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jimcarroll, 1 hour ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Shift your mindset from 'surviving' to 'thriving'" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Have you ever noticed many people thrive on the word survive?

They've just got to survive the day. Survive the change they are immersed in. Survive the project. Survive the recent events. Survive the golf round.

Why survive when you could thrive?

Years ago, I compiled a list of what I saw within those of my clients who were truly forward-oriented, forward-thinking, and forward-focused.

One of the key attributes? They had successfully shifted from a mindset of 'surviving' to one of 'thriving.'The thing about a world in which 'the future belongs to those who are fast' is that leadership strategies that worked yesterday are exposed as being irrelevant tomorrow even while they are being actively considered today. That's why you must double down on being a forward-oriented organization.

What do these organizations do? What else was on the list beyond 'shifting from surviving to thriving?' Several things - they:

• anticipate change, rather than being surprised by the change

• are proactive, not reactive, in their actions

• have a willingness to embrace change, not recoil from change

• relishes and encourages fresh thinking

• has an innovation pipeline that can turn those ideas into actionable strategies faster

• partners with the experts, to expand its expertise

• hires staff for their ability to look forward, not back

• has a strategy that is focused more on where they should be going rather than where they've been in the past

• is prepared to make bold moves rather than take timid steps

• has an effective trends radar that identifies what comes next

• has an active strategy to align those trends to 'what should we do about it!'

What they decide to do is align to the future, rather than their past - and actively act upon that.

They thrive, they don't just survive.

Think about that!

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-forward-thinking-organizations-shift-your-mindset-from-surviving-to-thriving/

jimcarroll, 1 day ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "One day soon, you'll need an AI to know how to use Al!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

It's been just over a year and a half since OpenAI announced ChatGPT, and since then, the AI floodgates have been opened. That company, along with Google and Microsoft, is locked in an artificial intelligence arms race, regularly offering up new features, new ways of integrating into existing product lines, and new fronts in the AI software wars. At the same time, Apple is expected next month to announce significant new AI capabilities within its line of iPhones, iPads, and computer devices, shaking up the market even more.

While all of this unfolds, tens of thousands of software companies have flooded the market with all kinds of new AI tools, so much so that there are thousands of different AI applications available on the market. The phrase used to be 'there's an app for that.' Now we can add to the mix that 'there's an AI for that!' Meanwhile, long-established software companies are busy integrating AI into their specific product lines. Using some sort of construction project management software? You'll find that it now likely includes some AI workflow management tools. Specific medical office software? Guess what - the developer has either introduced AI into the mix or is about to. Use a certain type of tool or equipment. Chances are some unique AI features are sneaking in.

The rush to AI is unlike anything seen in the computer industry before - and for many people, it can be all-so-overwhelming. Simply knowing what is out there, what it can do, and what it can be used for remains a massive challenge - and will become an even greater challenge in the years to come. Ask yourself this - how much of this stuff are you using on a day-to-day basis?

People can't keep up!

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-knowledge-and-ai-one-day-soon-youll-need-an-ai-to-know-how-to-use-al/

jimcarroll, 2 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "When the future becomes a culture war, watch the trends. Not the noise" - Futurist Jim Carroll

It's a weird time to be a futurist - have you noticed that the future has become a culture war?

While you deal with the realities of science, technologies, trends, and tomorrow, large groups of people seek to inflame and chase their agenda by pursuing falsehoods. It seems that all of a sudden, electric cars have become doomed to fail; protein-based alternative foods have become some sort of evil thing with an anti-meat agenda; wind and solar energy have transitioned into an awful sort of tool designed to harm the carbon industry; and the concept of protecting the environment and our future has now become a culture war test of loyalty to the ancient ideas of yesterday.

While all of this unfolds in the US during a heated election season, China and other advanced economies are solidifying their stranglehold on the technologies and industries of tomorrow.

In that context, history has taught us that when a culture war ends, the winner is usually not the one taking the side that is anti-science and anti-future.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-leadership-trends-when-the-future-becomes-a-culture-war-watch-the-trends-not-the-noise/

jimcarroll, 3 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Be like Chuck House.

