<P><I>List of Figures</P><P>Preface</P></I><P>1. Introduction</P><P>2. Pole 1: Human Capital</P><P>3. Pole 2: Social Capital</P><P>4. Pole 3: Consultant Virtualization</P><P>5. Pole 4: Disruption in the Consultancy Life-Cycle</P><P>6. Pole 5: Reflective Ability in Consultancy</P><P>7. Connecting the Poles to form the Innovative Consultancy</P><P>8. Implications of...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></i></p>

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