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Jim Carroll speaks to TechAlliance

By David Canton

That’s the title of my Slaw post for today.   It reads as follows:

Canadian futurist Jim Carroll (@jimcarroll)just spoke about innovation at the London TechAlliance AGM. Here are some of the points that got my attention. (We used to call these sound bites or bullet points - I?ve already seem some of these show up in Tweets from the audience - so lets call these Slaw Tweets.)

Change is so rapid - 65% of public school children will be in a career that doesn?t exist yet.

1/2 of what science grads learn in first year is obsolete when they graduate.

Product lifecycles used to be measured in 2 digit years. The product lifecycle of a digital camera is 3 -6 months.

Big doesn?t beat small - fast beats slow.

We should choose not to participate in the recession - use it as an opportunity for growth.

A brand is no longer what you say it is - its what they say it is.

Experiential capital (accumulated experience trying to do things we have not done before) is crucial.

Full post as published by eLegal Canton on May 27, 2009 (boomark / email).