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The Importance Of Immigrants For The Future Of Tech

The Horizons Tracker

Historically, immigrants have helped America lead the world in technological innovation,” the authors say. This was emphasized clearly by research from McKinsey a few years ago, which highlighted that 35% of the 247 million or so people who live outside their country of birth are highly skilled migrants with at least a tertiary education.

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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

The worldwide trend of rising economic inequality applies not only to individuals. As for whether this is a new phenomenon, consider McKinsey’s dataset, stretching back to the 1960s , on 5,000 U.S. What are the underlying drivers of this trend? Consider what’s happening among corporations. There are many.

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The First Wave of Corporate AI Is Doomed to Fail

Harvard Business Review

They will fail not because AI is all hype, but because companies are approaching AI-driven innovation incorrectly. Back in the late 1990s, the internet was the big trend. Unfortunately, most of these efforts will fail. And this isn’t the first time companies have made this kind of mistake. Most companies started online divisions.

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Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?

Harvard Business Review

During the 2000s, however, a worrisome trend appeared. The evidence indicates that the United States is losing its ability to attract and expand the operations of multinationals and their significant contributions to productivity growth, innovation, and high-wage employment. economy, these trends are alarming.

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Get Ready for the New Era of Global Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

Second, we see a raft of innovations that will alter how products are designed, manufactured and sold — everything from nanotechnologies to 3D printing. Then, manufacturing's most important role is as a driver of innovation, trade, and productivity. McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example.

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What Businesses Need to Know About Sustainable Development Goals

Harvard Business Review

billion impressions on Twitter and Instagram and was the top trending topic in the U.S. According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion. during the assembly.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. billion in mining projects since 2010.