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Author Talks: Rewiring to outcompete with AI

McKinsey reveals what separates AI winners from the rest—it's not the model, it's how you rewire.

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Leading companies aren't winning on AI technology alone—they're winning by restructuring operations and decision-making to move faster. This explores the organizational and strategic shifts required to actually monetize AI.

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  1. McKinsey 'Rewired' second edition focuses on organizational changes for AI value creation

  2. Study examines leading companies' speed and structural adaptations

  3. Focus on translating AI capability into business value, not just deployment

  4. McKinsey 'Rewired' edition 2 focuses on AI-driven organizational transformation

  5. Study examines how leading companies accelerate AI value realization

  6. Content positions 'rewiring' (structural/cultural change) as critical to AI competitiveness

  7. Target audience: enterprise leaders implementing AI at scale

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Publisher excerpt: In the second edition of Rewired, McKinsey authors explore how leading companies move faster and what changes they make to turn AI into value.
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