When organizations can build faster than they can agree

This article explores how AI-driven development tools enable organizations to build software faster than they can agree on what to build. With implementation costs dropping, teams can create working solutions in days, bypassing traditional alignment processes. The bottleneck moves from engineering capacity to decision-making about which solutions become organizational standards. While parallel exploration is healthy, it can lead to fragmentation as teams rationally choose building over aligning. The article discusses the economics of alignment versus building, the risks of duplicated efforts, and the need for new coordination mechanisms in the age of AI.