In a world in which you are surrounded by yes-men, be the person who is willing to say no since sometimes following the lead is exactly the wrong thing to do.

Years ago, the book The Intrapreneurs, by Clifford Pinchoot III, defined The Intrapreneur’s Ten Commandments. Numbers 8, 9, and 10 are notable.

8. Come to work each day willing to be fired.
9. Be true to your goals, but be realistic about how to achieve them.
10. Honour and educate your sponsors.

What is an intrapreneur? A book review when the book was first released puts it in context:

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''These courageous souls form underground teams and networks that routinely bootleg company resources or 'steal' company time to work on their missions,'' Mr. Pinchot writes. ''They make new things happen while those trying to innovate by the official route are still waiting for permission to begin.''

What's New On the Corporate Bookshelf: Entrepreneurs in a Corporate Setting
14 April 1985, The New York Times

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In that context, Chuck House was true to those terms - and was featured in the book immediately after the Commandments.
He was a frustrated oscilloscope designer upset because people weren't listening to his ideas. In a formal review by both Bilkl Hewlett and David Packard, Chuck House's dream was shot down. David Packard's verdict was blunt. "When I come back next year, I don't want to see that project in the lab."

Instead of killing the project as ordered, House and his immediate boss decided to get it out of the lab - not by junking the prototype but by completing it within the year.
A Dangerous Guide to the Corridors of Power
Los Angeles Times, March 15, 1985

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-leadership-innovation-disruptors-value-defiance-over-blind-obedience/

jimcarroll, 6 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Approach every day like it's a par 3 (full of opportunity but with a bit of risk along the way!)" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Golf season is back.

In that context, my ball mark is a happy face. That tells you everything you need to know about me.

Most people choose to mark their ball with a series of lines, several dots, or some other sort of elaborate and customized marking. But since this is a blog about innovation, creativity, and optimism, years ago I chose this symbol as a means of always reminding myself that it is just a game, I shouldn't take myself too seriously, and that above all, I should just enjoy my time out there.

After all, golf is an incredibly hard game to master.

So why is par 3 the focus of today's inspiration? I was thinking about this yesterday as I approached our #17 hole at my home club, Cutten Fields - that's the one in the photo. The shot involves a bit of safety to the right if the pin is tucked back left. There's a water hazard - aka a pond - if you want to go for it.

Most par 3's involve a little bit of risk and reward like this. Every time I approach a par 3, I can't help but think of the fact that this is a perfect metaphor for what we face in our life every day., Executed well or with a bit of luck, and the potential of a life-numbing hole in one presents itself. With a bit of finesse, skill, and determination, you can pull off a birdie. Do things well, and you've got a par. Have a bad day? Bogey or higher.

And if it's a really bad day., you end up in the water.

In that context, a par 3 hole in golf is a metaphor for the volatility of life.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-optimism-opportunity-approach-every-day-like-its-a-par-3-full-of-opportunity-but-with-a-bit-of-risk-along-the-way/

jimcarroll, 7 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Successful companies get rid of all the bull excrement" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Let's be real about it. Successful companies get rid of all the bull shit.

Successful companies have learned a lot about the future - and the fact that it isn't as complicated to get there as they once thought it would be. In doing so, the old barriers that were in the way have been obliterated!

Decision-making paralysis? GONE

Committees and group thinking? GONE

Slow teams and organizational paralysis? GONE

Clunky, bureaucratic structures that get in the way of change? GONE

Studying issues to death? GONE

Management by focus group? GONE

Interminable meetings that droned on without an agenda? GONE

Wasting time on consensus? GONE

Reports and deep analysis? GONE

Overthinking? GONE

Micromanagement? GONE

A legacy mindset? GONE

Risk aversion? GONE

Siloed expertise? GONE

Bureaucratic red tape? GONE

Resistance to change? GONE

If you look at them, the fundamental fact is this - all the bullshit that holds them back is gone.

They move, act, decide, invest, rethink, and redo at speed.

