Real declarative titles from real consulting decks.

“Example: Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) are used to measure waste gas for regulatory compliance and optimize processes to both improve efficiency and reduce emissions”

“In the past 15 years, power generation capacity has more than doubled in Turkey. The source of power has diversified, with additional wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass capacities.”

“Q. Most foreigners who want to get into my country as a refugee really aren't refugees. They just want to come here for economic reasons, or to take advantage of our welfare services”

“Although public and private hospitals differ in their views on digital solutions’ value and preferences, most hospitals are interested in exploring and trialing new digital solutions”

“Winners will place agentic AI where it unlocks 10x value, not 10% savings—The starting point is not tech or pilots: It’s building an enterprise portfolio of agentic AI opportunities.”

“People have always been visual – our brains are wired for images. Writing was a hack, a detour. Pictorial languages are how we all started to communicate – we are coming full circle.”

“AI drives value within organizations in different ways based on their values; Companies are more likely to value productivity and efficiency ROI measurements over hard dollar savings”

“Japan's property market continues to heat up as investors take advantage of the weak yen, low interest rates and souring property sentiment in China, but rising prices have downside”

“As German companies contend with ongoing inflation and tight financial conditions, the recent upward trend in insolvency filings is likely to persist and weigh on bank asset quality”

“Foreign direct investment in China is turning negative for the first time in 25 years amidst geopolitical tensions, weak domestic demand and yield differentials with other economies”

“We defined the four levels of operations maturity based on respondents' assessments of eight characteristics and then consolidated these characteristics into four levers as follows:”

“35% of Achievers in North America have employees with consistently high AI skills competencies, while Innovators (33%) and Experimenters (27%) have fewer such employees, on average.”

“Resiliency will be the key differentiator for companies who can navigate this uncertain economic and policy environment – this covers commercials, operations, people, and technology”

“Word clouds highlight that some investors are most optimistic about growth and potential softening of inflation, and others remain concerned inflation and interest rates may persist”

“While SEA only accounts for ~7% of global emissions, its emissions are steadily increasing, and are expected to rise rapidly unless steps are taken to reduce its emissions intensity”

“To streamline procurement processes, both public and private hospitals across the region are increasingly inclined to choose a preferred supplier for specific procedures or products”

“Clinical department heads have a key influence over consumables in hospitals; In private hospitals, engaging with the procurement department is crucial for consumables manufacturers”

“To streamline procurement processes, both public and private hospitals across the region are increasingly inclined to choose a preferred supplier for specific procedures or products”

“Clinical department heads are the most influential stakeholders in purchase decisions, followed by management in public hospitals and by procurement division in private institutions”

“More than every second basketball fan knows that Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines have hosted the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The highest share has followed the event on TV.”

“Ryerson has an improved asset profile and strengthened collateral coverage compared to previous downturn years on a pro forma basis, adjusting for the $166M in cash drawn in Q1 2020”

“Global cross-border transactions continues to face macroeconomic and regulatory challenges, however, the strength of the USD has encouraged North American companies to execute deals”

“Share of corporations engaging in deals remained higher than private equity, reflecting a trend toward consolidation and potentially influenced by more reasonable valuations in 2023”

“Sexiness today is one of the first factors representing luxury for customers, a change after many years in which material quality, exclusivity and craftsmanship were the key factors”

“More than every second basketball fan knows that Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines have hosted the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The highest share has followed the event on TV.”

“Even though only 3% of the North American companies surveyed had already implemented responsible AI practices, nearly half (45%) aspire to scale such frameworks by the end of 2024.”

“China faces structural challenges including its debt, demographics, consumer and FDI. Its economy is increasingly reliant on exports for growth, creating a risk from higher tariffs”

“Generative AI is set to revolutionize banking by transforming routine tasks, enhancing customer experiences and reshaping roles, much like spreadsheets did for business management.”

“Nhóm người dùng có mức chi tiêu cao chi tiêu nhiều hơn gấp 5,4 lần so với nhóm người dùng có mức chi tiêu thấp hơn; sự thay đổi tích cực nhất trong triển vọng chi tiêu ở Đông Nam Á”

“As sustainability and equity continue to be important for consumers, two industries are leading the way in their efforts—setting an example for other industries and even consumers.”

“The SAS Division's level of centralization is comparable to peers but it does not leverage Shared Services concepts and has limited capability to support self service and workflow.”

“U.S. RESPONDENTS EVALUATE MATURITY IN INCLUSIVE CULTURE LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE OVERALL GLOBAL SAMPLE. NON-MINORITY WOMEN IN U.S. EVALUATE THE SAME CORNERSTONE EVEN LESS FAVORABLY.”

“However, ~60% of respondents still show a positive attitude towards future trial number growth, with confidence that China clinical development is pivoting to a high-quality growth”

“Online registration is the most widely used digital tool in China healthcare; the pandemic has also permanently shaped the habit of using digital tools to facilitate health service”

“Elective procedures, strongly affected during the pandemic, are recovering, with hospitals reporting a significant increase in volume for 2023 and expecting further growth for 2024”

“France and Spain in line with euro area average, Germany stagnated, and Italy performed even worse with a 0.3% contraction; leading indicators fell and remain in negative territory”

“After over a decade of growth, Germany's construction industry is now cooling down Despite its past resilience, the geopolitical crisis poses a threat to DACH construction industry”

“Managing the process industries' significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions requires alternative fuels or reducing the footprint of existing activities through automation”

“...in the long term, free trading could occur by proactively steering regulations towards the concept of locking security tokens in a smart contract and unlocking a utility version”

“M&A activity in cosmetics is rising, drawing the appetite of investors who see opportunities for high returns with lower risk compared with investments in fashion and luxury brands”

“Soft consumer spending, cautious capex and weak global growth will constrain growth; still, easing inflation will support purchasing power as the BoJ exits its negative rate policy”

“It’s all about the customer: retailers are focusing investment on in-store experiences and social media campaigns while improving their ability to get a single view of the customer”

“New international guidelines are drafted for clinical trial protocols (SPIRIT-AI) and reports (CONSORT-AI) that involve AI systems in a bid to improve both quality and transparency”

“Freemium Businesses = Free User Experience Enables More Usage / Engagement / Social Sharing / Network Effects... ...Premium User Experience Drives Monetization / Product Innovation”

“Having the right people onboard and providing them with AI skills are critical components of a strong culture of innovation that will thrive when employees feel free to experiment.”

