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Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI

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A little context on my perspective first: In 2008, I joined McKinsey’s research center in Boston. While every company and their mothers are claiming that AI is going to change everything (and hoping their investors agree), I think this is really interesting for McKinsey.

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The Cliches of Consulting vs The Reality

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I worked in the operations practice while at McKinsey from 2008 to 2010 and the typical engagements were years long. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Different teams might rotate through the project but the teams were aligned against a multi-year transformation effort.

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The Magic Of Critical Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions

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Activist investor Michael Burry ’ applied critical thinking to analyze the US housing market prior to the 2008 global financial crisis. In the 2008 election, he accurately predicted the results of 49 of 50 states and in 2012, predicted all 50 states correctly. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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while still dependent on the globalized order of the modern business world. Chapter 10 (2008 -2015): The Industry Matures & Accounting Firms Build Strategy Teams. Firms like BCG continued to grow at 10% or more even through the global financial crisis in 2008 and show no signs of slowing.