Urbanization

Understanding how the growth of cities is driving the most significant economic transformation in history.
Article

Reinvention or regrets? Hong Kong faces a fork in the road

– On the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese sovereignty, the territory needs to move faster to position itself for the future.
Interview

Creating a ‘smart city’ from the ground up in India
Report - McKinsey Global Institute

Urban world: Meeting the demographic challenge in cities
Article

How to keep cities moving: Ideas for America’s urban leaders
Commentary

The power of collective action: Forging a global role for mayors

NO ORDINARY DISRUPTION

Book Excerpt - McKinsey Global Institute

The four global forces breaking all the trends
– The world economy’s operating system is being rewritten. In this exclusive excerpt from the new book No Ordinary Disruption, its authors explain the trends reshaping the world and why leaders must adjust to a new reality.

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Article - McKinsey Global Institute

Pixels of Progress: A granular look at human development around the world
– Our world is big and complex, but human progress is still about life on the ground, up close and in detail.
Article

The next normal in construction: How disruption is reshaping the world’s largest ecosystem
– The COVID-19 crisis looks set to accelerate an overdue transformation of the world’s largest ecosystem. We expect nine shifts... to radically change the construction value chain, and offer a blueprint for the next normal ahead.
Article - McKinsey Global Institute

Can coastal cities turn the tide on rising flood risk?
– Coastal cities are on the front line of flooding. Two very different cities, Ho Chi Minh City and Bristol, help illustrate variations... in risks and approaches to adaptation.
Interactive - McKinsey Global Institute

America’s future of work
– As intelligent machines enter the workplace, some occupations are shrinking. At the same time, the economy is generating new jobs—although... they may be different occupations in different locations. What does the future of work hold for places and people across the United States?
Report

Modular construction: From projects to products
– Shifting construction away from traditional sites and into factories could dramatically change the way we build. Will modular... construction make a sustainable impact this time around?
Podcast - McKinsey Quarterly

Getting beyond gridlock: The promise of traffic congestion solutions
– With more than half the world’s population living in cities, congestion and pollution are worsening. Technology may be able... to provide new and innovative traffic congestion solutions—but only if city governments and companies collaborate.
Interactive - McKinsey Quarterly

Five Fifty: Discharged
– Rethinking how we travel through our cities and towns means tracking the emissions we create as we do. The good news is that traveling... may soon get cleaner.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly

The public–private imperative in urban mobility: A view from Canada
– Josipa Petrunic imagines a low-carbon, smart-mobility future for Canada. In this interview, she describes how CUTRIC, the consortium... she leads, is bringing the public and private sectors together to make it happen.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly

Powering mobility’s future: An interview with WiTricity’s Alex Gruzen
– A leader at the forefront of wireless electricity explains why cars are going electric, electric is going wireless, and the mobility... ecosystem is headed for major change.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

The trends transforming mobility’s future
– Mobility as we know it is about to change. A handful of trends will largely determine the benefits—and costs—for business... and society.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly

Ford’s evolving sense of self: An interview with Hau Thai-Tang
– The company’s global head of product development and purchasing explains today’s radical changes and how Ford can... tap into its 115-year legacy to win in the century ahead.
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