Everywhere you look, there’s AI hype.
But very few consultants are asking the real questions.
When I organized The Future of Consulting Summit a few months ago, I realized the hardest part wasn’t logistics. It was figuring out which questions actually matter for the next decade of consulting.
Questions like:
1️⃣ How can consultants separate AI’s hype from real, lasting value?
2️⃣ What are the parts of consulting that AI will never replace?
3️⃣ How is AI changing what clients expect from consultants?
4️⃣ Will buyers still pay for “expertise,” or will they pay for outcomes and speed instead?
5️⃣ How should small and mid sized firms rethink their business models in the AI era?
6️⃣ What new types of consulting IP and data assets are emerging?
7️⃣ How can AI make discovery, diagnosis, and delivery more insightful, not just faster?
8️⃣ What skills will the next generation of consultants need to stay relevant?
9️⃣ How can firms use AI to build trust, not erode it?
🔟 And ultimately, what does it mean to be a consultant in an AI driven world?
Over four days, we explored these questions with 12 consulting founders and innovators who are already reimagining their businesses.
Not theorizing.
Not selling tools.
But sharing what’s actually working.
And the conversations made one thing clear.
The future of consulting will not belong to firms that simply adopt AI.
It will belong to those who rethink how they create value.
