Posting as an individual who is a consultant, not on behalf of my employer
To complement:
I think the discussion would benefit from a more clear distinction between research on the one hand and (strategy) consulting on the other. Of course, research is often part of a consulting project, but there is a different skillset required in order to a) perform diligent quant. / qual. reserach, or b) strategically steer decisions and projects.
From the discussion and RP’s positioning, I observe that there definitely is a need for a) research.
I would be interested in how much there is a need for b) (strategy) consulting. Below is a list my (bold) hypotheses of potential projects that might be interesting to EA-aligned organisations:
- Developing a marketing strategy for NGOs - Developing a recruitment strategy for NGOs - Optimizing cost structure of NGOs - Project management - Influencing senior decision makers / policy makers - Facilitating workshops
I would highly appreciate if you could falsify / verify the need for these types of projects, or complement the list as you see fit—thank you!
Posting as an individual who is a consultant, not on behalf of my employer
To complement:
I think the discussion would benefit from a more clear distinction between research on the one hand and (strategy) consulting on the other.
Of course, research is often part of a consulting project, but there is a different skillset required in order to a) perform diligent quant. / qual. reserach, or b) strategically steer decisions and projects.
From the discussion and RP’s positioning, I observe that there definitely is a need for a) research.
I would be interested in how much there is a need for b) (strategy) consulting. Below is a list my (bold) hypotheses of potential projects that might be interesting to EA-aligned organisations:
- Developing a marketing strategy for NGOs
- Developing a recruitment strategy for NGOs
- Optimizing cost structure of NGOs
- Project management
- Influencing senior decision makers / policy makers
- Facilitating workshops
I would highly appreciate if you could falsify / verify the need for these types of projects, or complement the list as you see fit—thank you!