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    September 27, 2026 · 2 min

    McKinsey Doesn't Know Either

    McKinseyAIAI Operating ModelOrganizational Debt
    by Bianca J. Schulz

    Who has the real overview when it comes to AI? Can a single consultant know more than McKinsey?

    Absolutely!

    Everyone started with AI at the same time, so nobody has a head start. It is quite possible that young people work in a large consulting firm who simply do not have the knowledge and experience that individual consultants have built up over decades.

    And here is the proof: the key to AI value is hiding in plain sight: your operating model

    This article does not really contain anything new. Everything has been known for a long time. Beautified with a few statistics and charts, wrapped in management speak.

    It is astonishing, but true: AI forces you to finally implement all the insights that have long been known.

    I call it paying down organizational debt. All the existing concepts must now become reality, otherwise you will be left behind and others will overtake you.

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