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You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence.

“You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence." - Futurist Jim Carroll

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Publish Date	2026-05-05
Updated Date	2026-09-18
Maturity	proven

Lesson #28 in The Infinite Pivot series.

“You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence.” - Futurist Jim Carroll

Source: Decoding Tomorrow: The Infinite Pivot Series - #28 “You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence.”, published May 05, 2026.

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IndustriesWorkforce & Professional ServicesExpertise is being reorganized around AI augmentation, knowledge velocity, new career structures and the ability to assemble skills at speed.IndustriesEconomic DevelopmentRegions increasingly compete on speed: the ability to align talent, infrastructure, energy, research and capital with industries that are themselves being reinvented.DomainsSociety, Skills & WorkChanging skills, careers, demographics, generational values and the organizational structures of work.

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