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Pro Bono Consulting

Student Consulting – Does it deliver?

Student consultants certainly mean well: for their CVs if not the organisations they consult to. But whether student consulting organisations deliver for clients or the students who take part is questionable. In this piece, I look at the reasons professional consulting firms are hired, and explain how student consultants are ill-placed to offer the same […]

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B-School / Consulting Clubs

Pre-MBA Preparation for an Aspiring Consultant

It’s almost summer, and you have probably accepted an offer from your favorite B-School that you pursued for months. Based on conversations with your B-school seniors, you know how intense the first few months of the program is, with coursework, networking, and internship hunting all happening at the same time. Perhaps the thought of such […]

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AI / Big Data Banking

Is AI the Solution for the Banking Sector? (Part I: Problems)

The financial services industry has seen drastic technology-driven change over the past few years, and digital has fundamentally reshaped consumer behaviour in banking. According to Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, 90% of Canadian banking customers use digital channels and more than 30% are now banking exclusively virtually. In response, banks worldwide are making […]