No Ordinary Disruption by Richard Dobbs & James Manyika & Jonathan Woetzel Summary
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Discover how four global forces - emerging markets, technology, aging populations, and connectivity - are reshaping our world. McKinsey directors reveal the playbook for navigating unprecedented disruption that's left business leaders like Uday Kotak asking: "Are you ready for a world where nothing works like before?"
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When the World Shifted Beneath Our Feet
What do a Chinese shopping holiday, American shale oil, and a messaging app worth $19 billion have in common? They're all symptoms of something profound: the economic ground has shifted beneath us. For a quarter-century before 2008, the world hummed along predictably-economists called it the "Great Moderation." Interest rates, commodity prices, demographics, and economic patterns followed familiar rhythms. Then everything broke. Not gradually, but decisively. The trends that guided business decisions for generations reversed course, leaving even brilliant leaders disoriented. This isn't just another business cycle or temporary disruption. Four fundamental forces are converging to remake the global economy, and understanding them isn't optional anymore-it's survival.
The Fourfold Disruption Remaking Everything
The Urban Century Nobody Saw Coming
The Technology Tidal Wave
The Demographic Reckoning
The Hyperconnected World's Double Edge
Seizing the Future While It's Still Forming
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