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Sep 2022
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Forward Thinking on talent, state capaci...

MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE
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A prominent economist, author, podcaster, and talent investor discusses how to better match human talent to opportunities, de-bureaucratize philanthropy, achieve higher-quality governance, identify fields of likely progress, and how to get it all done. 
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