New analysis helps quantify the impact of technological disruption and shows how consumer companies can turn automation’s potential into value. Source: McKinsey From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

Multimodal AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can understand and process different types of information, such as text, images, audio, and video, all at the same time. Multimodal gen AI models produce outputs based on these various inputs. Source: McKinsey What is multimodal AI?

As momentum cools and definitions of beauty expand, beauty players face a new mandate: Win over skeptical consumers, recalibrate across markets, and prove their worth beyond the hype. Source: McKinsey State of Beauty 2025: Solving a shifting growth puzzle

Procurement can be the first around the track for business transformation efforts. Our research identifies the three areas that matter most in increasing the odds of success. Source: McKinsey Aim higher and move faster for successful procurement-led transformation

Visiting associate professor of management at Wharton explores how going public impacts company strategy and the employees.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton IPOs and Their Human Cost: What Employees Should Know

There has been much discussion about the underlying fundamentals that differentiate UK capital markets from US markets and other leading global markets. A fresh perspective on changing dynamics in UK capital markets can help UK corporate leaders unlock opportunities. Source: McKinsey UK capital markets: Looking beyond surface narratives

The quality-of-life market is extending beyond the health and well-being industries. An executive survey reveals how investors and businesses can capture the market potential of living better. Source: McKinsey Investing in living better: Quality of life and the future of business

Hard experience has revealed common technology pitfalls in building a gen AI capability and proven strategies for overcoming them. Source: McKinsey Overcoming two issues that are sinking gen AI programs

In times of disruption, many organizations freeze their innovation spending despite its critical importance for long-term growth. Here’s how to avoid that trap. Source: McKinsey Investing in innovation: Three ways to do more with less

The CEO and cofounder of tech start-up Conscia.ai discusses how companies can easily modernize their technology architecture and accelerate their agility through composable tech stacks. Source: McKinsey How a tech start-up tackles legacy systems with composable tech stacks