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Dr. Shiva Kakkar

GenAI trainer India · AI adoption · Executive education

GenAI trainer in India for teams that need adoption, not awareness

I train leaders and managers to use GenAI in real workflows: where to apply it, when to distrust it, how to redesign work around it, and how to build adoption without turning AI into another unused dashboard.

2,000+

managers trained

60+

organizations

PhD

IIM Ahmedabad

SAGE

peer-reviewed pedagogy

What does a GenAI adoption trainer actually do?

A GenAI adoption trainer helps teams change how work gets done with AI. That includes use-case selection, workflow redesign, manager capability, AI verification habits, adoption risk, and measurement. The training is not limited to prompts. Prompts matter, but they are only useful when a manager knows which decision, document, conversation, or operating rhythm should change.

My work combines executive education with product-building experience. I founded Rehearsal, an AI interview-prep and skill-learning platform, and lead product work at Rehearsal AI. That means the training is grounded in actual AI systems, not slideware about future disruption.

Training formats

Executive AI strategy workshop

CXOs, business heads, senior managers

Decide where GenAI should change workflows, capabilities, and operating rhythms.

Function-specific GenAI training

HR, finance, marketing, operations, sales, education

Convert generic AI awareness into function-level use cases and repeatable work practices.

AI adoption sprint

Teams moving from pilot to deployment

Map adoption risk, redesign workflows, and build usage routines that survive after the workshop.

Who this is for

Audience Typical problem What changes
Business leaders Too many tools, too few strategic choices A clearer portfolio of where AI should and should not enter the business
Managers AI use remains individual, improvised, and uneven Team-level routines for delegation, verification, and review
L&D and HR teams Training creates excitement but not behavior change Adoption loops tied to real workflows and performance moments

Why organizations work with me

  • Academic depth: PhD from IIM Ahmedabad and former faculty experience at XLRI, IIM Nagpur, MDI Gurgaon, and Goa Institute of Management.
  • Implementation credibility: I build AI learning products and work on live adoption systems through Rehearsal AI.
  • Indian context: Programmes are designed for Indian managers, public-sector officers, healthcare leaders, and business-school executive cohorts.
  • Adoption-first lens: The central question is not "Can we use AI?" It is "What work changes, who resists, and how do we make the change stick?"

Bring GenAI adoption training to your team

Share the audience, business function, and problem you want the programme to solve. I will respond with the right format: keynote, workshop, MDP, or adoption sprint.

For direct programme inquiries, mail shivak@iima.ac.in.