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Generative AI for Consultants

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8 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

34 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to convert problem statements into effective prompts and prompt chains

  • Techniques to accelerate market scans, competitor analysis, benchmarking & methods to structure MECE issue trees and storylines with AI support

  • Workflows for drafting proposals, RFPs, engagement plans using LLMs & best practices for slide writing and document polish with AI assistants

  • Governance frameworks to ensure privacy, security, and Responsible AI

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6 assignments¹

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This course is part of the Generative AI for Business Consultants Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

Transform your consulting practice with Generative AI. Learn how leading consultants use large language models (LLMs) to streamline research, craft sharper proposals, and produce client‑ready deliverables faster—without compromising rigor or ethics. This course blends hands‑on use cases, prompt engineering, and governance best practices to help you operationalize AI across the consulting lifecycle.

You’ll practice AI‑assisted market scans, issue trees, hypothesis generation, MECE structuring, storyline development, slide drafting, and Excel‑linked analyses. We’ll cover tool selection, workflow design, quality assurance, and Responsible AI guardrails—so you can deliver outcomes that are accurate, explainable, and secure. By the end, you’ll be able to design AI‑enabled consulting workflows, evaluate model outputs for bias and fidelity, and produce polished client artifacts (proposals, workplans, deliverable outlines) with measurable productivity gains. Ideal for strategy, management, and digital consultants seeking practical, immediately applicable skills.

In this module, we will explore how generative AI revolutionizes the consulting industry, unlocking its transformative benefits and immense potential. We will also delve into navigating the challenges associated with generative AI, providing strategies for successful implementation and mitigation of potential pitfalls.

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videos•Total 11 minutes
  • Embracing Generative AI in Consulting•4 minutes
  • Unlocking Gen AI’s Potential•4 minutes
  • Navigating Gen AI's Challenges•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 18 minutes
  • Course Syllabus•3 minutes
  • Disclaimer•5 minutes
  • Generative AI and the Future of Consulting•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
  • Generative AI and Consulting•20 minutes
  • Embracing Generative AI in Consulting•10 minutes

In this module, we will guide you through the essential steps in a client engagement, focusing on effective prompt engineering. You'll learn to define the engagement scope and problem statement, collect and research data, identify the right use case, analyze data and generate insights, develop solutions, plan implementation, present and report findings, iterate based on feedback, and support implementation and follow-up. We'll conclude with a call to action.

What's included

11 videos2 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts3 ungraded labs

11 videos•Total 28 minutes
  • Effective Prompt Design•4 minutes
  • Steps in a Client Engagement•2 minutes
  • Engagement and Scope – Problem Statement •3 minutes
  • Data Collection and Research •4 minutes
  • Finding the Right Use Case •2 minutes
  • Data Analysis and Insight Generation•2 minutes
  • Solution Development •2 minutes
  • Implementation Planning•2 minutes
  • Presentation and Reporting•2 minutes
  • Feedback and Iteration •2 minutes
  • Call to Action•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 15 minutes
  • The Art of Asking•5 minutes
  • Prompting Cheatsheet for Consultants•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Consulting with Generative AI•20 minutes
  • Generative AI in Action•20 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
  • Is Prompting a Science?•10 minutes
  • The Pain Points•10 minutes
  • A Level Playing Field•10 minutes
3 ungraded labs•Total 105 minutes
  • Generic Vs Effective Prompting•30 minutes
  • Leveraging Gen AI for Analysis•30 minutes
  • The Cup and the Lip•45 minutes

In this module, we will introduce The Consultant Framework and explore essential tools for effective prompt design. We'll discuss how to leverage Gen AI to power up your projects while minimizing risks. Additionally, we'll guide you on transitioning from learner to leader in AI implementation, focusing on leveraging behavior architecture and design to drive adoption.

What's included

5 videos4 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

5 videos•Total 21 minutes
  • The Consultant Framework •5 minutes
  • The Tools •3 minutes
  • Gen AI: Power Up Your Projects, Not Your Risks •3 minutes
  • From Learner to Leader: Implementing AI •4 minutes
  • Leveraging Behaviour Architecture & Design to Drive Adoption•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 27 minutes
  • Congratulations•5 minutes
  • Acknowledgments•2 minutes
  • AI May Soon Replace Even the Most Elite Consultants •10 minutes
  • Harnessing the Power of AI Workflow Automation (No-Code)•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
  • Generative AI Toolkit for Consultants•20 minutes
  • Consulting with Generative AI•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 90 minutes
  • Your Consulting Assignment•90 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • How are you planning to use Gen AI in Your Work?•10 minutes

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A practical, hands‑on program that shows consultants how to use Generative AI to accelerate research, improve deliverables, and operationalize governed AI workflows—improving productivity and client impact.

Strategy, management, and digital consultants; business analysts; engagement managers; and boutique consulting leaders adopting AI.

Design AI‑enabled consulting workflows, create high‑quality client artifacts faster, evaluate AI outputs for bias and accuracy, and implement Responsible AI governance.

Typically 8–10 hours of content plus a capstone project; self‑paced with optional live clinics.

Consulting fundamentals (problem structuring, slide writing), basic familiarity with LLMs, and comfort with Excel/PowerPoint or Google Workspace; no coding required.

Prompt engineering, research acceleration, MECE issue trees, proposal/workplan drafting, slide writing, quality control, and Responsible AI governance.

Interactive dialogues, practice quizzes, “Test Yourself” checkpoints, templates and prompt libraries, plus a capstone workflow project.

It’s workflow‑first, consulting‑specific, and governance‑centered—focused on immediate applicability with reusable assets and QA guardrails.

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