Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than yours (and what to do about it)

by Salim Ismail

Key Takeaways ExOs manage the abundant output of SCALE externalities with guidance from their MTP and the control framework of five internal IDEAS elements: Interfaces Dashboards Experimentation Autonomy Social Technologies The more assets and workforce you have, the harder it is to switch strategies and business models. The more information-enabled you are, the more strategic flexibility you have. A diagnostic survey (Appendix A or www.exponentialorgs.com/survey) will help measure the Exponential Quotient of your organization. Interfaces create frictionless migration from external to internal attributes. SCALE and IDEAS elements are self-reinforcing and integrative.