Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

McKinsey

James Manyika, Michael Chui, Jacques Bughin, Richard Dobbs, Peter Bisson, and Alex Marrs | McKinsey Global Institute

The relentless parade of new technologies is unfolding on many fronts. Not every emerging technology will alter the business or social landscape—but some truly do have the potential to disrupt the status quo, alter the way people live and work, and rearrange value pools.

McKinsey Global Institute identifies 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years.

  • The report also looks at exactly how these technologies could change our world, as well as

  • their benefits and challenges, and offers

  • guidelines to help leaders from businesses and other institutions respond.

A Few Example:

  • Advanced robotics—that is, increasingly capable robots or robotic tools, with enhanced “senses,” dexterity, and intelligence—can take on tasks once thought too delicate or uneconomical to automate.

  • Automation of Knowledge Work

  • Internet of Things

  • 3D Printing

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