One of the most common words attached to
technology these days is "disruption." The very term conjures up
something uncomfortable, but while technology unquestionably impacts and
disrupts established methods of doing things, it also delivers enormous
value to our lives.
The global research firm McKinsey has
spents years quantifying this value in concrete dollar terms. They've
released a new, wide-ranging report
that identifies 12 potentially game-changing technological developments
that will deliver significant economic impacts to the global economy by
2025. To make the cut, the technology had to have a broad scope with
the potential for massive economic impact. What's more, McKinsey has put
an estimated price tag on each one of these disruptive innovations,
claiming they will deliver tens of trillions (yes, with a "t") of
dollars of economic impact worldwide, should they come to pass.
The report, as you might guess, is
fundamentally optimistic about the potential for new technology to
"raise productivity and provide widespread benefits across economies."
Here are the technologies that McKinsey sees adding trillions of dollars
to the global economy by 2025.
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