Analysis and discussion of issues that impact business

I came across this on Forbes.com. Reprinted from the McKinsey Quarterly (registration required) January edition. Some highlights:

• Public-sector activities will balloon, making productivity gains essential. The unprecedented aging of populations across the developed world will call for new levels of efficiency and creativity from the public sector.
• The consumer landscape will change and expand significantly. Almost a billion new consumers will enter the global marketplace in the next decade.
• Technological connectivity will transform the way people live and interact. The technology revolution has been just that. Yet we are at the early, not mature, stage of this revolution.
• Ongoing shifts in labor and talent will be far more profound than the widely observed migration of jobs to low-wage countries. The shift to knowledge-intensive industries highlights the importance and scarcity of well-trained talent.

Fasten your seatbelts. We're in for an interesting ride.