Innovation Olympics:

The Innovation Olympics is an eight-week management and innovation consulting challenge starting October 10th where student teams work directly with senior executives. I'm reaching out to you because I think the Challenge would be a great fit for your consulting club.

At the high level, the benefits of participating include the following for students:• Students will have the opportunity to interface directly with senior

industry executives • You will learn a proven consulting methodology - the methodologies

instructed to students have been tested at Arthur D. Little and Monitor Group. Moreover, a seasoned mentor will be assigned to each team by the IXL Center to make sure students are using the tools properly

• Innovation Olympics is flexible and works with your schedule - the Innovation Olympics can work around your schedule.

• Participants will have a chance to network with students from other top universities - by competing against other top universities, your members will have opportunities to network with students from other top programs.

• No travel required - presentations are done remotely, saving students time to get a head start on school and professional development activities.

Click here to view a two minute video of the program and on the following hyperlinks to view student testimonials from the University of Chicago Booth, Columbia University and NYU. Please let me know if anyone is interested in learning more about the program and I would be happy to provide additional details in advance of the October 7th application deadline.

Contact: Demetri AsiatidisManagement Consulting InstituteTel.: 617-714-3534demetri.asiatidis@mcinstitute.org

IXL Innovation Olympics, Fall 2016, info Session. Friday, Sep 23 2016Unique consulting competition that bridges university students with corporation to create game changing solutions

Participants have to pass the level 1 certification exams and complete the competition in order to receive the level 1 and level 2 innovation certificates and be included in the resume book

Four cycles, fall cycle now

Teams from diff schools, quickly learn the company –do research in two weeks20-25 ppl working on research project—collaboration last four weeks – competition for the best strategy

whole 8-week scheduleweek1 building on what clients are looking for week2 business opportunity map, research on diff insights on the companyweek3-4 identify the strategyweek 5-6 business model week7-8 present online first get feedback final presentation

Important dates registration ddl: Oct 1stkick-off: Oct 10th

opportunity insights presentation: Oct26th-28th