Of all the aspects that shape a world in flux, the high degree of unpredictability is perhaps the most defining feature of our present time. Some might even call it ‘unreliability’. While change has never been a linear process, the past year has shown us just how capricious it can be. And this kind of change brings with it both challenges and opportunities.
Look at a changing world through a different lens and boundless opportunities appear: AI-enabled innovation, new forms of collaboration, a renewed drive to build future-ready, sustainable businesses, and access to global talent and markets. To stay ahead in such a rapidly evolving environment, we are constantly reevaluating our services, partnerships and workforce strategy, actively embracing new opportunities, and deepening our conversations with clients and society to truly understand their asks.
Over the past year, we rolled out our AI First strategy and further scaled our Next Generation Audit programme, while our AI Lab now serves as a catalyst for innovation. It is truly inspiring to see the growing number of colleagues seamlessly switch between multiple AI tools in their day-to-day work, and how we are increasingly developing innovative AI solutions for complex questions that we used to perform 100% manually.
While none of us have a crystal ball, there is no doubt the year ahead will again be unpredictable and challenging. But no matter how unpredictable, our clients can always count on the dedication, resilience and optimism of our colleagues.
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