Forward Thinking on tech and the unpredictability of prediction with Benedict Evans

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In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, Michael Chui talks with Benedict Evans, an independent technology analyst. Evans covers topics including the following: ● The generational shifts in technology that occur every 15 years or so ● What characterizes a “universal product” ● Why Web3 generates the most polarizing views among senior tech people ● Whether tech is becoming a regulated industry This conversation was recorded in February 2022. To read a transcript of this episode, visit: https://mck.co/BenedictEvans Follow @McKinsey_MGI on Twitter and the McKinsey Global Institute on LinkedIn for more.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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One of the tech world’s sharpest analysts talks about the frontier and how we got here, connecting the metaverse, Web3, and crypto with everyone from industrialist Henry Ford to writer Voltaire to historian Hugh Trevor-Roper.

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