When was the last time you found an unusual/unconventional solution to a problem?

When I worked as a ESG consultant we were trying to manage waste management issues and particularly the cost related to them. I chose to work fro m the warehouse for a week, observing the workers and how they accumulated waste during the day and how they handled it. I realized that if we moved and re-structured the waste collection point where it was more conviniently located but as well removed general waste bin and replaced it with spesific waste bins we could cut down on the general waste which had to be sorted out at the end of the day and made the workers less likely to throw away material which could be re-used. 

“While analyzing the churn rate for our mortgage loans, I discovered duplicate, incomplete, and misformatted files that were skewing our calculations. Recognizing this risk, I conducted a full data audit—cleaning inconsistencies, standardizing formats, and resolving missing values. In investigating the root cause, I collaborated with IT and uncovered that interns weren’t following our file-naming and metadata standards. To address this, I designed and led training sessions on compliance and best practices, implemented a checklist, and deployed automated validation scripts in our ingestion pipeline. I then presented the findings and remediation plan to senior operations managers, securing their support for sustained oversight. As a result, we reduced file inconsistencies by approximately 90%, shortened our reporting cycles by five hours per week, and cut audit errors by around 30%, boosting both operational efficiency and stakeholder confidence

This incident occurred not in a professional setting, as you mentioned last time. Recently, my friends and I were planning a trip. Since we don't have an income source on our own, we tried to cut costs anywhere possible. We are planning the stay for our trip but the catch over there is if we book 3 beds in a hostel ( which is afffordable) for a single day we cant keep our bags safe the next day, well the next day is our departure so if we book beds thats an uneccessary expense so what i proposed is to retain only one bed cottage to the net day so we can access the cupboard and keep our bags safe 

It was when I was having a hard time focusing on my health and was eating unhealthy i started to go for a walk every day and made myself talk to the fruit vendor daily and daily I end by buying some fruits. 

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I started to brush my teeth multiple times through out the day to stop getting so much plack on my teeth when I was brushing two times a day.

About a month ago when our per unit retail sales were down

When I decided to get vaccinated 

That’s the question to test your creativity and ability to innovate – a some version of that question can be a part of McKinsey Entrepreneurial Drive Dimension.

It’s good to give a work example here and highlight the following:

• Before you came things were always done in this old conventional way – then you saw it and you came up with a better idea how to do it
• You then executed on it even though nobody asked you to (it was your own initiative)
• People recognised the value of your solution and found it helpful

Best,
Daniel

my son was complaining that his bike helmet was itchy so i put his cap on underneath and hey presto, no more itching or complaining!

3 days ago

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I was confused by how the media presents gen z as a sustainable consumer yet I observed my friends love for fast fashion. This contradiction inspired me to do my own survey. I surveyed 100 students in my college about their consumption habits, purchase drivers and sentiment towards different sustainable retail strategies.

The last time I found an unusual solution to a problem was during a business trip to Lubiana, Slovenia. We could not fly directly so we flew to Triste Italy and there we were supposed to have a booked transfer to Lubiana, but due to strikes, it was cancelled. So to avoid missing the meeting I contacted an old friend of mine whose family is from Trieste and I asked If they had a car to be borrowed. And it worked! 

I would see if I can spontenously find someone to join me on the movie and still see the movie

I got into the consulting club at a top MBA program without being an MBA student. I asked an MBA student friend to register for me.

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As a technical team leader working with various technologies, always I face challenges in my environment, especially with the high load of advanced projects and different changes that had been done during the release management.