So should you.

Get rid of the bullshit.

Pardon my language.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-innovation-leadership-successful-companies-got-rid-of-all-the-bull-excrement/

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jimcarroll, 8 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Don't judge your success by what you did before. Judge it by what you will do next!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

If your life is to be a play, always be prepared for a second act! Or perhaps, get into a mindset where you will always have even more complex performances with many different scenes and many different roles!

Have you seen the Schwarzenegger documentary on Netflix? It's an interesting journey - he became one of the biggest action movie stars after a first career as a bodybuilding icon. And then, for a third act, he transitioned into politics and served two terms as the Governor of California.

Or how about Julia Child? She had a career as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during WWII. It wasn't until she was in her late 30s that she discovered her passion for French cuisine, and kicked off her second career as a TV chef, cookbook author, and culinary trailblazer.

These stories should inspire you to always consider reinvention and rethinking your future opportunities - if you are down in the dumps about your existing reality, always know that there is another reality that you could choose to invent and pursue!

At a personal level, it's never a good idea to rest on your laurels and rely on past success when the world around you is changing at such a furious pace. I will often point out that a young person today might find themselves in 5 to 7 different careers throughout their lifetime - and perhaps, 20 to 30 different jobs! How can you possibly endear yourself to your current reality when there are so many new potential realities that you might choose to chase?

Companies can chase a second act as well.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-reinvention-and-moving-forward-dont-judge-your-success-by-what-you-did-before-judge-it-by-what-you-will-do-next/

jimcarroll, 9 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "It's when you are at the bottom that you have the greatest chance to get to the top." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Rock bottom is real for many people and for many companies. A fortunate few can summon the courage and the strength to find their way out - using the desperation seen in their bottom to finally reach for the top. One of the most fascinating things that can happen when someone voyages from the worst of times to the potential for the best of times is that their mind sees a creativity explosion; the endorphins of joy in reinvention provide for a new form of creativity superpowers; their every moment is defined by thinking about what could be rather than obsessing about what was.

I thought of this fact when someone pointed out that it was just about 25 years ago yesterday that Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac. That was the computer that would go on to rescue Apple and turn it into an innovation pathway that would see it become the world's most valuable company.

And look what happened - a turnaround for the ages!

For Steve Jobs, it was a return from the rock bottom that was his firing years before from Apple.

Rock bottom? Don't ever let anyone tell you that when you're at your lowest point you can't get to your highest point. Never let anyone suggest that if things get really bad it will probably only get worse, not better. Refuse to listen to those who tell you that you should accept your fate and move on with things. Never accept the way things are - think about the way they could be.

Never stop chasing success and opportunity. Let your lows define your highs; let your bottom motivate you to aim for the top; never let your bad days define your potential for great ones; never allow negativity to redefine your optimism. The future is all about chasing the better days, not reliving the worst days.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/05/daily-inspiration-innovation-recovery-its-when-you-are-at-the-bottom-that-you-have-the-greatest-chance-to-get-to-the-top/

jimcarroll, 10 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Criticism is just wisdom as yet unwrapped!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Criticism. 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/

jimcarroll, 13 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Your attitude should get you everything!” - Futurist Jim Carroll

The 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/

duncanhart, 14 days ago to random

@jimcarroll how do you start to build the skills to be a great MC or moderator?

jimcarroll, 14 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Even when you think you have nothing, you’ll always have something!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

That'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/

jimcarroll, 14 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Never have just one comfort zone!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

If 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/

jimcarroll, 15 days ago to random

my office today in San Jose!

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jimcarroll, 15 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "The best way to find creative solutions to your real-world problems is to listen to the wisdom of those who have already found them!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

You know you've been a real road-warrior speaker when you check into your Hilton hotel in San Jose and get a feeling that you've been here before! You look back in your email, and realize that it was once a Fairmont hotel and that you spoke in this exact hotel at an event in 2006!

