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Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality

Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Augmented reality operates by transforming data and analytics into information and images which are overlaid on the real world. Although the term ‘augmented reality’ wasn’t coined until 1990, augmented reality actually dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland developed the first head-mounted display that allowed users to view computer-generated graphics. Augmented reality has been designed […]

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Skills, Tips, and Tactics

Is Consulting More Than Giving Advice?

Every year strategy consulting firms and agencies that specialise in executive business management and the “maximising shareholder value” approach receive billions of dollars for their services (Management Consulting, 2020). Are consulting firms about more than just advising management? What else do consultants accomplish for a business? To understand what value is offered by consultants, we […]

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AI / Big Data

The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

“Robots could take over twenty-million jobs by 2030” (Taylor, 2019). Economists have analysed long-term trends around the level of automation in the workplace. Currently, we live along-side 2.25 million robots worldwide. This statistic has multiplied threefold in the last two decades (Taylor, 2019). Humans invent things that society needs. This reasoning forms the basis of […]

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Interviews

Tackling the Case Interview

“Case study interviews put you in the driver’s seat: you’re given a real business problem to work through and solve. The logical reasoning you use to work through the case is just as important as the conclusions you reach” (The University of Sydney, 2019) Every year, consulting firms get hundreds of applications and the human […]

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AI / Big Data

Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” (Tras, 2015). The words “big data” have become a “buzzword” in the business industry. It is a concept that revolutionised old-school industries, gave birth to […]

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B-School / Consulting Clubs

Has the MBA become Redundant for a Career in Consulting?

“There was a doctor from Boston and a lawyer from Chicago, a philosopher from Australia and an engineer from France. There were people who had Ph.D.’s in mathematics, sociology and astronautics. In fact, in the tiered classroom filled with 50 clean-cut, casually dressed people in their 20’s and 30’s, there seemed to be just about […]