“Employees are increasingly prioritizing disability inclusion when evaluating employers - measured as average disability inclusion-related mentions per company in Glassdoor reviews”

“Against the backdrop of instability, many major geopolitical players will hold elections in 2024, fueling uncertainty about potential shifts in foreign and domestic policy agendas”

“Essential tasks are still considered the most important activities conducted over the nbn™ network, but increasingly, users are spending time on activities that enrich their lives”

“As asset managers face up to today's combination of sweeping economic shifts and rapid advances in technology, no firm is immune from the epic disruption that these forces create.”

“Cost competitiveness of imports from Asia (particularly China) stands to be hardest hit by US tariffs, especially if paused portion of reciprocal tariffs is eventually re-instated”

“Comparison across European markets reveals differences regarding developmental speed of the sector, with Poland, Spain and Italy remaining the benchmark in terms of fan engagement”

“Churn is an increasingly thorny challenge for SVOD providers, with a fifth of users having cancelled a service in the past year. However, half of cancellations are only temporary.”

“Over half (52%) of respondents indicate the chief ethics officer and/or board of directors are always involved in creating policies and guidelines regarding the ethical use of AI.”

“Proportion of financial services in the top two levels of data maturity (influential or embedded) compared with the cross-sector average across nine key data management categories”

“We analyze what we can and should be doing to meet our responsibility to help shape a better future by doing what we do best — solving problems to make lasting, meaningful change.”

“In addition to new modalities, companies are also considering to tackle through discovering new targets, improving drug features and investing in cutting-edge technology platforms”

“About 50% of North America M&A transaction activity in 2022 has been driven by education services companies offering supplementary academic learning and software to manage schools”

“China, India, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and North America will account for 75 percent of global hydrogen demand, with China emerging as the largest consumer in the years to come”

“Despite persistent inflation, consumer sentiment shows growing optimism; manufacturing continues to deteriorate while the services sector holds steady; business sentiment improves”

“China M&A fell to multi-year lows in 2024, down 16% to US$277bn, although a strong rebound in Venture Capital investing resulted in deal volumes rebounding by 24% compared to 2023”

“The prospective growth of the Vitamins and Food Supplements market is forecast at 4,4% (CAGR 2018 - 2023), driven by exogenous factors and the evolution of consumption preferences”

“A Global Market Average of just 31% agree their government has a clear plan in place for how government, businesses and people are going to work together to tackle climate change.”

“Trends in automation are aimed at creating intelligent factories where new and innovative manufacturing technologies will increase flexibility, quality, security, and productivity”

“A Global Market Average of just 31% agree their government has a clear plan in place for how government, businesses and people are going to work together to tackle climate change.”

“While educators debate the risks and opportunities of GenAI as a learning tool, they are yet to witness the transformative impact from AI, acknowledging its untapped possibilities”

“Organizations are accelerating the execution of their reinvention strategy or transformation program and delivering results quicker — but Reinventors continue to outpace the rest.”

“Financial stress is elevated in the US in the aftermath of regional bank failures, fueling economic uncertainty and prompting companies to re-evaluate internal and external risks”

“Companies in the top quartile of our Digital Core Index are 2X ahead in terms of integration and end-to-end visibility (CCP) capabilities, compared to their bottom-quartile peers”

“The base case for US economy is continued growth moderation alongside above-target inflation, with two-sided risks to this outlook depending on severity of protectionist policies”

“Even among labor-intensive services industries that rely less on goods inputs, the tariff impact on their cost base is expected to be material, particularly for CMT and High Tech”

“Where decentralized units perform work to support centralized Functional areas (HR, Fin), there is an opportunity to transition portions of this work into a shared services model”

“L.E.K. Consulting presents the 2024 ASC Insights Study, which draws on a newly fielded operator survey, project experience, claims data analysis, and a range of secondary sources”

“Many traditional tertiary education institutes offering online degrees and pure-play digital campuses have emerged on the back of online HE growth and could present opportunities”

“Online HE picked up pace during the pandemic, driven by its flexibility, personalization and cost-effectiveness, which will also create an opportunity for investment in the space”

“Even with fewer deals in 2023, Private Equity funds carried out transactions of substantial worth in multiple industries such as technology, infrastructure, and consumer products”

“Industrial Equipment & Technology (IE&T) Executives are facing numerous challenges including inflation, supply chain disruption, sustainability concerns, and economic uncertainty”

“While protectionist policies are currently centered on trade in goods, fragmentation may spill into other domains - impacting the movement of services, people, ideas, and capital”

“L.E.K. has drawn on a number of different sources in its evaluation of the 8 options and has used a 5 point scoring system to help summarise the results of the evaluation process”

“By bringing people and AI closer together, leaders can transform that paradigm—today's ever-growing suite of tools can give people access to skills they don't personally possess.”

“The adult learning (upskilling, reskilling and new skilling) sector is plagued with multiple challenges, due to which many companies in the sector are not financially sustainable”