu6hvxMqu by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2025-03-20T19:28:22Z
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This is actually funny!Weren't tariffs going to create American jobs? So Canada says because of the idiocy, it will cancel the F35 order and will source new jets from Europe instead. And .... Lockheed Martin says, wait, we'll create Canadian jobs!
(DIR) Post #AsgzkGuoQwFuMmsLVQ by jimcarroll@futurist.info
2025-04-02T20:46:17Z
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