Facing the future: Britain’s new industrial revolution

By embracing new technologies, UK manufacturers have an opportunity to reinvigorate their sector.
Facing the future: Britain’s new industrial revolution

Value-for-money perception must go beyond price for European grocers

The days of competing on price alone are long gone, and the value-for-money perception of many European supermarket chains has been under extreme pressure. Our research shows that perception is driven by several factors that need to be addressed.
Value-for-money perception must go beyond price for European grocers

The new digital edge: Rethinking strategy for the postpandemic era

Our latest survey confirms that the future will belong to companies that put technology at the center of their outlook, capabilities, and leadership mandate.
The new digital edge: Rethinking strategy for the postpandemic era

Forward Thinking on measuring GDP and productivity with Diane Coyle

“If you look back at episodes of these periods when there has been technical change, and some big cataclysmic event in the economy, things end up being quite different a bit later.”
Forward Thinking on measuring GDP and productivity with Diane Coyle

Right in your backyard: Regional airports are an accessible and underused resource for future air mobility

As travel begins to rise in the wake of COVID-19, regional airports can help promote green transport and ignite a new wave of regional air transport.
Right in your backyard: Regional airports are an accessible and underused resource for future air mobility

Sign up now: Creating consumer—and business—value with subscriptions

Done right, subscription businesses can provide consumers with value, convenience, and personalized offerings while fostering stability and growth.
Sign up now: Creating consumer—and business—value with subscriptions

Crafting a fit-for-future retail operating model

Retailers must move beyond cost cutting to embrace a comprehensive transformation.
Crafting a fit-for-future retail operating model

The impact of agility: How to shape your organization to compete

Insights from over 2,000 global respondents reveal the recipe for an agile transformation that delivers real business impact.
The impact of agility: How to shape your organization to compete

Returning to order: Improving returns management for apparel companies

High levels of retail returns are not inevitable. Better management can reduce the cost and improve consumer loyalty at the same time.
Returning to order: Improving returns management for apparel companies

The workforce of the future

Accelerating trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation mean that more people will need to change jobs and learn new skills. Are leaders ready to guide the shift?
The workforce of the future

Electromobility's impact on powertrain machinery

The shift to electric powertrains will ripple back to affect the machine-tool industry. Here’s what manufacturers need to know.
Electromobility's impact on powertrain machinery

Holistic customer assistance through digital-first collections

With families continuing to struggle to make ends meet, lenders that find the right combinations of digital-first customer support will experience the benefits, including longer-term customer loyalty and insurance against being left in the wake of more ambitious peers.
Holistic customer assistance through digital-first collections

How air travel is evolving postpandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic decimated airlines in 2020, yet there are reasons for optimism as the industry looks to recovery.
How air travel is evolving postpandemic

A customer-centric approach to marketing in a privacy-first world

Growing limits on the use of customer data cannot simply be circumvented through technical solutions. Any sustainable first-party data strategy must have the customer relationship at its core.
A customer-centric approach to marketing in a privacy-first world

Six vectors of success in online fashion

The United Kingdom has been the battleground and a major source of innovation for fashion e-commerce. Our research offers a glimpse into the “new fundamentals” that are creating long-term winners in online retail.
Six vectors of success in online fashion

McKinsey advises Korean firms to embrace net-zero economy

Time is running out for Korea's business leaders who don't have a climate strategy, writes Jonathan Woetzel in The Korea Times.
McKinsey advises Korean firms to embrace net-zero economy

Next-generation nowcasting to improve decision making in a crisis

Traditional nowcasting has served its purpose well, but the COVID-19 crisis proved challenging for most models. A next-generation approach supports critical decision making and strategy moving forward.
Next-generation nowcasting to improve decision making in a crisis

How keeping health a priority is a prescription for European prosperity

As Europe emerges from the pandemic, investing in health can not only save lives and build greater resilience but underpin economic growth and prosperity.
How keeping health a priority is a prescription for European prosperity

Where are all the women innovators? Here’s a start

These are some of the women whose devotion to innovation is inspiring.
Where are all the women innovators? Here’s a start

Omnichannel engagement in medtech: The time is now

Leading medtech companies are shifting to omnichannel models to build personalized engagement and stronger relationships with healthcare professionals, which will ultimately translate into better care for patients.
Omnichannel engagement in medtech: The time is now

How Australian companies can reinvent themselves in 2021

To prosper in this new era of opportunity, Australian companies need to reinvent themselves. This article lays out a detailed path forward.
How Australian companies can reinvent themselves in 2021

This is a now or never moment to make US manufacturing more competitive

There’s a brief window to reduce American dependence on fragile, overseas supply chains for critical products in areas like healthcare, tech and defense—and create new jobs to power the American economy, writes Katy George in Market Watch.
This is a now or never moment to make US manufacturing more competitive

Asia: The highway of value for global logistics

Logistics—a bright spot in a global economy still recovering from the pandemic—presents many opportunities in Asia. How can stakeholders make the most of them?
Asia: The highway of value for global logistics

Introduction: Building the AI bank of the future

To thrive in the AI-powered digital age, banks will need an AI-and-analytics capability stack that delivers intelligent, personalized solutions and distinctive experiences at scale in real time.
Introduction: Building the AI bank of the future

Platform operating model for the AI bank of the future

Technology alone cannot define a successful AI bank; the AI bank of the future also needs an operating model that brings together the right talent, culture, and organizational design.
Platform operating model for the AI bank of the future

What’s next for consumers, workers, and companies in the post-COVID-19 recovery

Many changes in business models and consumer behavior during the pandemic will stick, but action will be needed to ensure the rebound is not uneven.
What’s next for consumers, workers, and companies in the post-COVID-19 recovery

