When weak taste costs organizations more than bad strategy
By
Aurélie Radom
Summary
The article argues that as AI makes creation abundant and cheap, the scarce resource becomes judgment — the ability to discern quality. This dynamic, previously observed in individuals, now plays out inside organizations where weak taste leads to decision failures rather than strategic failures. Organizations scale production but fail to scale the judgment needed to separate what's worth keeping from what isn't, creating a systemic cost that manifests in poor decisions across the board.
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SidebarWhen weak taste costs organizations more than bad strategyuxdesign.ccKey quotes
· 3 pulledWhen taste is weak, organizations don't fail in strategy. They fail in decisions.
Creation is becoming abundant while judgment remains scarce.
What has not scaled is the ability to recognize what is actually worth keeping.
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