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Futurist Jim Carroll

"𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

One of my main messages yesterday during my keynote was that you need to make the most of the moment if you have one. If a wide variety of trends are suddenly coming together - which they are for medical device technology as they are for many other industries - then you have to move at the speed of the trends. This is a message I often share while on stage.

In that context, I've also been doing a final proofread of 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏 - I suspect we are days away from release. And in one of the chapters, I saw one of the phrases I wrote - "𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒." When you write tens of thousands of words, you sometimes forget the wisdom you wove into just a few of those words.

With that in mind, here's what you need to think about.

You need to commit.

You need to have a compelling sense of urgency.

You have to decide to move forward, not back.

You should have a sense that RIGHT NOW is the right time.

You must be ready to act decisively.

You need to make decisions.

You need to move with the trends as they mature, not as they fade.

Do things. Now.

Get it done - because why should you wait?

Kill indecision - otherwise, it will kill you.

Start doing. Action is better than stasis.

Act faster - because your world is.

Volatility is normal - learn from it.

Think faster. Don't wait for perfect information.

Act more. Momentum is valuable.

Change is inevitable - Indecisiveness isn't.

Because waiting is fatal.

Agility, innovation, and execution are key.

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Futurist Jim Carroll admits to having never understood indecision.

**#Action** **#Urgency** **#Decisiveness** **#Momentum** **#Innovation** **#Agility** **#Execution** **#Trends** **#Commitment** **#Now**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decodin

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS

When 22-year-old Cole went to refill his #asthma medication, he saw a #shocking #price. The #inhaler that once cost <$70 suddenly cost >$500. [He] didn’t have an extra $500 to buy it. 5 days later, he #died after a severe asthma attack. #profit-driven #execution #UnitedHealth tinyurl.com/mr4bvkae

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid · Did UnitedHealth Exploitation Result in Yet Another Preventable Death?By Qasim Rashid, Esq.
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

You need to commit.

To do that, you need to banish the 'maybe's.

You know:

"Maybe next quarter"
"Maybe when we have clarity"
"Maybe when I'm more comfortable"
"Maybe when the market settles"
"Maybe after we see what competitors do"
"Maybe when we have more money"
"Maybe when the timing is better"
"Maybe when we understand the risks better"
"Maybe when customers start asking for it"
"Maybe when we have the right team"
"Maybe when the technology is more mature"
"Maybe when we get approval from leadership"
"Maybe when we have more data"
"Maybe when things aren't so uncertain"
"Maybe when we finish our current projects"
"Maybe when the economy improves"
"Maybe when we have a guarantee it'll work"
"Maybe when someone else proves it first"
"Maybe when we can afford to fail"
"Maybe when we know exactly what we're doing"
"Maybe when the stars align"
"Maybe when we have time to do it right"
"Maybe when we understand all the implications"
"Maybe when we can measure the ROI"
"Maybe when it becomes urgent"
The "maybe's" are a silent killer of much innovation.

Stop saying maybe.

Start saying when.

Better yet, start saying now.

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Futurist Jim Carroll has never liked the word ‘maybe.’

**#Commitment** **#Decision** **#Action** **#Now** **#Innovation** **#Leadership** **#Urgency** **#Focus** **#Execution** **#Decisive**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decodin

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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 30, 1381: Tax collector John Bampton sparked the Peasants’ Revolt in Brentwood, Essex. The mass uprising, also known as Wat Tyler’s Rebellion, or the Great Rising, began because of attempts to collect a poll tax. However, tensions were already high because of the economic misery and hunger caused by the Black Death pandemic of the 1340s, and the Hundred Years’ War. During the uprising, rebels burned public records and freed prisoners. King Richard II, 14 years old, hid in the Tower of London. Rebels entered the Tower and killed the Lord Chancellor and the Lord High Treasurer, but not the king. It took nearly six months for the authorities to suppress the Peasants’ Revolt. They slaughtered over 1,400 rebels. Roughly 600 years later, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tried again to impose a poll tax on Britain’s working class. It also sparked a revolt which brought an end both to the tax and Thatcher’s regime. Billy Bragg references Thatcher’s poll tax in his song, All You Fascists.

