Many MBB consultants struggle to understand what conceptual problem-solving is. This post helps to understand this important skill. And I share a real example, the best slide of my career
You've outdone yourself here, Rustem - thank you for sharing this! It unlocked the, wait for it, the concept of 'conceptual thinking' for me. I'm keeping this in my mental model library for sure!
Thank you so much, Adam! Really appreciate your kind words.
It was the time before ChatGPT. I am not necessarily against that, just my worry is that things like problem-solving and critical thinking get atrophied the more people use it, especially younger generations who never had the chance to learn fundamentals.
Research is bearing out that concern. An MIT study showed students who do thinking first, then engage AI, showed better attention, planning, and memory. Students who started with AI stayed mentally checked out
Yeah, that supports my concern. Who's going to teach students to think in the first place if they don't have to do it anymore? That's where the problem will start to compound.
This was so good I had to comment to let you know!
Thank you so much, Mikola! I really appreciate your kind words, and really happy that you found it helpful.
You've outdone yourself here, Rustem - thank you for sharing this! It unlocked the, wait for it, the concept of 'conceptual thinking' for me. I'm keeping this in my mental model library for sure!
Thank you so much! I feel that my job for today is done. :)
Great example -- and a ready response whenever someone posts the "consulting is dead" nonsense on LinkedIn. ChatGPT can't do this :)
Thank you so much, Adam! Really appreciate your kind words.
It was the time before ChatGPT. I am not necessarily against that, just my worry is that things like problem-solving and critical thinking get atrophied the more people use it, especially younger generations who never had the chance to learn fundamentals.
Research is bearing out that concern. An MIT study showed students who do thinking first, then engage AI, showed better attention, planning, and memory. Students who started with AI stayed mentally checked out
Yeah, that supports my concern. Who's going to teach students to think in the first place if they don't have to do it anymore? That's where the problem will start to compound.
Beautiful validation :)