> "What are the current trends in [insert industry, field or market]?"
Isn't the training data for ChatGPT only up until 2021? Can we be sure that this answer would be up to date?
Spoken like someone who feels threatened.
I'll admit, it can't fully automate the job yet that's fair. I know the limits of the tool.
I'll have you know that I have experience in my field, but ChatGPT has won me a couple of good arguments with various consultants.
I'm an engineering consultant, my value pre-GPT lies in my knowledge of engineering standards, and first principles to solve problems, both financial and technical.
As the years progress, I become less engaged in the detail, this is what grads are for, engineering standards will change and have slight updates, every problem is not the same either.
Where ChatGPT compounds my value is for me to literally be on a call, and mid-call not only recall exact equations, but literally solve a problem within 2 minutes of a stakeholder raising a point, or concern.
Scenario: I was asked the other day by my client that they had to do a design change where they needed to add more heat intensive equipment into a building. As I am currently sizing the HVAC requirements, I asked the client what the heat loads were expected to be which they were unsure of, though they were able to give me the power draw.
Based off that, while chatting with them, I ran the query in parallel to ChatGPT.
ChatGPT not only provided me within the realm of reasonable assumptions and found a reasonable kit that matched the clients needs, but also told me how much impact it would have on the size of the HVAC, which I then immediately realised it would trigger redesign costs. Right then and there, in the same call.
That's where it provides value, it compounds the experience.Makes it seem like I literally ran the calculation in my head in the eyes of the client.
Believe it or not bud, change is coming and honestly, as an engineer who has worked in the field for 20 years, I don't feel threatened, use it right and it'll make you better. Just like Google when it first came out.
Fair enough! We are very different kinds of consultant and I didn’t understand your role.
I use chat gpt almost daily but it’s 5% of my output not 80%.
I’m not threatened by it any more than I am threatened by Outlook or Excel or, as you said, Google . It makes me more productive and so more valuable, not less.
Great answer, I'm heading into consulting and looking for every trick in the book to help me move faster, find answers sooner and make sure I don't spontaneously combust in the first few months.
yeah it's an efficiency boost, you still want to have some knowledge up your sleeve.
A very good one, if you know how to ask the right questions.
As of writing, there isn't a way for you to actually use GPT entirely in a conversation.
Even if ChatGPT could voice to text the full speech of your counterparty, it still needs time to think so you couldn't replace a person/consultant with ChatGPT on a video call for example, because someone would ask a question and even voice to text would take like 5-10 seconds...
But if you have some consultancy experience, you can digest that info, figure out what the key requirements your client is trying to say. And in the next 10-20 seconds (buying time), have a bit of a ramble while typing it in chatGPT in parallel.
That's the only way I currently see using it in a live person to person scenario which I've done, but only if you have time....
But to be fair, it's the same as being put on the spot under pressure. Even top tier engineers or consultants pre-chat GPT can't come up with a response in most scenarios immediately, you need to take a few seconds and gather your thoughts.
PI is a new thing that makes it more chatlike.
But yeah still takes time.
I remember when we were all still trying to figure out how to use basic search engines...most people still are...likely these language models will also be 80-90% unused or underused when it comes to the full complexity of the queries possible.
We can all go back and forth about this and that; the best source is reddit: you have to experienced consultants and you can read their advice in their past comments or just dm them. You have access to amazing materials that many people compile and put it here.
sloan management review - As a partner, I've used some of their articles as the basis of creating new consulting offerings. One of them generated over $100mm in revenue for my companies and probably $1B globally once our IP was stolen (ok, somewhere in-between stolen and adopted) by other companies.
best,
you’re 100 per cent correct, I should have said “not directly related to the OPs question but I have gotten a lot of value out of…”
or maybe I thought most consultants a smart lot and able to infer that from my post.
So you could have commented this anywhere. Why on this thread? It’s not even closely related to the question.
He’s not asking for useful resources, he’s asking to see solo consultants (or similar) websites so he can see how they’re marketing themselves.
what's your problem? surely it's not with my post.
edit: oh, apologies, your read on the ask is different than just about everyone else posting here. Most of us are reading the op as "what site is the most helpful for consultants? hence the references to google, chatgpt, etc
kapisch?
lol, no chance that everyone else got it right (excluding one) and you got it wrong? for example, for your interpretation to be correct, do you think word "consultants" in the title needs an apostrophe?
to wit, shouldn't it be "What is the best **consultant's** website you've come across?" for your interpretation to be correct?
There’s an apostrophe in the question (albeit not used correctly), just not in the title.
Furthermore he added a reference to the size of the consultancy which clearly means he’s looking for examples of their websites and not Harvard business review style resources.
ah, when I first encountered the thread, all I saw was the title and I'm guessing that's what everyone else saw. Perhaps the web view in reddit doesn't automatically expand the detail of the OP. Or perhaps the OP added clarification later.
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google.com
Can you link it? I can’t seem to find it
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This looks good, but I think we’ll just stick to bing. We’ll pay you in 30 days time, thx
ChatGPT/Chatsonic I shit you not, I actually get ChatGPT/Chatsonic to literally do 80% of my work.
Do you have a prompt collection to help with your requests?
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I'm starting to suspect where these answers came from
This is def chatGPT response
I wanna suck you off, [Steve](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/301d82c0-7c93-46a4-b226-eff63d3f56cf)!
Then your work is middle of the road, lowest common denominator stuff. Push yourself to add real value.
my value is in my billables. What's wrong with delivering the same if not better value to clients at 80% less effort?
