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Top Ten Newsletter │ Third Quarter 2025

Our top ten articles this quarter look at the women’s health gap, unsung digital and AI ideas, and more. At No. 1, McKinsey’s Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, Roger Roberts, and Sven Smit explore the latest breakthroughs, talent dynamics, real-world use cases, and potential impact of technology trends across sectors.

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1. McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025

Which new technology will have the most impact in 2025 and beyond? Our annual analysis ranks the top tech trends that matter most for companies and executives. See the 13 trends

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2. How Strategy Champions win

Only one in five companies believe they have high-quality strategy. What do such Strategy Champions have in common? They excel at designing bold strategies—and are even better at mobilizing their execution. Build advantage

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3. The future of AI in the insurance industry

Only a few insurers have extracted outsize value from AI to gain a competitive edge. Joining their ranks requires a strategic, comprehensive approach that rewires the enterprise. What it takes to excel

4. The stable door opens: How tokenized cash enables next-gen payments

Stablecoins are transforming payments globally, and tailwinds may cause a material shift across the payments industry in 2025 for which incumbents and disruptors alike must make urgent preparations. 3 sources of demand

5. Reconfiguring work: Change management in the age of gen AI

Piloting gen AI is easy, but creating value is hard. That requires empowering employees to cocreate gen AI products against a North Star that redefines ways of working. 5 steps

6. The learning organization: How to accelerate AI adoption

The rapid rise of gen AI highlights a workplace reality: Front lines often embrace new tech much faster than managers do. Here’s how to overcome organizational blocks to transformative ideas. Master the art

7. HR Monitor 2025

A state-of-the-art survey unveils widespread workforce and HR trends, serving as a comprehensive benchmark for the European HR landscape and offering key insights for HR leaders. Explore the trends

8. One year of agentic AI: Six lessons from the people doing the work

Deploying agentic AI successfully isn’t easy. Here’s what we’re learning about how to get it right. Make it easy

9. We’re all techies now: Digital skill building for the future

Digital upskilling is not just for tech teams anymore—it can help all employees thrive and make companies more competitive. Here’s how your organization can get started. Time to get started

10. How AI could reshape the economics of the asset management industry

Amid mounting margin pressure, asset management firms must transform technology from a cost driver into a true enabler of scalable productivity. Scale value

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