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Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI

StrategyU

That’s exactly what Lilli is, According to them, “Employees can prompt Lilli with a question, and the tool will scan the knowledge base, locate five to seven relevant pieces of information, summarize key points, include links, and identify experts in the field.” They were experts in helping people find information.

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Problem-Solving Tools to Help Your Business Increase Productivity

Wrike

Important messages repeatedly get missed, information gets buried and lost, and you’re always sliding in just under the wire — or worse, after the deadline. With this information, you not only understand how tasks are connected but also which tasks have some wiggle room for delays (without extending the duration of the entire project). .

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Issue Trees – What Are They and How Do You Use Them?

StrategyU

At StrategyU we are fans of the SCQA process to define problems and develop hypotheses. This approach enables us to have a rigorous problem-solving approach to business problems instead of starting with the solution in mind from the beginning. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

StrategyU

Each mini-game within the Problem Solve Game presents you with complex, real-world scenarios that consultants might encounter in their work. But it’s not just about reaching the correct solution—how you approach the problem, the strategy you use, and the decisions you make along the way are just as important.

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

StrategyU

But now, this information is far easier to find online, and the fact that you need to prepare is common knowledge – everyone knows that everyone knows you need to prepare. But coming up with solutions for a client’s problem is never as easy as pulling a framework out of a hat. Those case prep books I mentioned?

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The Magic Of Critical Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions

StrategyU

Dewey added that critical thinking is “suspended judgment, and the essence of this suspense is inquiry to determine the nature of the problem before proceeding to attempts at its solution.”. Mental models are turning information into actionable ways of navigating the world, making decisions, and getting things right.

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How Top-Tier Consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Really Solve Problems 

StrategyU

He was skeptical of how a team of twenty-something analysts and associates could address problems that his senior leadership team was struggling with. In consulting, you are solving problems that don’t have a clear solution, yet. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?