The medical-aesthetics sector shows strong resilience and room for strategic innovations in business models, product portfolios, and consumer targeting. Source: McKinsey Here to stay: An attractive future for medical aesthetics

Demand for low-carbon buildings could be three times higher than supply, thereby driving the circular transition. This is just one finding from our panel on circularity in the built environment at the 2024 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Source: McKinsey From trials to triumphs in building materials circularity: Takeaways from Davos

In this episode, Wharton experts speak with football analyst Ben Baldwin.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton NFL Championship Weekend Recap

Some consumer companies have simultaneously increased sales, cut costs, and reduced carbon emissions. Their secret? Paying closer attention to the design of their products and packaging. Source: McKinsey How product design can yield ‘triple wins’: Growth, margin, and sustainability

How flying fighter jets helped Investcorp’s executive chairman reach new heights in the world of asset management Source: McKinsey Author Talks: Mohammed Alardhi on investing in the future

MyFitnessPal CMO talks about how nutrition impacts both our fitness and our overall health.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton MyFitnessPal CMO: Nutrition Is The Most Important Part of the Fitness Industry

Wharton’s Santiago Gallino discusses the pros and cons of self-checkout, which has become more popular as stores look for ways to cut labor costs.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Is Self-checkout a Failed Experiment?

Researchers from Wharton and Penn have developed a unique framework to quantify common sense at both the individual and collective levels.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton What Is Common Sense?

A Wharton Future of Finance roundtable discussion drew attention to the structural fragilities and regulatory pain points in the financial system.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Financial Stability Hinges on Bank Business Models

Organizations too often subject their employees and customers to unnecessary friction that creates inefficiency and causes frustration. But, in some situations, friction can be a positive force, spurring more innovation and better decision-making. So how do you reduce the bad kind and embrace the good?  Stanford professors Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao have studied Read more about How to Reduce the Friction that Hurts You — and Harness the Friction that Helps[…]