Hi everyone,
I am currently solving cases and the feedback that I receive is that I give good answers but they lack out-of-the-box thinking.
Could you please advise resources or techniques on how this area could be improved?
Thank you in advance!
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If I strip it down to what actually moves the needle, I’d focus on two things.
First, push yourself to generate one non-obvious angle every time you structure a problem. Not five, just one is enough. Most candidates stop at the standard buckets and never go a layer deeper. So before you move on, pause and ask yourself: what would someone who really knows this industry worry about? That’s where you start getting into second-order effects, behavioral shifts, or operational constraints. It might feel a bit slower at first, but it becomes natural pretty quickly.
Second, build some real-world business exposure alongside your case prep. Cases alone won’t get you there. Read a bit of industry news, skim earnings calls, or look at how companies actually make decisions. You’re not trying to memorize facts, you’re building pattern recognition. Then in a case, you can bring in ideas that feel a bit unexpected but still grounded. That’s usually what interviewers are looking for.
If you want to go deeper on this or have specific examples you’re working through, feel free to DM me.
Franco