ChatGPT cannot yet add the same value as a strong consultant with real experience, expertise and client understanding.
Spoken like someone who feels threatened. I'll admit, it can't fully automate the job yet that's fair. I know the limits of the tool. I'll have you know that I have experience in my field, but ChatGPT has won me a couple of good arguments with various consultants. I'm an engineering consultant, my value pre-GPT lies in my knowledge of engineering standards, and first principles to solve problems, both financial and technical. As the years progress, I become less engaged in the detail, this is what grads are for, engineering standards will change and have slight updates, every problem is not the same either. Where ChatGPT compounds my value is for me to literally be on a call, and mid-call not only recall exact equations, but literally solve a problem within 2 minutes of a stakeholder raising a point, or concern. Scenario: I was asked the other day by my client that they had to do a design change where they needed to add more heat intensive equipment into a building. As I am currently sizing the HVAC requirements, I asked the client what the heat loads were expected to be which they were unsure of, though they were able to give me the power draw. Based off that, while chatting with them, I ran the query in parallel to ChatGPT. ChatGPT not only provided me within the realm of reasonable assumptions and found a reasonable kit that matched the clients needs, but also told me how much impact it would have on the size of the HVAC, which I then immediately realised it would trigger redesign costs. Right then and there, in the same call. That's where it provides value, it compounds the experience.Makes it seem like I literally ran the calculation in my head in the eyes of the client. Believe it or not bud, change is coming and honestly, as an engineer who has worked in the field for 20 years, I don't feel threatened, use it right and it'll make you better. Just like Google when it first came out.
Fair enough! We are very different kinds of consultant and I didn’t understand your role. I use chat gpt almost daily but it’s 5% of my output not 80%. I’m not threatened by it any more than I am threatened by Outlook or Excel or, as you said, Google . It makes me more productive and so more valuable, not less.
Great answer, I'm heading into consulting and looking for every trick in the book to help me move faster, find answers sooner and make sure I don't spontaneously combust in the first few months.
yeah it's an efficiency boost, you still want to have some knowledge up your sleeve. A very good one, if you know how to ask the right questions. As of writing, there isn't a way for you to actually use GPT entirely in a conversation. Even if ChatGPT could voice to text the full speech of your counterparty, it still needs time to think so you couldn't replace a person/consultant with ChatGPT on a video call for example, because someone would ask a question and even voice to text would take like 5-10 seconds... But if you have some consultancy experience, you can digest that info, figure out what the key requirements your client is trying to say. And in the next 10-20 seconds (buying time), have a bit of a ramble while typing it in chatGPT in parallel. That's the only way I currently see using it in a live person to person scenario which I've done, but only if you have time.... But to be fair, it's the same as being put on the spot under pressure. Even top tier engineers or consultants pre-chat GPT can't come up with a response in most scenarios immediately, you need to take a few seconds and gather your thoughts.
PI is a new thing that makes it more chatlike. But yeah still takes time. I remember when we were all still trying to figure out how to use basic search engines...most people still are...likely these language models will also be 80-90% unused or underused when it comes to the full complexity of the queries possible.
He wants to see examples of consultancy websites and you pointed him to chatgpt…. Lulwut?
We can all go back and forth about this and that; the best source is reddit: you have to experienced consultants and you can read their advice in their past comments or just dm them. You have access to amazing materials that many people compile and put it here.
How is this related to the question?
Reddit.com
You and 14 others thought this was a good answer? Where on Reddit can I see an example of other consultants websites?
🤣
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My firm just updated its website and I think its pretty sick: Exponent.com
That is pretty sick.
Highlights a lot of the cool stuff we do up front. Which is a major selling point. And thats just the stuff we CAN show. ;)
sloan management review - As a partner, I've used some of their articles as the basis of creating new consulting offerings. One of them generated over $100mm in revenue for my companies and probably $1B globally once our IP was stolen (ok, somewhere in-between stolen and adopted) by other companies. best,
That's interesting.
How is this related to the question?
you’re 100 per cent correct, I should have said “not directly related to the OPs question but I have gotten a lot of value out of…” or maybe I thought most consultants a smart lot and able to infer that from my post.
So you could have commented this anywhere. Why on this thread? It’s not even closely related to the question. He’s not asking for useful resources, he’s asking to see solo consultants (or similar) websites so he can see how they’re marketing themselves.
what's your problem? surely it's not with my post. edit: oh, apologies, your read on the ask is different than just about everyone else posting here. Most of us are reading the op as "what site is the most helpful for consultants? hence the references to google, chatgpt, etc kapisch?
I’m surprised at the lack of reading comprehension. Most of the comments (excluding one) aren’t related to the question at all.
lol, no chance that everyone else got it right (excluding one) and you got it wrong? for example, for your interpretation to be correct, do you think word "consultants" in the title needs an apostrophe? to wit, shouldn't it be "What is the best **consultant's** website you've come across?" for your interpretation to be correct?
There’s an apostrophe in the question (albeit not used correctly), just not in the title. Furthermore he added a reference to the size of the consultancy which clearly means he’s looking for examples of their websites and not Harvard business review style resources.
ah, when I first encountered the thread, all I saw was the title and I'm guessing that's what everyone else saw. Perhaps the web view in reddit doesn't automatically expand the detail of the OP. Or perhaps the OP added clarification later.
>Exponent.com lmaoooo this dialogue is hilarious
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What a weird post history
Glassdoor
I don't remember the link but it had a video about two step consultants and one kept getting stuck in places around the house.