Beyond the Slide Deck: How AI is Dismantling the Traditional Consulting Model

In this episode, we explore how professional services are fundamentally redesigning work around AI. We examine internal tools like McKinsey’s Lilli, which synthesizes proprietary knowledge, and BCG’s Deckster, which automates research and presentations.A major shift is the decline of PowerPoint; McKinsey is replacing traditional decks with live, AI-assisted websites that compress the standard "week-one answer" into an "hour-one answer." This automation of junior tasks is disrupting traditional hourly billing, pushing the industry toward outcome-based fees. Finally, we address how firms like Accenture are pivoting toward purposeful AI adoption that delivers measurable business value.