Nabil Keith Durand - Ultrareal Management Consulting - Knowledge & Learning Experts

Ultrareal Management Consulting - Knowledge & Learning Experts

Nabil Keith Durand

MBA, Imperial College London

Why MIT & BCG Got AI and Organizational Learning Completely Wrong

Why MIT & BCG Got AI and Organizational Learning Completely Wrong

The recent MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group report "Learning to Manage Uncertainty, With AI" arrives at a time when executives face mounting pressure to demonstrate AI's value beyond automation. The report's central claim—that organizations combining traditional organizational learning with AI-specific

Understanding GenAI Hype and Reality - Is AGI or AI Super Intelligence Around the Corner?

Understanding GenAI Hype and Reality - Is AGI or AI Super Intelligence Around the Corner?

Cutting through the AI hype is challenging. Many bold claims are driven more by marketing or sales agendas to upsell AI implementations than by technical substance or proven results. 💡Hot Take: This is it. What LLMs can do now might be all they ever do well. Given these limitations, there

GenAI Still Hallucinating in 2025? Smart RAG + Knowledge Graphs May Be the Only Fix

GenAI Still Hallucinating in 2025? Smart RAG + Knowledge Graphs May Be the Only Fix

Smart RAG using Knowledge Graphs = Second Brain If you ever felt GenAI delivered shallow or incorrect information - then this is currently the pioneering approach to succeed: Don't use GenAI alone, integrate it within a RAG framework. But not just basic RAG, it must be SMART. RAG means

GenAI Failing? Your Employees Are the Missing Piece, Not Data Scientists

GenAI Failing? Your Employees Are the Missing Piece, Not Data Scientists

Many people think AI success comes down to having cutting-edge algorithms or a high-powered team of AI/ML engineers and data scientists — but that’s not the case. Research from top universities and global consulting firms shows that up to 80% of the work in AI projects isn’t about

The Secret to Generative AI Success is...People

The Secret to Generative AI Success is...People

Recent research from top universities and consulting firms demonstrates that human-AI collaboration consistently outperforms both AI-only and human-only approaches, with productivity improvements ranging from 12% to 60% across diverse knowledge work domains. The most compelling evidence comes from Harvard Business School's landmark 2023 study with 758 Boston Consulting

Knowledge Management: The Hidden Foundation of AI Success

Knowledge Management: The Hidden Foundation of AI Success

Artificial intelligence systems are only as intelligent as the knowledge they can access, validate, and reason with. Despite billions invested in AI, more than 70% of CEO's are not happy with AI investment return (Gartner, 2025). Research from leading academic institutions and consulting firms reveals a stark reality:

10,000 employees retire every day. Is your critical knowledge walking out the door?

Organizational Learning

10,000 employees retire every day. Is your critical knowledge walking out the door?

Knowledge Transfer and Succession Planning: Critical Component of Organizational Knowledge Management Business Continuity at Risk Every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement age in the U.S. alone (Federal Reserve Bank) — and globally, that number is even more staggering. Organizations are facing a demographic cliff: decades of institutional knowledge