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source_url: "https://hbr.org/2024/12/how-to-create-value-systematically-with-gen-ai"
source_title: "How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI"
source_timestamps: ["§ Putting the Pyramid into Practice"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "tooling"]
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sourceTitle: "How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI"
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# Access to existing enterprise Gen AI tools

**Prerequisite.** The rapid prototyping methodology ([[concept-build-to-learn]] / [[framework-half-day-prototyping]]) explicitly relies on the organization already having access to foundational Gen AI tools — **ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or similar enterprise solutions**. The framework is designed to bypass complex technical infrastructure builds by leveraging these existing platforms.

**Reason it's required:** the 90-minute "Build to learn" phase is impossible if teams must first procure, install, or build foundational AI models or complex infrastructure. This prerequisite is what makes [[claim-half-day-transformation]] and the contrarian position [[contrarian-no-complex-infrastructure]] achievable.