At the Edge

By McKinsey Digital

In conversation with leaders and experts, McKinsey's At the Edge podcast demystifies cutting-edge technologies and shares strategies on how companies can capture big opportunities.... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

At the Edge episodes:

July 17, 2024 Embrace gen AI with eyes wide open
Although the relentless rise of generative AI (gen AI) has many fearing for the loss of their livelihoods to machines, former Fortune CEO Alan Murray argues that it may actually end up benefiting management and workers alike. In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, former Fortune CEO and editor Alan Murray speaks with McKinsey’s Lareina Yee about why gen AI marks a turning point in human history, one that must be carefully managed for the good of business and society.
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June 07, 2024 Gen AI: A cognitive industrial revolution
The advent of steam power in the late 18th century utterly transformed manufacturing, transportation, and construction. A new kind of upheaval is already underway, one that will energize all language-based capabilities including communication, reasoning, analysis, sales, and marketing. In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, venture capitalist Reid Hofman, cofounder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI, and founding investor in OpenAI, speaks with McKinsey’s Lareina Yee about the generative AI revolution, and how it can teach users to understand and harness its power.

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October 06, 2022 Why on earth should business care about space?

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Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:27) > The volume of information available from space is unprecedented. McKinsey experts Ryan Brukardt and Jesse Klempner join host and McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband to share the incredible ways in which the space-for-earth economy has evolved and how it needs to scale.
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September 26, 2022 Laying the foundations for a space economy

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Listen to the podcast (duration: 15:33) > GPS. Weather reports. Lightning-fast communication. Over the past two-ish decades, these kinds of unprecedented innovations are commonplace to millions of humans – and all of them are bolstered by space technology. Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of Commercial Civil Space at Lockheed Martin joins senior partner Lareina Yee in conversation about the the new kinds of space technology that could impact the future of business and government on earth and in outer space.
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August 31, 2022 Space: Building a digital infrastructure above the sky

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Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:44) > Over ten thousand satellites have launched since the beginning of the space age in 1957. It’s expected that tens of thousands will blast off in just the next few years. Space technology is growing fast, and one of the most prolific investors in the vast region above the sky is Mark Boggett, managing director of VC firm, Seraphim Capital. He joins host and McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband to help spur ideas about how organizations can tap into the next frontier.
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March 29, 2022 Innovative and practical applications of the metaverse
The immersive experience of the metaverse allows for massive shifts in education, training, and medicine. McKinsey expert Richard Ward speaks with partner Mina Alaghband to share myriad ways in which metaverse technology has been implemented positively and ways in which it could be implemented
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March 29, 2022 The promise and peril of the metaverse
Now in its early stages, organizations and people have the opportunity to shape the metaverse responsibly. Matthew Ball, metaverse expert and author speaks with McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband, to discuss what the metaverse can be at its best, how to ensure positive outcomes, and what needs to be addressed.
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March 29, 2022 What does the metaverse actually mean?
No one quite agrees on how to precisely define the metaverse. But, Cathy Hackl, futurist, metaverse expert, and author joins McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband, to share her informed take on what the metaverse is, how it’s currently manifesting, and walks us through a metaverse day-in-the-life.
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March 08, 2022 Introducing At the Edge

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Listen to the podcast (duration: 0:27) > At the Edge is coming soon.
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