AI: Disruption and Adaptation

Dissecting the transformative power of AI.

Delve deeper into developments in artificial intelligence, especially the disruptions across value chains. This series examines AI’s impact on a range of sectors, including business consulting, education and the media. It also sizes up the regulatory and ethical questions tied to this game-changing technology.

Dissecting the transformative power of AI.

Entrepreneurship

How to Mine Better Innovation From the AI Gold Rush

E. D. Yilmaz, T. Meyer

Cultivate genuine innovation through experienced evaluation, strategic intent and mechanisms that reward novelty over replication.

Operations

The CEO's AI To-Do List

T. C. Redman, G. Gioux, T. Evgeniou

Five things that CEOs need to take charge of – rather than delegate – for AI initiatives to succeed.

Operations

Taking on the AI Adoption Challenge

Lily Fang

What’s holding companies back from taking full advantage of the technology, and which trends should they keep in mind?

Strategy

Can Asia Benefit From the AI Boom?

S. Hasija, H. Kim

With AI democratising knowledge and enabling more capital- and labour-efficient businesses, could the “Asian Century” finally be on the horizon?

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Economics & Finance

Will Our Institutions Keep Up With AI?

Philippe Aghion

AI’s promise of faster growth hinges on how quickly competition policy, education and investment can adapt to the technology.

Responsibility

The Hidden Forces Driving the AI Boom

Rachel Eva Lim

Extraction, power and the dark side of the race for AI dominance.

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Strategy

AI Transformation Is Not About Tech

B. Conversano, V. Satopää

Why AI initiatives fail when leaders treat them like typical tech rollouts.

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Economics & Finance

China's AI Involution: What the West is Missing

Lily Fang

While the West focuses on large language models, China's fierce internal competition and broader approach may define AI's next chapter.

Responsibility

Can AI Help Build Smarter Humans?

T. Evgeniou, T. Gordon

Technology must be designed to improve humanity, not replace it.

Strategy

Brazil’s Digital and AI Talent Landscape: Leapfrogging or Left Behind?

L. F. Monteiro, E. Bechara

Can digital and AI talent drive growth? Or will systemic bottlenecks continue to hold the country back?

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Operations

Should AI Nudge You or Tell You What to Do?

S. Poulidis, H. Ge, H. Bastani, O. Bastani

Why even accurate AI advice can have surprising costs.

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Leadership & Organisations

How AI Is Transforming HR

E. Bechara, T. Evgeniou, G. Gioux

With the right approach, HR leaders can design a new kind of AI-enabled organisation.

Leadership & Organisations

Have You Really Counted the Costs of GenAI?

Mark Mortensen

It's easy to chase productivity gains with generative AI. But are you also accounting for the value you may be giving up?

Marketing

Beyond Humans: AI-Driven Marketing in the UAE

D. Starobogatov, W. Ulaga

What the future of marketing could look like in an AI-native ecosystem.

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Strategy

"McKinsey in a Box": The End of Strategic Consulting?

Phil Parker

Affordable strategic business analyses and career consulting are now available to anyone with an internet connection.

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