The notion of multidimensional consistency is an important element of the contemporary theory of integrable systems. It appeared first in the context of discrete/difference equations, but recently it has been applied to some geometrically meaningful PDEs, like the heavenly Plebanski equations or the dispersionless Hirota equation. My goal is to present this notion on example of the non-commutative version of the original Hirota discrete KP equation. In particular, I will show how the multidimensional consistency of the system leads to the corresponding solutions of the Zamolodchikov equation (a multidimensional generalization of the Yang-Baxter equation). I will point out the importance of geometric understanding of the non-commutative Hirota system, which helps to construct the quantum version of the Zamolodchikov map and its classical/Poisson reduction. The talk is based on results obtained in collaboration with Sergyey Sergeev and Rinat Kashaev.