Joseph Jude speaks with Krishna Kumar, author of *The GenAI War Room*, who has coached over 30,000 professionals and facilitated 140+ AI workshops. Together, they explore how generative AI is changing the economics of innovation and why leaders should allocate 10% of their CapEx into “optionality bets” to stay relevant, foster experimentation, and lead responsibly in an AI-native world.

What you'll listen

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (01:29) - Optionality Bets
• (04:07) - Funding for GenAI Experiments
• (07:17) - Enterprise Experiments
• (16:39) - GenAI Is Not A Tool But A Canvas
• (18:56) - Six Bucket Framework
• (25:31) - Team structure
• (29:50) - AI University
• (33:37) - Types of Workshops KK Conducts
• (38:35) - GenAI War Room Book

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