Companies that move into the WeWork shared office space at 25 Broadway in lower Manhattan are renting the usual paraphernalia of start-up land.
Rough wooden tables lend an industrial feel and tenants can break off to play shuffleboard, or refresh themselves with draft beer and “micro-roasted” coffee. In the bathroom, the slogan on the mouthwash dispenser nags you to “pitch a fresh idea”.
It would be easy to dismiss the presence of McKinsey in such surroundings as just glib symbolism. However, the product that the buttoned-down strategy consultant has been working on here is part of a trend that has genuine potential to reshape the business education market.