AI Won't Save Bad Strategy | with Reshma Block

AI is changing the economics of building software and operating businesses. But lower cost and faster execution don’t automatically create better outcomes. In this episode of Designed to Accelerate, Steph Louis and I sit down with Reshma Block — Founder & Principal at Compass Consulting and former CTO at Tricon Residential — to explore a hard truth many leadership teams are struggling to confront:AI won’t save bad strategy.While at Tricon, Reshma led an enterprise Automation & AI strategy that helped transform the company's operations at scale and contributed to Fitch upgrading the company’s borrowing rate based on the strength of the technology assets her team built.In this conversation, we unpack:* Why many organizations are getting lost in the “AI Fog”* The difference between “investing in AI” and building a real AI strategy* Why AI lowers the cost of ideation, but increases the need for clarity and governance* What becomes obsolete in the AI era — and what becomes even more important* How leaders can use AI to strengthen business cases and accelerate executive buy-in* Why strategy, orchestration, and change management matter more than everIf you’re a CIO, CTO, COO, transformation leader, or enterprise architect trying to navigate the next wave of AI-driven change, this conversation is for you.