Interesting observations. I’m also hearing that we will be gradually moving towards a more freelance economy, where companies will have less substantive employees and will bring more and more people in with specialisms for particular pieces of work. A corporate gig economy if you will. Do you think that consultants will benefit from this shift?
Yes, this is a plausible scenario and it's already happening to a certain extent. In any case, large organizations are still bound to leverage this phenomenon, as they grow bigger and more influential. They will hire the freelancers (for a profit).
I don't see a long-term "shrinking of the consulting industry" ahead, especially for those firms that will be quick to adapt to new shifts (roboconsulting to start with).
Interesting observations. I’m also hearing that we will be gradually moving towards a more freelance economy, where companies will have less substantive employees and will bring more and more people in with specialisms for particular pieces of work. A corporate gig economy if you will. Do you think that consultants will benefit from this shift?
Yes, this is a plausible scenario and it's already happening to a certain extent. In any case, large organizations are still bound to leverage this phenomenon, as they grow bigger and more influential. They will hire the freelancers (for a profit).
I don't see a long-term "shrinking of the consulting industry" ahead, especially for those firms that will be quick to adapt to new shifts (roboconsulting to start with).