Forward Thinking

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Forward Thinking examines groundbreaking ways in which the world is evolving and how people and organizations can respond to changing demands and technologies. In each episode theorists, innovators, and business leaders discuss global trends—technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, urbanization, climate change, and more—with hosts Michael Chui and Janet Bush of the McKinsey Global Institute.

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  • Is the world facing a state of permacrisis?
    Sep 25, 2024 – 49:24
  • Has the drive toward human development been thrown into reverse?
    Sep 3, 2024 – 48:09
  • Unpacking the mysteries of productivity
    Jul 2, 2024 – 45:46
  • Delivering services to the public—digitally—with Jennifer Pahlka
    Jun 11, 2024 – 49:47
  • What’s the future for cities in the postpandemic world?
    Apr 15, 2024 – 37:04
  • Forward Thinking on Europe’s existential crisis with Marco Buti
    Jan 24, 2024 – 34:49
  • Forward Thinking on the tricky business of removing carbon from our world with Nan Ransohoff
    Dec 5, 2023 – 26:47
  • Forward Thinking on how geeks are changing the world with Andrew McAfee
    Nov 14, 2023 – 01:00:22
  • Forward Thinking on why we ignore inflation—from ancient times to the present—at our peril with Stephen King
    Nov 1, 2023 – 46:30
  • Forward Thinking on the existential issues facing the middle classes in every country with Homi Kharas
    Oct 11, 2023 – 41:21
  • Forward Thinking on funding a clean world with Ann Mettler
    Sep 5, 2023 – 35:19
  • Forward Thinking on the recipe for Asia’s success story with Justin Yifu Lin
    Aug 15, 2023 – 37:31
  • Forward Thinking on how to live with our longer lives with Andrew J. Scott
    Jul 26, 2023 – 42:44
  • Forward Thinking on avoiding another false dawn for Africa and finally seizing the continent’s potential with Carlos Lopes
    Jul 12, 2023 – 39:22
  • Forward Thinking on bringing the joy to economics with Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
    Jun 28, 2023 – 48:28
  • Forward Thinking on the brave new world of generative AI with Ethan Mollick
    May 31, 2023 – 48:49
  • Forward Thinking on the rollercoaster of central banking with Hans-Helmut Kotz
    May 17, 2023 – 37:10
  • Forward Thinking on people on the move and the technological progress and productivity they bring with Dany Bahar
    Apr 19, 2023 – 39:57
  • Forward Thinking on ‘megathreats,’ ‘polycrises,’ and ‘doom loops’ with Nouriel Roubini
    Mar 22, 2023 – 39:37
  • Forward Thinking on working at the interface of the environment and business with Justin Adams
    Mar 1, 2023 – 41:10
  • Forward Thinking on what deep history might tell us about today’s turbulent times with Alan Taylor
    Feb 15, 2023 – 36:29
  • Forward Thinking on how to get remote working right with Nicholas Bloom
    Feb 1, 2023 – 47:00
  • Forward Thinking on the complicated and contentious state of global trade with Chad P. Bown
    Jan 19, 2023 – 40:29
  • Forward Thinking on the meeting point of science and humanity with Jayshree Seth
    Nov 30, 2022 – 43:52
  • Forward Thinking on the fragility of the world’s food systems and how to fix them with Jessica Fanzo
    Nov 16, 2022 – 38:53
  • Forward Thinking on talent, state capacity, and being hopeful with Tyler Cowen
    Sep 28, 2022 – 48:04
  • Forward Thinking on progress in science funding, immigration, and biosecurity with Alec Stapp
    Aug 10, 2022 – 42:37
  • Forward Thinking on the sustainability revolution in textiles and the fashion industry with Edwin Keh
    Jul 27, 2022 – 42:47
  • Forward Thinking on people, places, and the revenge of places that don’t matter with Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Jul 13, 2022 – 28:37
  • Forward Thinking on war in Ukraine, inflation, and cooperation in a fractured world with Jean Pisani-Ferry
    Jun 29, 2022 – 33:15
  • Forward Thinking on measuring the value of the digital age with Avinash Collis
    Jun 1, 2022 – 41:14
  • Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
    May 18, 2022 – 27:20
  • Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon
    May 4, 2022 – 38:18
  • Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill
    Apr 20, 2022 – 37:46
  • Forward Thinking on tech and the unpredictability of prediction with Benedict Evans
    Apr 6, 2022 – 39:39
  • Forward Thinking on sustainable and inclusive growth with Ron O’Hanley
    Mar 23, 2022 – 33:14
  • Forward Thinking on pandemic paradoxes, labor market myths, and ‘cowboy capitalism’ with David Autor
    Feb 23, 2022 – 38:12
  • Forward Thinking on the social contract in a postpandemic world with Minouche Shafik and Andrew Sheng
    Feb 2, 2022 – 23:01
  • Forward Thinking on the transformative role of intangible assets in companies and economies with Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake
    Jan 12, 2022 – 39:22
  • Forward Thinking on globalization and the evolving role of corporate leadership in the 21st century with Matthew Slaughter
    Dec 15, 2021 – 32:09
  • Forward Thinking on the enduring power of engineering in a digitizing world with Hayaatun Sillem
    Dec 1, 2021 – 35:05
  • Forward Thinking on making labor markets work smarter—for people and companies—with Beth Cobert and Byron Auguste
    Nov 17, 2021 – 44:34
  • Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
    Oct 20, 2021 – 29:22
  • Forward Thinking on economies beyond COVID-19 with Michael Spence
    Oct 6, 2021 – 30:29
  • From fighter pilot to robotics pioneer: An interview with Missy Cummings
    Sep 22, 2021 – 30:22
  • [Introducing] Inside the strategy room: A conversation with Brian Chesky of Airbnb on the 21st century corporation
    Aug 25, 2021 – 40:58
  • How Hamilton stayed alive during the pandemic: An interview with producer Jeffrey Seller
    Aug 11, 2021 – 27:07
  • Forward Thinking on economic recovery and gender equality with Laura Tyson
    Jul 28, 2021 – 33:32
  • Forward Thinking on technology and political economy with Daron Acemoglu
    Jul 14, 2021 – 34:21
  • Forward Thinking on China and artificial intelligence with Jeffrey Ding
    Jun 23, 2021 – 32:22
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