"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**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/02/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-future-of-manufacturing-shift-your-mindset-from-why-you-cant-to-why-you-must/

Prakash Sangam (@MyTechMusings)

Kevin Weil과의 토론에서 2026년에 다수의 주요 미해결 과학 문제가 AI로 해결될 수 있다는 전망을 제시했습니다. AI 모델을 '논문용 금속탐지기'에 비유하며 빠르게 가설을 검증하고 연구 반복을 가속화해 과학적 발견 속도를 크게 높일 것이라는 관점을 공유했습니다.

https://x.com/MyTechMusings/status/2018839054285209850

#ai #science #kevinweil #research #acceleration

"Your future won’t be defined by the setbacks that might sideline you, but by what you decide to do with the velocity of your recovery!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Next week, I will be standing on stage in Toronto at the Canadian Automotive
Dealers Summit.

As I prepare that keynote, this quote is the central pillar of my message.

The automotive industry is currently navigating a series of high-speed "sideline" events: interest rate volatility, a turbulent EV transition and pullback, Tesla's essentially deciding to leave the market, and the arrival of aggressive new global competitors. In Canada, that also involves the looming arrival of more Chinese-built EVs, as well as fast-moving turmoil in the automotive manufacturing sector (with resultant brand destruction) due to tariffs.

It's easy for a dealer to feel injured, battered, and bruised by this pace of change!

But as I’ve learned personally over the last few months of my own physical recovery, the injury itself isn't the defining moment.

The defining moment is the velocity you choose once you decide to get back in the game.

What's happening in the auto world right now is a massive widening of the "Resilience Gap" - that's what I write about in my book Dancing in the Rain. Some are still sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the "old normal" to return.

And then there are the leaders who are engineering a new future right now.

They aren't just recovering; they are using the momentum of this current setback to a faster pivot toward software-defined vehicles, a faster adoption of hybrids in light of the EV pullback, new digital customer journeys, and hyper-efficient service models.

One group is frozen - the other is moving.

I'm in the latter camp. Yesterday, I went back to the gym for the first time since my spinal injury. It’s a literal manifestation of this principle. I wasn't going back to where I was; I was going back to build the strength required for what’s next.

The automotive industry is at the same crossroads. You can’t control the volatility that sidelined you, but you have absolute control over your recovery speed. In Toronto, we’re going to talk about how to stop looking at the rearview mirror of "what happened" and start focusing on the "velocity" of the next logical move.

Strength doesn't return in the absence of struggle—it returns the moment you decide to show up and accelerate.

You need to think the same way.

Let's get moving.

Futurist Jim Carroll spoke to the same event in 2012, and will be doing a retrospective look back and forward in his keynote.

**#Recovery** **#Velocity** **#Resilience** **#Automotive** **#Comeback** **#Leadership** **#Future** **#Acceleration** **#Strength** **#Dealers** **#Toronto** **#Transformation** **#Momentum** **#Pivot** **#Change** **#Strategy**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/02/daily-inspiration-your-future-wont-be-defined-by-the-setbacks-that-might-sideline-you-but-by-what-you-decide-to-do-with-the-velocity-of-your-recovery/

How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-physics-to-escape-an-ice-bowl/

Cheetah’s Acceleration Power

https://tube.blueben.net/w/giS47W8mHJaKrnNnZZyX8h

I’ve just been thinking about this:

I have no idea how performant my car is because I’m practically only accelerating using #adaptiveCruiseControl. I also never switch out of #ecoMode.

#acceleration and #topSpeed have ceased being the least buying factor.

Quan Nguyen (@qnguyen3)

mlx-boosting은 MLX를 활용해 Gradient Boost Tree 및 XGBoost의 학습·예측을 가속화하는 라이브러리로, Apple M3 Max 환경에서 scikit-learn 대비 최대 3.5배 빠른 성능을 제공한다고 보고했습니다. pip로 설치(uv pip install mlx-boosting)하여 바로 사용해볼 수 있다고 안내합니다.

https://x.com/qnguyen3/status/2009272804324073643

#mlx #xgboost #acceleration #performance

Unlock Sport Mode: Driving Performance Button Explained! #shorts

Explore the acceleration modes on a Tesla Model Y Performance! From Sport to Chill, find the perfect driving experience. Sport mode unleashes the full potential, while Chill offers a smoother ride. #TeslaModelY #Acceleration #ElectricVehicle #CarReview from Tesla In The Gong

https://teslainthegongyt.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/unlock-sport-mode-driving-performance-button-explained-shorts/