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| | | | Ahead of the weekend, explore how a champion cycling team uses AI to make split-second decisions, how leading companies are navigating a shifting world order, and more.
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| | In professional cycling, a race can turn on a decision made in seconds. Team Visma | Lease a Bike worked with McKinsey and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, to develop tools that combine rider telemetry and race conditions in real time, helping coaches make faster, better-informed decisions as the race unfolds. | | | |
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| | How can companies navigate a changing world order when a policy decision in one country can disrupt operations a continent away? Jan Mischke, Matt Watters, and Shubham Singhal examine six global shifts and how leading companies prepare for multiple scenarios, monitor early signals, and develop plans to respond. | | | |
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| | It’s a golden age for asset management, but not for everyone. Global assets under management reached a record $151 trillion in 2025, yet a relatively small group of firms is capturing an increasing share of growth. Ben Ma, Henri Torbey, Ju-Hon Kwek, and Niklas Nolzen explore what’s setting the winners apart and how others can compete. | | | |
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| | Some decisions are too important for CEOs to delegate. Andy West, Carolyn Dewar, Tim Koller, and coauthors identify six strategic responsibilities, from shaping the value creation thesis to making tough resource allocation calls, with lessons from leaders at Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, and Walmart. | | | |
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| | | | | Many organizations are still measuring AI adoption instead of value. The AI value curve helps identify where AI’s automation potential can be deployed most cost-effectively. | | Find where AI pays off  | | | |
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| | | | | McKinsey’s Global Materials Perspective 2026 examines shifting trade patterns, changing demand, and a potential $450 billion to $750 billion in annual productivity gains. | | Close the productivity gap | | | |
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| | | | | Customer experience is a competitive imperative for medtechs. To create a durable advantage, it must be designed into products from day one, not added as a post-sale service. | | Go beyond clinical performance | | | |
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| | | —Edited by Adam Swiderski, associate editor, New York
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