US women’s sports have passed an inflection point and are poised for future growth, but stakeholders will need to overcome multiple challenges to deliver their full economic potential. Source: McKinsey Closing the monetization gap in women’s sports: A .5 billion opportunity

Research by Wharton’s Allison Nicoletti examines the quid pro quo between new bank branches and regulatory scrutiny.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Banks Use New Branches for Political Favors

Wharton’s Benjamin Lockwood explains why state-run lotteries are so compelling to consumers, even when they know the odds are stacked against winning.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why Do People Play the Lottery?

Circle president Heath Tarbert discusses how stablecoins could potentially revolutionize global payment systems in this special series on the “Future of Finance.”…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Could Stablecoins and CBDCs Be the Future of Money? | Heath Tarbert

Amid great economic, political, and technological change, it can feel impossible to predict what might happen next. Nick Foster, a futurist and designer who has worked at Google X, Sony, and elsewhere, says that most of us struggle because we tend to fall into one pattern of thinking about the future. A better approach Read more about How to Bring More Rigor to Your Long-Term Thinking[…]

While negotiating carve-out deals, buyers and sellers should consider the operational risk—and price it in the valuation. Source: McKinsey Operations: The alpha factor in private equity carve-out deals

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win. Source: McKinsey The Read more about The McKinsey Crossword: Mickey Mouse Operation | No. 246[…]

A new study by MIT and McKinsey finds that AI investments in operations are paying back faster than ever, but leading organizations are pulling away from the rest. Source: McKinsey Mind the gap: How operations leaders are pulling ahead using AI

Harvard University CIO Klara Jelinkova describes the “soft power” needed to make sure that IT is delivering value. Source: McKinsey The ‘octopus CIO’: Strategic technology leadership at Harvard

New market entrants have cut automotive time to market in half. Established players need to speed up, or they risk being left behind. Source: McKinsey Automotive product development: Accelerating to new horizons