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As 2022 draws to a close, we’re revisiting our most popular insights of the year. Today, we give you our best-read pieces on digital and artificial intelligence, which focus on topics including the data-driven enterprise, tech talent, the metaverse, and more. At No. 1. is McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022, by Michael Chui, Roger Roberts, and Lareina Yee. Read on for our full top 10, and don’t miss McKinsey Publishing’s 2022 year in review for a month-by-month journey of some of the year’s biggest inflection points.

4. ‘If you’re going to build something from scratch, this might be as good a time as in a decade’

In the second episode of our series The Quarterly Interview: Provocations to Ponder, venture capitalist Bill Gurley explains the promise and perils facing start-ups at a moment of economic uncertainty and reveals why hybrid work may be the most interesting technology of all. Be ambitious 

5. Redesigning the design department

The best corporate design departments are transforming from fortified castles into vibrant town squares. Dive into the data 

6. Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently. Don’t miss out 

7. Digital transformation on the CEO agenda

Successful digital transformations may not be as elusive as you think. The best CEOs know up front what success looks like—and what stands in their way. Get better, faster 

8. The state of AI in 2022—and a half decade in review

The results of this year’s McKinsey Global Survey on AI show the expansion of the technology’s use since we began tracking it five years ago, but with a nuanced picture underneath. Dig into the results 

9. How to unlock the full value of data? Manage it like a product

Creating reusable data products and patterns for piecing together data technologies enables companies to derive value from data today and tomorrow. Unlock data’s full value 

10. Quantum computing just might save the planet

Exponentially more powerful machines could make possible major reductions in emissions, putting the goal of limiting global warming within reach. Understand the potential 

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