Jim Carroll’s 2025 update to the Innovation Killers framework: Stop saying maybe. Start saying when. Better yet, start saying now.
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Stop Saying Maybe
The accumulation of 'maybe later' excuses is a silent killer of innovation; replace maybe with when, and when with now.
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| Publish Date | 2025-06-03 |
| Updated Date | 2026-09-18 |
| Maturity | proven |
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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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