Even in this age of generative AI euphoria, smart companies still need advisers who behave like anthropologists. In this new article, Nick Paulussen explores why the best consultants work as “insider-outsiders”: close enough to know the jargon, distant enough to recognize the unspoken rules that govern real behavior. Organizations that integrate machine intelligence with human understanding will have a competitive edge, and the consultant anthropologist stands at that junction – translating code into context and context back into code. Read the full article here: https://okt.to/9c2AY3
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3dVery relatable. As a consultant myself, the anthropologist comparison really lands. The most meaningful progress I’ve seen happens when you’re embedded just enough to speak the language, but still objective enough to spot the unspoken dynamics others miss. In the AI era, that blend of context and capability is more important than ever.