Tyler's death (left to right: Sir William Walworth, Mayor of London (wielding sword); Wat Tyler; King Richard II; and Sir John Cavendish, esquire to the king (bearing decorated sword). By User Bkwillwm on en.wikipedia - Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=722439
#workingclass#LaborHistory#peasant
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 29, 1830: Anarchist school teacher Louise Michel was born. She was a leader of the Paris Commune. During the Bloody Week, the authorities executed 30,000 men, women and children. They forced Michel to turn herself in by threatening to kill her mother, then deported her to New Caledonia, where she taught both the children of colonists and the indigenous people of New Caledonia. Her struggle against French colonialism and her support for the indigenous people is remembered today in their local museum of anarchism.

In 1880, the French gave amnesty to commune prisoners and allowed her back into the country. Many of those prisoners could not find work and were starving. She helped set up soup kitchens to feed them and devoted herself to writing about strikes and worker protests. On Mach 9, 1883, she led a demonstration through Paris. During the march, starving workers looted bakeries and stole bread. They arrested Michel and sentenced her to six years solitary confinement. Two years after being released, a would-be assassin shot her behind her ear. During the trial, she defended the would-be assassin, arguing that he had been misled by an evil society. She died on January 9, 1905.

Read my entire biography of Michel here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/

Louise Michel (c. 1880). By J.M. Lopez - Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10186336
#workingclass#LaborHistory#louisemichel
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Mark

At least 206 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity amid brutal treatment

There have been multiple reports of #Ukrainian #POWs being tortured or #killed while in #Russian #captivity

As of May criminal investigations were underway regarding #execution of 268 Ukrainian POWs

AP reported, citing previous reports of #forensic expert who conducted the #autopsies of the POWs.

kyivindependent.com/over-200-u

The Kyiv Independent · At least 206 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity, AP reportsBy Kateryna Hodunova
#WarCrimes
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Don't let initiative begin long after its best before date!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Most people start things too late. Trends mature before they do. Tomorrow happens before they get there.

Opportunities go to those who show up. That's why you should ask yourself and your organization some probing questions. use these as a guide to figure out if you are too late for everything!

Is my brilliant initiative already becoming a relic of a bygone era, swallowed by the relentless, unforgiving march of time? This is the harsh reality of The Accelerating Pace of Change.

Am I merely drifting in stagnant waters while the world sprints ahead, my initiative gasping to keep up with the lightning speed of progress? You're being outpaced by The Velocity of Trends.

Am I actively strangling my opportunity, paralyzed by a fatal hesitation that condemns my initiative to the shadows of what might have been? This is the crippling effect of Aggressive Indecision.

Am I callously signing the death warrant for my initiative through my devastating inaction, watching its potential wither and die before my eyes? Such is the consequence of Inaction as a "Death Sentence".

Is my initiative a dormant powerhouse, DOA on arrival, its explosive momentum bleeding away with every precious moment I fail to take decisive, concrete action? Remember, true power comes from Momentum from Doing.

Am I an absent, negligent architect of my future, failing to truly show up and build something magnificent, thereby condemning this initiative to the desolate void of inaction and forgotten dreams? This is about understanding The Power of "Showing Up".

Show up.

Get going.

Start now.

It matters.

#Action #Initiative #Urgency #Execution #Momentum #Opportunity #Commitment #Progress #Leadership #Now

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/05/decodin

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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 26, 1755: The French authorities caught and executed Louis Mandrin, the French Robin Hood. He had led an army of 300 smugglers in a rebellion against the Fermiers, or tax collectors. This made him incredibly popular with the masses because the Fermiers would tax them far more than the king required and pocket the extra. Furthermore, he would buy products in Switzerland and sell them in France without paying any taxes, making them much less expensive. However, when he was caught, the authorities publicly tortured him and left his body on display to teach the masses a lesson. The people left sympathetic notes beside his body and a legend was born.

Mandrin was referenced in Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” Books and films were made about his life, including the 1924 silent film, “Mandrin” and the book, “Captain Mandrin.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #rebellion #torture #execution #LouisMandrin #robinhood #victorhugo #book #fiction #film #writer #novel @bookstadon

Captain Mandrin, book cover. By This illustration was made by louis-garden.Please credit this : louis-gardenAn email to Louis-garden or a message here would be appreciated too.More pictures (not free) at My Photos Site - Musée Pontois pour wiki, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2001015
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Futurist Jim Carroll

“𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑡?" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, and I'm loving the feedback and comments from those who have picked up copies. (Are you in? You can grab copies at the Mediocrity website !)

