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"Chase the BIG things!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--When big, bold opportunities are unfolding, do you chase the big ideas or keep doing small things?
The art of the infinite pivot involves the former, obviously, not the latter.
Big trends involve big opportunities, but only come around so often. So why would you wait?
Think of it this way: the biggest pivot of your life won’t start with a spreadsheet or a market report.
It starts when you finally choose to listen to the quiet, internal voice inside you telling you to leave the safety of "certainty" for the risk of something bigger.
When I quit the corporate world in 1990, I didn't have a 50-page business plan. What I had was a gut feeling that something massive was happening with global networking. I just knew I had to be a part of it. I had no idea where it was going to take me, what I might do, or how I might shape my tomorrow.
But I just knew... so I traded a predictable salary for the unpredictable thrill of the unknown.
I stopped chasing the "safe" path and started chasing the thing I actually wanted to chase.
It worked out pretty well!
Unknown to me at the time, I was deeply caught up in one of the most important aspects of innovation of all - emotional commitment to a bigger trend. And that is the lesson many leaders miss: true innovation requires an emotional investment in a bold future. You'll only accomplish big things if you innovate within the bigger trend.
My early pivot has continued through my career. In fact, throughout my 36-year voyage, the moments of greatest growth always happened after I abandoned the "proven" model to follow a bigger signal that only I could hear.
Look, certainty is comfortable, but being bold takes you further.
Don't wait for the world to permit you to change.
Listen to your internal voice.
Chase the thing you want to chase.
Because it might be in front of you right now.
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It's no wonder that the title of one of Jim's books starts with Think BIG...!
**#BIG** **#Bold** **#Opportunity** **#Trends** **#Chase** **#Vision** **#Courage** **#Pivot** **#Risk** **#Gut** **#Innovation** **#Emotional** **#Commitment** **#Unknown** **#Growth** **#Future** **#ThinkBIG** **#Listen** **#Internal** **#Voice** **#Certainty** **#Safety** **#Leap** **#Dreams** **#Onwards**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-12-chase-the-big-things/
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Above the noise, above the limits… when your mindset rises, even the impossible becomes your platform. 📱🏔️✨
I invite my fellow bloggers, let's connect & support each other's growth today.#ThinkBig #RiseAbove #LimitlessMindset #visionary #AboveTheClouds #DigitalFuture #successmindset #dreambig #leadership #nextlevel #stayfocused #invitation #bloggers #ConnectAndGrow
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"Methanex is one of Aotearoa's largest polluters. It burns 45% of our total natural gas supply to produce low value methanol and millions of tons of carbon dioxide. In the process, it also receives millions of dollars in pollution subsidies - roughly $40 million worth last year."
@norightturnnz, 2026
https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/03/good-riddance.html
Methanex was a #ThinkBig project. Remember how selling our public infrastructure was meant to turn subsidised lame ducks into revenue sources for the public purse?
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Bryce Edwards makes a powerful argument that our government's proposed #LNG terminal investment is a failure of process, a failure of governance, & will be an albatross around #Aotearoa's neck for generations to come. For less $ we could install solar panels & batteries in homes around #NewZealand, but of course that wouldn't suit the capitalist class, would it? If it's such a great idea, why isn't the private sector doing it? #nzpol #electricity #ThinkBig #climateChange https://www.democracyproject.org.nz/p/democracy-briefing-why-the-govts
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"Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
It was an honor to present at the recent BIFMA 360 Leadership Conference in St. Petersburg, where I took a hard look at the "era of acceleration" currently transforming the manufacturing industry.
From the rapid integration of AI and robotics to the emergence of "swarm factories," the message is clear: the future is coming at you faster than you think. How fast are things changing? Take a look at my slide deck - I share the full thing right here. I don't often share these, but I'm particularly proud of what I put together.
To encourage them to keep moving forward, I just shared a deep-dive summary, and a video recap that collectively outline the mindset required to survive—specifically, my mantra to "Think BIG, Start small, Scale fast!"
