Digital problem solving

UNLEASHING THE POWER
OF DIGITALIZATION

Overcome organizational challenges

Businesses and industries across the world face increasing disruption. From digital connectivity to product innovations or the shift to decarbonization – clients face a growing list of complex challenges.

By applying a tech start-up mindset to your business, we find the minimum solution for maximum outcome, using digital technology to solve intractable problems and taking ideas from concept to rollout at speed. Our unique approach to digital problem solving consulting makes a powerful difference to our clients, helping them to discover new ways to engage customers and create differentiated products and services.
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THRIVING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Digital Problem Solving (DPS) is a rapidly growing practice within Arthur D Little. Based out of London, the team of 50 problem solvers deliver projects and support ADL colleagues around the globe. DPS is also the home to Arthur D Little’s leading-edge AI & Machine Learning capability. We are issue-centric, solution-agnostic, and multi-sector. This means our DPS consultants are obsessed with solving the problem or seizing the opportunity. Two key approaches inform all our work: Next over Best, and Open Consulting. We specialize in helping established companies address significant threats or seize new opportunities at pace.

 

 

How
Our Open Consulting model brings together a partner network of wide-ranging expertise and resources into single, seamless teams to take on the challenges - delivering new capabilities and quickly responding to emerging demand.
Rapid Prototypes
From initial strategy and concept to delivery, we help our clients take their ideas to software and launch in a matter of weeks.
Augmented Decisions
We work with our clients to help them make smarter decisions through the power of AI/ML – providing insights, patterns, predictions that augment their human decision making.
Technology Transformation
Transformation doesn’t have to be challenging – and through our Technology Operating Model, Technology Evaluation & Design, and Technology Outsourcing approach, we help our clients deliver on their vision.

MOVING AHEAD IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY

While Digital Problem Solving is a relatively new service from ADL, it is a mindset of overcoming intractable challenges has existed from the very start. From an education company to entertainment, health and sustainable technology – we have already made great progress helping clients to unleash digitalization and overcome their most pressing and complex challenges and move ahead in a world changing rapidly.
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
MEDTECH STARTUP
SUSTAINABLE TECH COMPANY
How can omnichannel experiences change the game for an entertainment company?
Generating significant increase in enterprise value by designing and delivering industry-leading tech to transform retail.
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Commercialization strategy for a leading digital health startup
Identifying ‘blue ocean’ revenue opportunities, which were rapidly validated with end customers.
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Innovation for a global sustainable technology company
Equipping 1,600 employees across four global business units and 20 geographies, for the first time, with a unified solution to manage $250m R&D portfolio
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LATEST INSIGHTS
We provide critical insight into industry challenges, accelerating performance, innovating through convergence and digital, and creating a positive impact in the world.
All Insights
Tackling the Digital Hype – Executing digitally enabled strategies
Tackling the Digital Hype – Executing digitally enabled strategies
Implementing change and overcoming execution problems
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Taking control of AI
Taking control of AI
Customizing your own knowledge bots
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Rethinking product connectivity
Rethinking product connectivity
How data can transform services and customer experience
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Simulating strategy
Simulating strategy
The real potential of the Industrial Metaverse
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Comprehensive machine-augmented assurance
Comprehensive machine-augmented assurance
How machine learning can improve assurance and make smart people smarter
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Unleashing innovation using low code/no code – The age of the citizen developer
Unleashing innovation using low code/no code – The age of the citizen developer
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Managing clinical trials during COVID-19 and beyond
Managing clinical trials during COVID-19 and beyond
A new, groundbreaking predictive analytical approach which can be deployed in a few weeks to cope with the current crisis, and has the broader potential to transform clinical operations.
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Demystifying robotics: A drone’s eye view
Demystifying robotics: A drone’s eye view
A high-level perspective of a vital ~ $100 billion market
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Moving from “Best Practice” to “Next Practice”
Moving from “Best Practice” to “Next Practice”
How to drive effective transformation
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2018 Technology Trends
2018 Technology Trends
Say vs. Do Innovation
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Why machine learning is crucial
Why machine learning is crucial
Managing and gaining the most value from big data
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Becoming a Next Practice Business
Becoming a Next Practice Business
How to apply the strategy and management practices of creative disruptors to transform established businesses
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The “human-to-technology” language challenge
The “human-to-technology” language challenge
Translating our imagination into working code
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Embrace the shadow
Embrace the shadow
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Our people

Our people create the difference we make for our clients, supporting them with proven strategies, innovative techniques and original ideas that find value unlock progress and create pathways to success.

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We work with ambitious thought leaders to uncover new growth opportunities, build innovation capabilities and transform organizations. Send us an email, get directly in touch with any of our industry professionals or make enquiries by phone with one of our global offices.

 

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