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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 21:46:14 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "Every single opportunity is always within the margin of possibility!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   When the World Bank invited me to keynote on the future of manufacturing, they made one thing crystal clear: they wanted me to flip the script - paint of picture of opportunity, not disruption. Think about it - in the industry, everyone's been talking about disruption, what I could call "automation anxiety," global competition, new young upstarts, and relentless volatility - aka economic whiplash.

   But here's the thing - despite all the big change trends on the horizon, they're rocket fuel for those who know how to harness them. With that in mind, I just put together a little Website that details my manufacturing keynotes - the type of thing I did for this group. It's over at https://manufacturing.jimcarroll.com. I highlight these trends at the top of the page:

   “Collapsing product lifecycles. Artificial intelligence. The connectivity of the Industrial Internet of Things. Mass customization. Digitization, robotics, and the cloud. Design based on crowd thinking. Rapid prototyping and deployment. Faster time to market. 3D printing / additive manufacturing. Are you ready for the new world of manufacturing?”

   As a manufacturing executive or engineer, you could look at all those things and see a threat - but the real magic is if you instead see them as opportunities. I don't know if you have ever looked at it, but check one of the highlighted images on the home page of my Web site.

   That's the essence of my thinking, and that's what I shared at this event and many others.

   My manufacturing keynote description goes as follows:

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   While popular media and opportunistic politicians portray a picture of a sector in crisis, smart manufacturing executives are furiously busy with innovation, reinventing their capabilities, processes, and business models using advanced ideas, materials, methodologies, and technologies.

   The reality of manufacturing today is that there is a big opportunity that comes from aligning with fast-paced trends. What a time for innovation opportunity, and for insight from a great keynote that really puts all of these trends into perspective.

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   All of the trends sweeping the manufacturing sector represent an opportunity. They represent possibilities for reinvention, transformation, and innovation. And they are out there, just waiting to be grabbed. They are within the margin of possibility.

   Do you have the same mindset?

   #Manufacturing #Innovation #Opportunity #Growth #Velocity #Disruption #Future #Transformation #Experimentation #Optimism
   
   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-inspiration-chasing-innovation-every-single-opportunity-is-always-within-the-margin-of-possibility/