How did I encourage them to think about tomorrow? I told them about what things would look like in exactly 10 years!
The slides and article guide you through "Project Aura," a hypothetical 2035 scenario where we build a "phygital" workspace using digital twins and bio-responsive materials. These resources outline a 10-step roadmap—from "cognitive briefs" to "product-as-a-service"—illustrating how technologies such as generative AI and 3D printing are reshaping the entire manufacturing lifecycle.
I also filmed a summary YouTube video as a refresher of what I covered in the keynote. It brings these concepts to life with practical leadership strategies for today. In it, I discuss the importance of building an "Xbox Room" to allow young engineers to experiment with new tools and the necessity of hiring "rebels and misfits" to shake up the current skill set. The video serves as a passionate reminder that we are in a time where trends can go "supernova" and change an industry overnight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHm7JLDEXTM
Crucially, I warned them of the dangerous "barbell structure" forming in the industry - big companies are doing all these things, and small and medium-sized manufacturers are falling behind. I challenged these leaders to "kill the innovation killers" (the excuses that hold you back) while building the "experiential capital" necessary to avoid becoming the hollowed-out middle.
Overall?
My key guidance was not to try to avoid what must be done - and to do that, they needed to shift their mindset from why they 'can't' to why they 'must!
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Futurist Jim Carroll has spoken at well over 100 manufacturing events, outlining the trends that are rapidly redefining one of our most important industries.
**#Mindset** **#Manufacturing** **#Innovation** **#Leadership** **#Future** **#Acceleration** **#AI** **#Robotics** **#ThinkBIG** **#Scale** **#Strategy** **#Transformation** **#DigitalTwin** **#Technology** **#Rebels** **#Change** **#Growth** **#BIFMA** **#Industry** **#Vision** **#Action** **#Disruption** **#Tomorrow** **#MustDo** **#Onwards**
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We should stop thinking in terms of just ousting Trump from power, and begin thinking of taking out the entire Republican Party. They all sleep in the same bed. And they are all fascists. #ThinkBig
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Die Prognose für das #Samstagabendspiel:
#BVB09 - #effzeh (#BVBKOE):
👉 53,1% | 24,0% | 22,8%
👉 Kampf um die Vorherrschaft im #Westen. Mit einem 0:3 könnte der #FCKöln am #BVB und (zumindest vorerst) auch an Bayer Leverkusen vorbeiziehen. Unwahrscheinlich zwar, aber wieso nicht?#BuLiSpielPrognose #BuLiPrognose #Bundesliga #Fußball #ThinkBig #KölleKommtUndBallert #KölscheKlatscheDeluxe #GeißbockGalopp #KölschStattKohle
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@felwert in case you feel like reading up on the state of the art: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=home+lab+setup&ia=web ;) #ThinkBig
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Spot the top AI automation trends in 2025 and tell us which one you’ll try first. #ThinkBig #ActionNow #AIautomation #FutureReady #Innovation #HyperAutomation #SmartDecisioning #CitizenDevelopment #AI #EnterpriseAI #Automation #2025 #ThinkBig #ActionNow
https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/shaping-tomorrow-three-ai-automation-trends-to-watch-in-2025-7837780e8808 -
"Greenpeace is also advocating for household solar projects to be given priority over large scale commercial projects. 'Just because energy production is renewable, it’s not necessarily sustainable', Greenpeace lead climate campaigner Christine Rose says. 'The adverse environmental and social impacts of the centralised ‘Think Big’ generation model can be addressed by rooftop solar and battery storage'.”