Industrial services’ overlooked sales force: Their technicians

With sales teams less able to visit their clients, aftermarket services have become harder to sell. With a careful strategy and suitable training, service staff can help fill the gap.
Industrial services’ overlooked sales force: Their technicians

Author Talks: Somebody tell a joke

Two Stanford faculty members explain why we need more humor at work.
Author Talks: Somebody tell a joke

Five retail banking products that unite value and a sense of purpose

As increasing numbers of customers look for products and services with positive social or environmental impacts, banks can add value through innovation.
Five retail banking products that unite value and a sense of purpose

The resilience imperative: Succeeding in uncertain times

Strengthening institutional resilience has never been more important.
The resilience imperative: Succeeding in uncertain times

Gene-therapy innovation: Unlocking the promise of viral vectors

Viral-vector gene therapies show great promise, but the full extent of their clinical impact in the long term is not yet certain. Success depends on innovative solutions that remain under development.
Gene-therapy innovation: Unlocking the promise of viral vectors

What executives are saying about the future of hybrid work

Organizations are clear that postpandemic working will be hybrid. After that, the details get hazy.
What executives are saying about the future of hybrid work

Global VC view: Funding startups in the next normal

The boom that tech startups have been experiencing has continued through the pandemic. Two leading venture capitalists talk about how investing in them is changing.
Global VC view: Funding startups in the next normal

Virtually possible: Getting remote work right for G&A functions

Companies are weighing permanent shifts to remote working. For general and administrative (G&A) functions, such arrangements offer advantages—and drawbacks. To find the right model, let form follow function.
Virtually possible: Getting remote work right for G&A functions

Petrochemicals 2020: A year of resilience and the road to recovery

Most companies showed recovery of revenues and profits to pre-COVID-19 levels in the third and fourth quarters. A deeper dive into the numbers illustrates several implications for 2021.
Petrochemicals 2020: A year of resilience and the road to recovery

Benchmarking in the dairy industry: Strengthening performance amid double volatility

The dairy industry faces shifting demand and price pressure. Continuous benchmarking processes can help identify emerging areas of excellence and the possibility of higher-impact improvements.
Benchmarking in the dairy industry: Strengthening performance amid double volatility

Grabbing hold of the new future of work

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped existing workforce trends and catalyzed new ones. Here’s the latest on what’s next—and what to do about it.
Grabbing hold of the new future of work

The project of the future: The best ideas from the 2021 GII Summit

At the seventh Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit, more than 500 leaders gathered to explore the future of the industry. Here are some of the best ideas that surfaced in project development, project delivery, and digital and talent strategy.
The project of the future: The best ideas from the 2021 GII Summit

Creating strong digital B2B channels at industrial companies

The digital solutions common at many companies are new to most industrials. How can digitization take root in this complex industry?
Creating strong digital B2B channels at industrial companies

Precision medicine in practice: Strategies for rare cancers

The small number of people with rare diseases raises challenges for the development and launch of all therapies for such conditions, but rare cancers face extra barriers to widespread treatment.
Precision medicine in practice: Strategies for rare cancers

Efficient and sustainable last-mile logistics: Lessons from Japan

Delivery droids may be the solution to keep costs and environmental impact low, if stakeholders collaborate to pave the way.
Efficient and sustainable last-mile logistics: Lessons from Japan

Fast-forward: Will the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development reset industry norms?

A review of the funding, operational, technological, and regulatory factors that allowed for fast development of COVID-19 vaccines shows which will remain relevant for future efforts—and which won’t.
Fast-forward: Will the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development reset industry norms?

How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed dairy preferences among US consumers

The future of dairy consumption postpandemic is unclear. But a recent consumer survey may offer some clues for dairy companies.
How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed dairy preferences among US consumers

Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?

With the COVID-19 pandemic curtailing earthly travel, space tourism may seem like a far-fetched dream—but some companies are betting on high demand.
Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?

Forward Thinking on the Bio Revolution with Jason Kelly and Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath

The leaders of Gingko Bioworks and the BIO organization discuss the future of biological technologies, from developing vaccines faster to changing how we produce food.
Forward Thinking on the Bio Revolution with Jason Kelly and Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath

Enterprise cybersecurity: Aligning third parties and supply chains

In today’s riskier, more connected environment, organizations must collaborate closely with external partners to reduce vulnerabilities to cyberattackers.
Enterprise cybersecurity: Aligning third parties and supply chains

Forward Thinking on unemployment with Sir Christopher Pissarides

The Nobel Prize–winning economist talks job loss and creation after the pandemic, plus what economic researchers should be addressing today.
Forward Thinking on unemployment with Sir Christopher Pissarides

COVID-19 Consumer Healthcare Insights: What 2021 may hold

As more Americans receive their COVID-19 vaccines, parents are evaluating vaccine options for their children.
COVID-19 Consumer Healthcare Insights: What 2021 may hold

RFID’s renaissance in retail

A new era brings a familiar technology to the forefront for nongrocery retailers.
RFID’s renaissance in retail

How the medtech industry can capture value from digital health

Medtech companies could play a major role in the digital transformation of healthcare that is under way, but they will have to make some big changes to the way they operate—and fast.
How the medtech industry can capture value from digital health

COVID-19’s impact on Asian American workers: Six key insights

As Asian Americans strive for equity in the workplace, the COVID-19 crisis has created additional challenges. Six insights show how the pandemic has affected this group.
COVID-19’s impact on Asian American workers: Six key insights

Five Fifty: The great exhaustion

One thing that burned-out employees have in common—leaders who have yet to get specific about the future of hybrid work.
Five Fifty: The great exhaustion