I looked up the event that I spoke at in 2006 and realized that it was also for SAP - see yesterday's post for a reference to that other event. In this case, I was an opening keynote for existing and potential customers of SAP from throughout Silicon Valley, where I shared duties on the stage with the CEO, Bill McDermott.

What was more important than the keynote though was the additional panel discussion that I led right after my keynote - where customers of SAP were leading others through their strategies, methodologies, and structure for aligning to a faster future and dealing with disruptive trends. I ended up doing these panel discussions - letting customers tell the story - about 20 times or more throughout North America on behalf of SAP.

Notice the tagline in the promo copy - "Creative solutions to real-world challenges." In this particular event, I was interviewing executives from companies such as Johnsonville Sausage, Abiomed, and Pressman Toy - not major global companies, but organizations who were learning how to deal with the disruptive change swirling around them. This came on the heels of similar panel discussions with Adobe, Lennox, Fossil Watches, Hunt Petroleum, Fossil Watches, and many more.

All of these panel discussions delved into the world of digital transformation - how could we align our organization to deal with volatility, complexity, and fast-moving change by developing more agility and flexibility?

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-innovation-leadership-the-best-way-to-find-creative-solutions-to-your-real-world-problems-is-to-listen-to-the-wisdom-of-those-who-have-already-found-them/

jimcarroll, 16 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "You'll never find your opportunity in the depths of your despair!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm down in Silicon Valley in California today, where I've got a last-minute film project with Intel and HP on what else - artificial intelligence! More to come on that project in the days to come.

But while walking around yesterday after our flight in, I was reminded of the 80s song that features the phrase "Always something there to remind me" - because it seems anywhere I go, there's always something there to remind me! That's certainly the case with the world's hi-tech hotspot here in the Valley because I've certainly done my share of keynotes and talks in these parts over the years.

One, in particular, is the genesis of today's quote. It involves the time when SAP and EDS - which is now part of HP - invited me down to the Valley in November 2008 to speak to a small, intimate group of CEOs and tech executives from the region. The dinner menu was sublime!
I think I had the lamb.

In any event, EDS (which is now fully part of HP), brought me in for this small, intimate dinner event to provide a reality check on the mindset that was then pervasive throughout the Valley as the recession took hold - despair and pessimism suddenly ruled the industry! You need to remember where we all found ourselves at that period - Lehman Brothers had collapsed, car companies were on the brink, banks were being bailed out as the great recession of 2008 unfolded.

In the tech sector, an immediate mindset unfolded that the downturn was going to bring a crashing halt to the success the industry had enjoyed since the dot.com collapse of 2000-2001. My mindset? I always beg to differ!

And that's the story I shared at this event...and I proved to be prescient, as the Valley entered into it's most prolonged period of growth after that small moment in time.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-volatility-trends-youll-never-find-your-opportunity-in-the-depths-of-your-despair/

duncanhart, 19 days ago to random

@jimcarroll what as your motivation for self hosting Ghost? I’m interested in how you approached the trade-off decision between hosted vs self-hosted.

jimcarroll, 19 days ago to random

A guy bought The Onion.

He wants $1 from everyone to keep it going.

I gave a buck. Actually, $1.40 Canadian which is $1.00US

You should too.

https://theonion.com

jimcarroll, 20 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "Motivation is overrated in the face of better insight!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

"Are you a motivational speaker?"

Hell yes! But not really.

That's the question I always get when meeting new people and the topic comes around to what each of us do for a living. The question quite possibly could drive me nuts, because I think "motivational speakers" like Tony Robbins and others who encourage people to walk across the fire to discover their 'internal strength' are just a bunch of crackpots!

I know that I'm now headed into the season when I'll get asked the question a lot - with my golf season starting soon, I'll be meeting many new people out on the course. Sometimes, for the fun of it, I explain my career this way: "Well, I go out and talk to large groups of hungover people." To a degree, that's what I'm doing when I'm keynoting events in Las Vegas, Palm Springs, or New Orleans - the big convention cities where people head to their annual conferences and events. The fact is, speakers like me earn our pay with audiences like that -- yet can still change their world for the better if we can get through the haze of their misery!