#GeorgeDriver, 2023
https://northandsouth.co.nz/2023/07/24/renewable-energy-by-2050/
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/244001/ ‘Everything Is On The Table’ For Kelso Winner Think Big #BeyerSpeedFigure #ChurchillDowns #Godolphin #JoseOrtiz #KentuckyDowns #MichaelStidham #racing #SaratogaRaceCourse #Sports #ThinkBig #UK #UnitedKingdom
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#ThinkBig | Pauline Leblond Double Quartet présentera prochainement "L'Oubli", en hommage aux poèmes de Pablo Neruda, que la trompettiste et compositrice a choisi de mettre en musique. 💫
Pour ce nouvel album, l'ensemble s'agrandit et invite Mathieu Najean (saxes, clarinette et basson) et Timothé le Maire (trombone).
🎺 Rdv au Dinant Jazz Festival le 26 juillet pour découvrir "l'Oubli" en live !
#europeannetwork #jazz #improvisedmusic #dinant #festival #belgium
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#ThinkBig | Pauline Leblond Double Quartet présentera prochainement "L'Oubli", en hommage aux poèmes de Pablo Neruda, que la trompettiste et compositrice a choisi de mettre en musique. 💫
Pour ce nouvel album, l'ensemble s'agrandit et invite Mathieu Najean (saxes, clarinette et basson) et Timothé le Maire (trombone).
🎺 Rdv au Dinant Jazz Festival le 26 juillet pour découvrir "l'Oubli" en live !
#europeannetwork #jazz #improvisedmusic #dinant #festival #belgium
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A powerful start to the day as I bore witness to a small group of animal puppets and their human puppeteers from #TheHerds as they visited London. Their journey runs from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle. Met the creator too and thanked him for his vision. #ThinkBig www.theherds.org
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#ThinkBig! | Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra is teaming up with Associazione Istantanea APS and Bologna Jazz Festival to launch its International Big Band Composition Competition! 🏆🎼
👉 Deadline to send your compositions: October 1st 2025
#competition #compositions #jazz #music #italy #club #bigband #TowerJazzComposersOrchestra
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Check out the two new albums from our Think Big! European network in our #releases Playlist 🇪🇺
💿 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗮'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 by Potsa Lotsa XL
💿 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲? by LIUN + The Science Fiction Band
https://www.grandsformats.com/en/la-playlist-des-sorties-grand-formats/
#PLAYLIST #releases #europeannetwork #ThinkBig #album #jazz #music #largeensemble
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Most companies chase quarters like lab rats chasing pellets.
Real ones? They chase galaxies.
OKRs make you efficient. Vision makes you dangerous.
Apple didn’t invent the iPhone to hit a KPI. SpaceX isn’t escaping Earth for a performance bonus.
If your team’s mission fits in a JIRA ticket, congratulations, you’re irrelevant.
Be vision-driven. Or enjoy your slow, optimized decay.
#Leadership #VisionDriven #ProductStrategy #Innovation #ThinkBig #NoMoreOKRs #BuildTheFuture #QuarterlyMadness #TechLeadership #SpaceXMindset
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We are capable of so much more than we realize! 🌍💡 If we bridge the gap between action and potential, we can change the world. ✨💪
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Ich finde, der @fcstpauli.com sollte bei @depechemode.com anfragen, ob sie „Just can‘t get enough“ mit dem #fcsp Text neu aufnehmen als neue Hymne #thinkbig
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President Aleksandar Vučić criticizes the student protests in Belgrade as “chaotic” paralyzing traffic and disrupting the everyday lives of citizens. The students respond with organized protest by spreading out at a specific intersection. “If you support our demands, honk your horn.” It’s a simple way to involve a cross-generational audience.
#vucic #studentprotests #serbia #resistance #change #development #progression #reality #socialjustice #Prosperityforeveryone #future #wide #thinkbig -
... The #Bluesky school. Do almost everything they are doing except inviting #enshittification. They have the #troll, #spam, #spy and #misinformation problems under control. People are happily connecting and avoiding whatever they want to avoid. They are enjoying themselves.
I love the #fediverse, I always will. Not gonna leave. But it's microscopic.
Dare to #ThinkBig.
