Any company designed for success in the 20th century is doomed to failure in the 21st.
It used to take 20 years to make a billion-dollar company – Slack took 8 months. An Exponential Organization (ExO) is one whose impact is at least 10X larger compared to its peers because of the use of new organizational techniques that leverage emerging technologies. Let's take a look at the key attributes of a 10X company and the steps to retrofit your organization for exponential growth.
https://schoolofdisruption.com
2. “Any company
designed for success
in the 20th century...
...is doomed to
failure in the 21st.”
—Investor David Rose
3. Mega trends impacting the #FutureofWork
Aging population
100-year life
Millennials / Gen Z
Power shifts
Developed vs Developing
Move to cities
Digital Nomads
Exponential growth of data
Smarter algorithms
Faster processing speeds
Demographic
shifts
Economics Urbanization
Technology
breakthroughs
4. DISRUPTIVE FORCES
Robotics
3D Printing
Autonomous Vehicles
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Biology
Internet of Things
Immersive Reality
Nanotechnology
Disruptive technologies have emerged…
5. … enabling disruption across industries
HOSPITALITY > AirBnB
HEALTHCARE > Digital biology
FINANCE > Blockchain
MANUFACTURING > 3D printing
EDUCATION > Coursera
RETAIL > Amazon 🔥
8. NASA Apollo vs. iPhone
https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/smartphone-power-compared-to-apollo-432
YOUR IPHONE IS 120
MILLION TIMES FASTER
THAN ALL OF NASA’S
COMPUTERS USED FOR
THE MOON LANDING.
size cost
$3.5M
19. Let’s imagine…
“Mom, can I get 1 cent
but you double it each day
for just 1 month?”
Emily (6 years old)
Allowance: $10/week
20. Emily – allowance $10/week
“Mom, I only want $0.01/day, but doubled for 1 month.”
Day 1 Day 2 Day 31
$0.01 $0.02 $0.04
Day 3
$10,737,418
Day 15
$164
22. Deception of Linear vs. Exponential“Take 30 Exponential steps…”
26XAround the Earth!
…1,073,741,824 meters
23. Example: Threat of linear thinking
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
Humans are poor at making predictions…
1,000,000
vehicles per year by 2020
Millionsofvehicles
In 2015, the Energy Information
Alliance predicted the annual
sales of EVs would be no more
than 1,000 in total.
24. 40% of the
S&P 500
won’t exist by 2025.
Your competition isn’t just the
company down the street any
longer; it’s companies from
anywhere in the world.
Source: Innosight.com
28. 3%of companies have completed true
digital transformation programs2
93%of Chief Strategy Officers say new
technologies will rapidly change
their company’s industry1
54%of companies have no program in
place to build the skills of the future3
1 https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/chief-strategy-officers-say-digital-disruption-is-inevitable-but-few-are-prepared-finds-accenture-report.htm
2 https://www.sap.com/dmc/exp/4-ways-leaders-set-themselves-apart/index.html
3 https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/deloitte-study-report-c-suite-isnt-working-together.html
Companies are NOT prepared
29. Time to think 10X
An Exponential Organization (ExO) is one whose impact is at least 10X larger
compared to its competition because of the use of new organizational techniques
that leverage emerging technologies.
32. ExO Attributes
MTP
MASSIVE TRANSFORMATIVE PURPOSE
The higher, aspirational
purpose of the organization.
The MTP serves as a guiding
principle when key decisions
need to be made.
34. S
C
A
L
E
10 ExO Attributes
Staff on Demand
Algorithms
Leveraged Assets
Engagement
Community and Crowd
TAP INTO ABUNDANCE
External attributes which
allow organizations to
access global abundance.
35. Staff on Demand
The smartest people
don’t work for you
Tapping into a
global talent pool
54. So what now?
ü Assess your Innovation Readiness
ü Scan & map the environment
ü Agile experimentation (2-3 pilot projects)
ü Put in place employee skill development plans
ü Leverage the ecosystem (no longer DIY)
🚀 ExO workshop / ExO Sprint