The Consulting Goldmine: How Productisation Could Unleash a Billion-Dollar Market

What if everything consultants believe about AI's threat to their industry is backwards? What if, instead of cutting consultants out of the equation, artificial intelligence is actually about to unlock opportunities so vast that the consulting market could expand a thousandfold?

This isn't optimism for its own sake. It's an economic reality that most of the profession haven't yet grasped. Ikum Kandola, co-founder of The AX.ai, a platform designed to help consultancies productise their services through AI, has spent the last couple of years thinking deeply about this inversion.

In a recent conversation, he articulated a vision that reframes the entire future of consulting. Not as a story of threat and displacement, but as one of expansion and possibility. The catch? It requires a fundamental shift in how consultants think about their own value.

Ikum Kandola, co-founder of AXAI, shares his journey from PwC to launching a consultancy that leverages AI to transform traditional consulting models. The conversation explores the current state of the AI bubble, the challenges and opportunities in the consulting industry, and the importance of adapting to new technologies. Ikem discusses the concept of 'consultancy as a service' and how AXAI aims to democratize access to consulting services, making them more efficient and effective. The episode also touches on the cultural resistance to AI in the UK and the potential for AI to revolutionize education and consulting practices.

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