McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022

Technology continues to be a primary catalyst for change in the world. Technology advances give businesses, governments, and social-sector institutions more possibilities to lift their productivity, invent or reinvent offerings, and contribute to humanity’s well-being. While it remains difficult to predict how technology trends will play out, executives can plan ahead better by tracking the development of new technologies, anticipating how companies might use them, and understanding the factors that affect innovation and adoption.

To that end, we have worked with the internal and external experts on the McKinsey Technology Council to identify and interpret 14 of the most significant technology trends unfolding today (see sidebar “About the McKinsey Technology Council”). This study builds on the trend research we shared last year, adding fresh data and deeper analysis to provide a more granular assessment of trends in two thematic groups: Silicon Age, which encompasses digital and IT technologies, and Engineering Tomorrow, which encompasses physical technologies in domains such as energy and mobility.

McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022