A five-year study of 729 enterprises is rich with insights, but one trend stands out:
A growing performance gap in procurement, amplified by AI adoption. Organizations with mature capabilities generate compounding value gains, with the gap widening 39% between 2020 and 2025. Learn more: bit.ly/4u2MvSm
"Hope is not a strategy."
🎙️Tune into Nathan Bell's latest feature on the @TechBurstTalks Podcast where he speaks with Charles Reed Anderson on moving past the AI hype: bit.ly/4btDYzu
Are six-figure earners still ‘on thin ice’ in the K-shaped economy?
@katiethomaskci explains that a lot of factors could leave you exposed today. Read more in @CNBCMakeIt 👇
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Banks are rediscovering the value of advice.
In @FTAdviser, Kearney's Simon Kent dives into how banks are searching for new revenue streams and deeper customer relationships: bit.ly/4uBwhji
2026 ins & outs...
Is the cloud “out”? What’s the next big “in” for CIOs? In this @CIOinc_ article, Kearney’s Himanshu Jain and Pranav Sharma share exclusive insights from our latest CIO report: bit.ly/4bAg1qj
Many organizations assess themselves in isolation. But operating model performance is relative.
Which capabilities really lead and which simply keep pace? Where are peers structurally ahead? And where is investment no longer buying advantage?
Explore how benchmarking adds external perspective to internal insights: bit.ly/3OU4M4g
Luxury feels different right now (and that’s because it is).
After a year of aggressive price hikes and a growing sense of consumer hesitation, 2026 marks a transition year for the luxury industry backed by creative resets and stabilized operations. Read more: bit.ly/4sFxUef
Agentic systems are reaching an "inflection point."
What does this mean for you? Find out with insights from Kearney's Ben T. Smith IV, here (paywall): bit.ly/4sLcsVj
AI tends to dominate conversations about technology nowadays but are we talking about TikTok enough?
The Kearney Consumer Institute reveals 80% of Gen Z uses TikTok to discover new products, but trust is built more cautiously. See the path forward for brands: bit.ly/4crdhO0
The only AI trend outlook you need, sourced from Kearney's alliance network leading AI adoption of the future:
Hint: save this for your next strategy discussion.
2026 is the year experimentation ends and enterprise intelligence begins. If that's on your agenda, start here: bit.ly/3OSINuv
“Chinese luxury buyers are not walking away, but they are making brands justify every purchase."
Kearney's Fabian Lux breaks down the key findings from our latest China luxury market report: bit.ly/4kPryq3
Want to know where the freight market is heading before it moves?
The latest Kearney Shippers’ Compass reports for the Americas and Europe are out now: bit.ly/4r9zZxL
We tracked 729 companies over 5 years and found something striking:
A 10% procurement performance gap compounds year over year — creating a $46M value difference from the same cost base.
Our latest Assessment of Excellence in Procurement explores the widening gap and how AI is accelerating it. Curious where you stand? bit.ly/4u2MvSm
You can’t manage what you don’t measure—and for too long, women’s health hasn’t been measured.
We’re changing that with Kearney’s #wHealth Healthcare and Life Sciences Index, developed in collaboration with @UNFPA and @HBAnet.
Check it out: bit.ly/4rMQGQI
AI is starting to influence what people buy.
Have you used it to guide a purchase yet?
Looks like people are. Interesting read from @modernretail featuring Katherine Black's expert perspective 👇
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Income tells you what people make.
Not how they feel.
Explore the K-shaped economy's hidden truths with insights from @katiethomaskci ⬇️
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Before planes and highways, there was rail.
For centuries, it powered global mobility. Now AI has the potential to redefine it.
Start laying down the tracks for AI in rail: bit.ly/4qZqukH