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Daily Inspiration: “Optimistic societies are stable societies” – Futurist Jim Carroll
On the day of the election, I’ll be speaking to an audience of senior government executives in Abu Dhabi.
One section of my talk explores the link between the entrepreneurial spirit of the younger generation and the role of optimism in moving a society forward, not back.
#WildestImagination #FutureThinking #Innovation #LimitlessPossibilities #EmbraceChange #ThinkBig
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-global-trends-politics-optimistic-societies-are-stable-societies/
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Daily Inspiration: "Your future should always begin with your wildest imagination!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
People always tend to say, "Never in my wildest imagination!"
And then that thing happens, and they are shocked by what they see.
But our idea of tomorrow should always consist of our wildest imagination.
Because the wildest ideas can often become real, sooner than we think.
I've been noticing that in most of my keynotes as of late, people are taking out their phones and taking a picture of the slide with my go-to phrase.
Remember it?
“Companies that do not yet exist will build products not yet conceived using ideas not yet in existence with methodologies yet to be defined with ideas yet to be imagined"
I think the reason it is drawing so much attention is that although people feel overwhelmed by the speed of tomorrow and the change that it brings, some also know that we now live in a world and a time in which anything is possible.
Not only that, but ideas that once seemed to be on the crazy side of our future forecast map are becoming more likely.
But not everyone thinks like that. Have you ever noticed that you are often surrounded by pessimistic people? People who can't seem to comprehend how different tomorrow might be? They’re everywhere! And for every silver lining, they see massive rainfall. The glass is never half full nor even empty - they see a shattered glass! They seem to thrive on the belief that the worst is yet to come. Cynicism runs deep in their soul.
Seriously, these people are a bit of a drag!
Don't be that person!
Stop using the phrase "never in my wildest imagination" when it comes to tomorrow. Instead, let your imagination run wild!
Futurist Jim Carroll believes that our imagination is a window into tomorrow.
**#WildestImagination** **#FutureThinking** **#Innovation** **#LimitlessPossibilities** **#EmbraceChange** **#ThinkBig** **#CreativeVision** **#Optimism** **#DreamBig** **#ImaginationUnleashed**
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@nullbytes von @inpsyde teilt sein „Wissen“ über unser aller Zukunft in seinem Vortrag „WordPress als Soziales Netzwerk – Eine Vision um Publishing zu demokratisieren“ #wcka #WCKA24 #thinkbig #goviral #wordpress
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Daily Inspiration: "See differently and you'll innovate brilliantly!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Most people see a ketchup bottle.
Creative people see trends & innovation!
Last week, I spoke at the Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors conference in Indianapolis; my topic was the impact and opportunity of artificial intelligence technologies in the manufacturing industry. As is usually the case, the day started with an early morning (630am) stage/sound check. That's the short time in which I visit the room, check that my laptop plugs into the AV system fine, the audio works, and that the stage is set. Because it's showtime!
Bill Stainton was also there at the same time - he was there to speak on the theme of innovation, and in particular, his topic, Connect the Dots: How to Unleash Your Hidden Ingenuity. I'd never met Bill before although I had heard his name - you can't be a speaker on stage and not be familiar with other folks in your line of work. We had a great chat as we took our turns testing out our setup.
Bill's focus is, like many of my events, on innovation. I came at it through a technology lens - he came at it as the Executive Producer of Seattle’s legendary comedy TV show Almost Live!, leading his team to over 100 Emmys of their own, as well as 10 straight years of #1 ratings.
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s we spoke, Bill took two ketchup bottles out of his bag to place on the stage tabletop - and at that moment, I had a great laugh, because, as you might know, for a time I featured the upside-down ketchup bottle as the core of an innovation-themed talk.As does Bill!
And therein followed the most wonderful story - read the post!
#SeeDifferently #Innovation #Creativity #Change #Perspective #Adaptability #KetchupStory #ThinkBig #Disruption #Opportunities
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-creativity-innovation-see-differently-and-youll-innovate-brilliantly/
