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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

In 2013, Volkswagen debuted the MARTA App (Mobile Augmented Reality Technical Assistance) which gives technicians step-by-step repair instructions. Boeing has adopted AR and seen increased productivity and quality in their training process. India’s Ministry of Tourism has partnered with a travel tech start-up called OutsiteVR.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Travel – Now don’t get us wrong, warning a prospective consultant about travel is a bit like warning trainee surgeon that they may see blood once in a while. The health care is good, that’s for sure.

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Driverless Trains: Why Does Chicago (US in General) Lag London (Europe Europe in General)?

MishTalk

Driverless trains are about to make a big impact in London. The Telegraph reports New 'Driverless' Tube trains unveiled by TFL. The trains are fully automated, but will initially be manned. By the mid-2020s the trains will be totally driverless. In 2013, the San Francisco Gate Compared BART Compensation to other cities.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. Mindfulness: Mindfulness-based stress-reduction meditation training has been shown to have a positive outcome in overcoming the fear of failure. Kogan Page, Limited. Cameron, K. Cantaragiu, R., &

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S-Corp Checklist

Women in Consulting

Review the travel expenses. Make sure you separate out any personal travel. Count every travel day that you worked more than 4 hours. For 2013, the total amount that can be taken is $159,000. Consulting Training and Education Top Consulting Tips' Save any books/handouts from conferences. ? By: Renee Daggett.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Exit Opportunities: Exit opportunities from Booz & Company are not as extensive as MBB, because the network of the pure strategy firm is still new, the training still untested, and the prestige still growing. They travel quite a bit, but their hours are slightly less than BCG or McKinsey and on par with Bain. 2004 – 2013.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

While you will be working side by side with the firm’s top guns and while you will be working on some very interesting projects, Alvarez & Marsal offers very little in terms of formal training. While you can and should expect to travel a lot, they do try to keep travel regional, so you won’t be crossing time zones every 4 days.