At this very moment, you are surrounded by ‘modern things’ that will become ‘things from the olden days’ during your lifetime!
— Jim Carroll
Original 2021 statement: You are surrounded by modern things right now that will become ‘things from the olden days’ during your lifetime
What Jim has written about this
From “Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, you are surrounded by ‘modern things’ that will become ‘things from the olden days’ during your lifetime!” (December 2021)
Many of you might know that for years - from about 1999 - I told the story of ” Things from the Olden Days” while on stage.
I crystallized that into a blog post I did 18 years ago - ” That’s from the olden days, daddy! ”, commenting on the things that my young sons thought were positively ancient. I built into a story on stage about the need for fast innovation.
From “Daily Inspiration: “Your ‘olden days’ are happening right now - and they will be with you sooner than you think!”” (July 2019)
“ Your ‘olden days’ are happening right now - and they will be with you sooner than you think! ” - # Futurist Jim Carroll
We are already surrounded by things from the olden days that were just cutting edge and modern as little as a few years ago. The arrival of things into the olden days is happening faster than ever before as time accelerates.
I’ll often tell the story on stage of ‘things from the olden days.’ Its based on observations I had of my young sons as they grew up in a world of instant obsolescence. 35mm film, CD’s, fax machines - suddenly, all these things that were a part of my lives were things to them that were from ancient times. I soon gave up keeping a list as we entered an era of the transience of technology.
From “Business velocity and “things from the olden days”” (June 2010)
Way back from about 1999 to 2005, I would often talk on stage about “things from the olden days.” It was a story that reflected how my young sons, from the ages of 3 & 5, saw certain things around the house as something completely ancient — when just a few years previous, they had been a part of my life.
Earlier this year, I keynoted the joint US Navy, Air Force, & Marine Child Youth Program conference in Dallas, Texas. I had about 1,500 folks in the room who manage social, counselling, day care and recreation programs on military bases worldwide. The focus of the talk was around innovation in delivery of services. In order to get across to this crowd the rate of change, I resurrected my olden days story.
It still makes for good viewing, and can help you to think about the rate of business change that continues to occur out there today. And in fact, if you look around you, you’ll find that an ever greater number of things are becoming things from the olden days, and it’s occurring at a faster rate.
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, you are surrounded by ‘modern things’ that will become ‘things from the olden days’ during your lifetime!
Daily Inspiration: “Your ‘olden days’ are happening right now - and they will be with you sooner than you think!”
Business velocity and “things from the olden days”