Forward Thinking on China and artificial intelligence with Jeffrey Ding

This researcher is making sure more AI information flows back from China to the West, and his insights are surprising.

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Lessons from a high-ROI cloud transformation journey

Some roadblocks on the cloud journey aren’t apparent until it’s under way. CUNA Mutual’s CIO and its vice president of tech products discuss their route to full cloud success.

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Why your COVID-19 exit needs ‘strategy inserts’

Targeted updates to your strategy can help you fight incrementalism and hit the right “escape velocity” for recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The McKinsey Crossword: Insight on Sight | No. 29

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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In conversation: The impact of COVID-19 on capital markets

The widening gap in performance and the valuation surge among a few elite companies demonstrate the pandemic-induced acceleration of trends.

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How boards can help digital transformations

Boards can add value to their business’s digital transformation in five specific areas.

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Sweating for the fitness consumer

Fitness customers’ habits have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering fitness-industry providers the opportunity to reexamine their value propositions and target specific segments.

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This is the COVID consumer trend most likely to stick beyond the pandemic

To determine how enduring pandemic-spurred shifts may be, we examined a wide array of behaviors across five countries – China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States — using a “stickiness” test that takes into account the preferences of consumers and workers as well as the actions of companies, write Jaana Remes and Anu Madgavkar...

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The eight trends that will define 2021–and beyond

McKinsey’s global managing partner discusses the new ideas and business models transforming industry landscapes.

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The growth triple play: Creativity, analytics, and purpose

Companies that integrate creativity, analytics, and purpose are delivering at least two times the growth of their peers.

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