But then I will patiently explain that I'm a 'futurist, trends & innovation expert," and outline a little bit of the work I do. Some folks still don't quite understand that after I spend a bit of time explaining what I do from the stage, and some I will finally give up and will admit that yes, I am somewhat like a motivational speaker - and that I'm pretty darn good at it!

Here's why - read on!

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-future-initiative-motivation-is-overrated-in-the-face-of-better-insight/

jimcarroll, 20 days ago to random

Daily Inspiration: "It's better to construct an understanding instead of manufacturing fear!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

The long version is this: "It's better to construct an understanding of what tomorrow might bring instead of manufacturing fear about what it might take away!"

I've got a steady stream of keynotes on the books going well into the fall. One of them, in October, will be for the Chicago-based Great Lakes Construction Association. This is a union-based contractors association, so it's fair to say that there will be a lot of sensitivity to the labor issues of AI in the room. Five other similar organizations are joining in with the event.

We began to explore topic issues, areas of focus, and opportunities during a call yesterday, and I must say, I'm quite looking forward to this event.

The fact is, AI is going to have a huge impact on the construction industry and the people who work with it as the level of spending explodes, going from $2.1 billion in 2022 to $23.1 billion by the end of the decade.

While there are many opportunities to enhance knowledge and understanding with tools like ChatGPT and CoPilot, the fact is other AI trends can be much bigger - things such as digital twin technologies, machine vision for quality inspection, project management, and more. I've shared these opportunities on stage in many recent events. With those trends, here is no doubt that there will be a lot of robots about!

The fact is, it's this latter reality that might cause the most worry and concern for members of an association like this. After all, the media and press are full of articles that suggest that AI is going to destroy millions of jobs and that everyone is doomed!

That's why I impressed upon the team during the call yesterday that I will focus on the reality, not the hype; the opportunities, not the hysteria; the evolution of skills, not the sudden irrelevance of them.

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/

jimcarroll, 22 days ago to random

Daily inspiration: "You can create more opportunities or you can create more problems. Choose wisely." - Futurist Jim Carroll

It'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/

duncanhart, 22 days ago to random

@jimcarroll have you had any gotchas or snags running your own self hosted Ghost 👻 installation?

jimcarroll, 23 days ago to random

Daily inspiration: "One day soon, we’ll recognize that at this very moment in time, we were on the edge of the arrival of the end of reality - and didn’t have a plan to deal with it" - Futurist Jim Carroll

So this happened.

You can scan to about 0:28 on the timeline for the actual incident - with the whole thing being captured automatically on 4 of the cameras on the car when it happened back on February 4. A Tesla Model 3 actually has 8 cameras though - and so I filled out the form on the Tesla site to get additional details of the crash, and received back this video, among a rather massive data set concerning the crash. (You can see data where the sensors seem to be considering whether to deploy the airbags or not.)

The good news is that both Christa and I are OK - no injuries. The bad news is that the cost to fix it came to $24,000 - indicative of the massive complexity of today's automobile. The good news is that this cost was covered by insurance. The bad news? It took months to fix the damage. The good news is that I finally got the car back last week. The bad news for her is that she was found to be at fault.

The good news is that I found adequate insight through the entire saga to feed into several keynotes over the last few months.

For example, I was the opening keynote for the Verisk Fraud Management Summit in Houston and had been thinking quite a bit about the potential role of the misuse of artificial intelligence in the world of insurance fraud - and the incident gave me the perfect foundation to build a story around new, emerging risk.

Going in, I was aware that the insurance industry has long been in the midst of a massive battle against the 'bad guys' - the sophistication and complexity of the actions undertaken by those defrauding the industry have accelerated at a furious pace, often aided by accelerating technologies.

Add AI into the mix - we are into a vastly new complex and more challenging world.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/04/daily-inspiration-ai-risk-one-day-soon-well-recognize-that-at-this-very-moment-in-time-we-were-on-the-edge-of-the-arrival-of-the-end-of-reality-and-didnt-have-a-plan-to-de/