Maciej Szymaszek (AstraZeneca Head of Strategy & Innovation, Commercial AI) — 'We would not assess a bridge by its designers' intentions alone'

Maciej Szymaszek — Head of Strategy & Innovation for Commercial AI (Enterprise AI) at AstraZeneca — publishes a 16-like substantive review after finishing Incorruptible on a flight. Praises Ries's move from diagnosis to design: the Alignment Method (culture bank, leader's guide, two-way review) and the mission-lock vehicle as structural ways to make purpose outlast a founder.

“"Gravity doesn't care about your intentions. It makes its point through the concrete consequences - the falls and bruises." I just finished reading Eric Ries's new book "Incorruptible" on a flight, which gave this line an unexpected dimension. Going beyond the metaphor of gravitational pulls and drawing on his experience building multiple organizations, Ries explores what it takes to create something worth protecting and build with structural integrity, so that purpose can last through internal and external changes. I like how he draws a parallel with a bridge. We would not assess it by its designers' intentions alone; we would examine whether its structure can withstand the forces acting upon it.” — Maciej Szymaszek on LinkedIn