But while working on them, I'm always thinking. At first, I put together 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 to identify the attitudes and actions that cause so many people to live a mediocre life. Once that was becoming a reality, I realized I needed a way to offer people a path out of such an existence, which led of course, to the creation and release of 𝐸𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝. Let's say you manage to escape the mediocrity you once embraced, but what if it came creeping back? What if the old bad behaviors, mindsets, and beliefs that drove you before come back into your mind, even though you've worked so hard to escape them?

I realized what you need to do is eradicate them.

So I started thinking about how you eradicate mediocrity, and I came to realize that what it would involve is coming to accept some ground truths about your situation and your reality.

So I started compiling a list. Let's call it a list of 101 Principles of Leadership and Innovation. They seem to neatly fall into several buckets or categories, so I've included that in the list. Or maybe it's a list about, um, I dunno, eradicating mediocrity? Maybe you should read the post to the bottom!

There is, of course, a PDF, which I pulled together with my nifty new little AI deck generation tool!

Oh, and there's a Website that I generated with AI - it's at sparkchange.jimcarroll.com - entirely generated by AI.

Read the post for the list - and a fun surprise!

**#Leadership** **#Innovation** **#Speed** **#Agility** **#Mindset** **#Execution** **#Change** **#Future** **#Action** **#Excellence**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/05/decodin

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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 21, 1894: The French authorities executed anarchist Emile Henry by guillotine. His final words were, “Courage, comrades! Long live Anarchy!” Henry grew up in a family of radicals. His father had been a supporter of the Paris Commune. As a result, his family was exiled to Spain, where Henry was born. However, his father contracted mercury poisoning from his factory job there and died when Henry was ten. After this, the family moved back to France. Henry’s older brother, also an anarchist, helped him make connections with other French revolutionaries. In 1892, Henry set a time bomb at the offices of the Carmaux Mining Company, which killed five cops. In February, 1894, he set off a bomb at the Café Terminus, killing one person and wounding twenty. The authorities arrested him for this crime and sentenced him to death by guillotine.

Henry’s capture, outside the Café Terminus. By Osvaldo Tofani - Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4056321
#workingclass#LaborHistory#anarchism
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 17, 1917: The government stayed the execution of Tom Mooney while he appealed his case. Mooney ultimately spent 22 years in prison for the San Francisco Preparedness Day Parade bombing in 1916, a crime he did not commit. Mooney, along with codefendant Warren Billings, were members of the IWW and were railroaded because of their union and anarchist affiliations. The bomb exploded at the foot of Market Street, killing ten and wounding forty. Billings had heard rumors that agents provocateurs might try to blacken the labor movement by disrupting the pro-war parade. He tried to warn his comrades.

Mooney’s father had been in the Knights of Labor, a forerunner of the IWW. He had been beaten so badly during one strike, that his comrades thought he was dead. He ultimately died of silicosis from mining at the age of 36, when Tom was only ten. In San Francisco, Tom Mooney published The Revolt, a socialist newspaper. He was tried and acquitted three times for transporting explosives during the Pacific Gas & Electric strike in 1913.

Mooney filed a writ of habeas corpus in 1937, providing evidence that his conviction was based on perjured testimony and evidence tampering. Among this evidence was a photograph of him in front of a large, ornate clock, on Market Street, clearly showing the time of the bombing and that he could not have been at the bombing site when it occurred. The Alibi Clock was later moved to downtown Vallejo, twenty-five miles to the northeast of San Francisco. A bookstore in Vallejo is named after this clock. He was finally pardoned in 1939. Upon his release, he marched in a huge parade down market street. Cops and leaders of the mainstream unions were all forbidden from participating. An honor guard of longshoremen accompanied him carrying their hooks. His case helped establish that convictions based on false evidence violate people’s right to due process.

The accompanying photo shows Oliver Law, and the Tom Mooney Machine Gun Company, part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades, who fought in the Spanish war against fascism (AKA the Spanish Civil War). Oliver Law was a communist, and the first black man known to have commanded white U.S. troops.

Read my complete article on Mooney and Billings here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/05/

The accompanying photo shows Oliver Law, and the Tom Mooney Machine Gun Company, part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades, who fought in the Spanish war against fascism (AKA the Spanish Civil War). Oliver Law was a communist, and the first black man known to have commanded white U.S. troops.
#workingclass#LaborHistory#IWW
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