The public appreciates the creation of great infrastructure—but the process is difficult. Source: McKinsey Making infrastructure exciting: An interview with Peter Dawson

Doug Gurr reflects on how China differs from Western markets and what role data informatics will play in the future of retail. Source: McKinsey Amazon China’s president on ‘transformative’ technologies

China is the world’s largest and most dynamic e-commerce market. But being successful requires understanding and embracing its unique digital landscape and consumers. Source: McKinsey Five keys to connecting with China’s wired consumers

Our new survey determines if India’s emerging private-equity sector has helped or hurt the country and its companies. Source: McKinsey

While the above always has thrown me back to the 80s when Soul II Soul were swinging their hair around in this captivating music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB54dZkzZOY), it now has a completely different meaning. Exam 2 has passed, module … Source: Said B School

Revitalizing product development is an unexplored lever for most private-equity firms. Source: McKinsey

The acclaimed writer describes how he develops his novels, what he expects from reviewers, and why business people should still read fiction. Source: New feed

Companies can use two-speed or greenfield approaches to overhaul their legacy IT systems—without weakening their enterprises. Which approach is right for you? Source: McKinsey

Through activity-based labor scheduling and budgeting, retailers can cut store labor costs by up to 12 percent while improving both customer service and employee satisfaction. Source: McKinsey

Last week I had the pleasure of attending Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies’ Summer University, “The Future Consumer and Marketplace[1].”  CIFS is an international, apolitical, and not-for-profit organization that is one of Scandinavia’s largest Future Studies think tanks.  Founded in 1970 by Thorkil Kristensen, a former OECD Secretary-General and Danish Finance Minister, the Institute is Read more about Five Trends of the Future Consumer[…]