Century of Plenty

From the McKinsey Global Institute, the Century of Plenty podcast explores a defining question of our time: what will it take to create universal prosperity for generations to come? Inspired by the book A Century of Plenty, authors and co-hosts Sven Smit, Chris Bradley, Nick Leung, and Marc Canal bring together pioneering thinkers, world-class experts, innovators, and business leaders for bold conversations about the forces shaping humanity’s future. Unapologetically optimistic, the podcast looks to the breakthroughs, choices, and ideas that could unlock a new era of global progress across innovation, technology, demographics, energy, investment, and financial markets. For leaders, builders, and the intellectually curious.

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  Is it radical to believe in growth?

  Aug 19, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>Plenty may be possible—but what would it take to make it probable?</p> <p>In this episode of the Century of Plenty podcast, Sven Smit, Chris Bradley, Nick Leung, and Marc Canal share reactions to their book from around the world and take on the hardest objections regarding demographics, climate change, energy, and AI. They discuss:</p> <p>◼ How audiences from China to Africa to Europe accept that a world of plenty is possible, but there are real debates about execution.</p> <p>◼ How collapsing fertility, rather than resource limits, may be the century’s defining challenge, and why grow...

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  Can every person live a plentiful life by 2100?

  Aug 3, 20261h 5mS0

  <p>What would it take for everyone in the world to enjoy the living standards of Switzerland today by 2100?</p> <p>In this episode of the Century of Plenty podcast, Sven Smit, Chris Bradley, Nick Leung, and Marc Canal discuss the ideas behind their new book, A Century of Plenty: A story of progress for generations to come. They discuss:</p> <p>◼ Why the past century’s sixfold increase in global prosperity provides reason for optimism about the future, and why today’s pessimism may overlook the lessons of history.</p> <p>◼ How AI, energy, productivity, and innovation could enable billions m...

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