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

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Anonymous A asked on Sep 29, 2019

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Daniel
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replied on Mar 24, 2020
McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

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

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Anonymous B replied on Nov 12, 2021

3 days ago

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Ann replied on Feb 03, 2023

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

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Anonymous E replied on Dec 19, 2022

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! 

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Tess replied on Nov 02, 2022

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.

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Clara
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replied on Jul 06, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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Mahmoud Darwish replied on Aug 24, 2022

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.

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Anonymous D replied on May 20, 2022

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Thomas replied on Jan 23, 2022

Yesterday

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Anonymous C replied on Jan 12, 2022

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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