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

by Salim Ismail

The table below shows some ExOs and their interfaces: Uber Interface: Driver selection Description: System to allow users to find and choose drivers Internal Usage: Algorithm matches best/closest driver to user location SCALE Attribute: Algorithm Kaggle Interface: Leaderboard rankings Description: Real-time scoreboard that shows the current rankings of a contest Internal Usage: Aggregate and compare results of all users in a contest SCALE Attribute: Engagement Interface: User scanning Description: System to scan for relevant users for private contests Internal Usage: Cherry-pick the best users for special projects SCALE Attribute: Community & Crowd Quirky Interface: Ratings/voting Description: System to vote on each aspect of the production cycle Internal Usage: Priorities in the features and benefits of new products SCALE Attribute: Engagement TED Interface: Video translation subtitles Description: Manage translations created by volunteers (via the vendor dotsub) Internal Usage: Integrate TED Talks translations seamlessly SCALE Attribute: Community & Crowd Local Motors Interface: Idea submitter Description: System to allow users to submit ideas Internal Usage: Algorithm to process only valid or feasible entries SCALE Attribute: Community & Crowd Interface: Competition creator Description: System to create new competitions for the community Internal Usage: Algorithms to streamline all steps in the competition SCALE Attribute: Community & Crowd Interface: Ratings/voting Des...