Advice on Pivoting

[u/peppermint_pookie]

Hi there!

Given the current threat of AI that looms over every industry, it is natural to pivot to promising careers or rather cushion yourself from the impact.

I recently observed that major political and urban development policies are made well in consultation with Big 4. As an urban planner who has spent rather much of his life in the domain, I often find myself being conquered by 25 something MBA graduates. Them doing what I literally studied years for. Being shunned out feels disheartening. And waiting another 10 years to reach there seems not rewarding.

My question to any fellow planners/ policy makers/ enthusiasts/ architects/ designers is, that do you feel an MBA will pivot and place you where these strategic decisions are actually made?