Loved the Bezos “what won’t change” lens — and your four scarce assets are spot on. One more thought: as the “junior grind” disappears, firms will need a new apprenticeship model. Teaching judgment + implementation beats teaching deck production.
Yes this is the 1 million dollar question, because there are elements of the legacy Apprentice model whose obsolence through AI undermines strategic learning elements that will later be needed. I believe there is a curated way to bubble these up while still taking advantage of the powerful new toolset, but the environment is so dynamic right now that we have yet to truly discover the best of both worlds model. Looking forward to your piece!
Great way to think about the future of consulting and professional services in general. Like your four key points at the end - in practice accountability and ownership is a slippery eel for consultants. Often the client wants a consultant precisely to obscure this aspect of the solution.
Loved the Bezos “what won’t change” lens — and your four scarce assets are spot on. One more thought: as the “junior grind” disappears, firms will need a new apprenticeship model. Teaching judgment + implementation beats teaching deck production.
I'm preparing a piece on this very topic! How would you modify or update the apprenticeship model to make it viable in modern times?
Yes this is the 1 million dollar question, because there are elements of the legacy Apprentice model whose obsolence through AI undermines strategic learning elements that will later be needed. I believe there is a curated way to bubble these up while still taking advantage of the powerful new toolset, but the environment is so dynamic right now that we have yet to truly discover the best of both worlds model. Looking forward to your piece!
I can always count on you for excellent insight but this is one of your very best! Grazie!
Thank you for your very kind words, Kurt!! Share the "goods" around if you like it 😬😬😬
Great way to think about the future of consulting and professional services in general. Like your four key points at the end - in practice accountability and ownership is a slippery eel for consultants. Often the client wants a consultant precisely to obscure this aspect of the solution.