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The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies

July 2012—The most powerful applications of social technologies in the global economy are largely untapped. By using social technologies, companies can raise the productivity of knowledge workers by 20 to 25 percent.more

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Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity

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Internet matters: The Net's sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity

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Quarterly - Unleashing government's 'innovation mojo'

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Unleashing government's 'innovation mojo': An interview with the US chief technology officer

June 2012—Todd Park explains how he has partnered technology with open-data initiatives to tap into the many talented innovators and entrepreneurs across the government.more

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Internet matters: Essays in digital transformation

March 2012—This compendium features essays by experts from the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey's Business Technology Office, and McKinsey's High Tech Practice. It tackles the theme of digital transformation as part of an ongoing research program on the economic impact of technology. more

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Are you ready for the era of 'big data'?

October 2011—Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. Here’s what you should know.more

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The great transformer: The impact of the Internet on economic growth and prosperity

October 2011—While large enterprises and national economies have reaped major benefits from this technological revolution, individual consumers and small, upstart entrepreneurs have been some of the greatest beneficiaries from the Internet's empowering influence.more

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Translating innovation into US growth: An advanced-industries perspective

May 2011—The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.more

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The rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday

December 2010—McKinsey's new survey research finds that companies using the Web intensively gain greater market share and higher margins.more

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Clouds, big data, and smart assets: Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch

August 2010—Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organizations for the challenging new environment.more

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The Internet of things

March 2010—More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.more

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Competitive advantage from better interactions

May 2006—Companies are looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their top talent: workers who interact with others and draw on experience and judgement to solve the deepest business problems.more

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US productivity after the dot-com bust

December 2005—A sector-by-sector analysis unveils the sources of continued productivity growth in the US, even after the dot-com collapse in 2000.more