Exponential Organizations - The Organisation Model for the 21st Century. Yuri van Geest, Co-Author of Exponential Organizations.

1. Yuri van Geest

3. The best vision on
the future is
peripheral vision

4. Accelerating
Technologies
Al
Robotics
Biotech
Nanotech
Medicine
Neuroscience
Energy
Computing

5. Exponential Technologies
Declining Costs
Increasing
Capabilities

6. Audi RS 7 - Autonomous Car

9. Reconstruction of brain activity and dreams

10. Google & NASA - Quantum Computing
The D-Wave 2X quantum computer is 100 million
times faster than a conventional computer with a
proof-of-concept optimization problem. Leaps in
Big Data and AI.

11. NANO-MEMS (chips)&
PAYMENTS GATX

12. Platforms e.g.:
Graphene-based semiconductor
MEMS, NEMS, GPU’s
LEDTechnologies
Body Scan
Plant-based technologies
from WiFi to LiFi, wireless comm. by light
HydrogenTechnology
Energy Storage
Quantum Computing
LiFi
Platform-of-platform
light-based technologies

13. “Light, the essence of communication in the Universe”
Female of Lampyris noctiluca,
the Common Glowworm beetle The fungus Panellus stipticus
Bobtail squid,
Euprymna berryi
Firefly
Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba
Every organism emits light ( bioluminescence) , which is unique
in wavelength, duration, timing and rhythms (information & communication)

14. “The human body literally glimmers”
The light intensity emitted by
the body is 1000 times lower
than the sensitivity of our
naked eyes.

15. “The average half life of a
business competency has
dropped from 30 years in
1984 to 5 years today”

16. “89% of the Fortune 500
companies from 1955
are not on the list today”

17. “The average lifespan of
an S&P 500 company
has decreased from:
67 years (1920’s) to
15 years (today)”

18. “In the next 10 years
40% of all S&P 500
companies will
disappear from
this list”

19. Market Cap to a Billion

20. Why are there ExOs?

21. Linear > Exponential

22. Scarcity > Abundance

23. Time to scale the organization
Source: McKinsey 7S model

25. What are ExOs?

26. An Exponential Organization (ExO) is one whose
impact (or output) is disproportionally large — at
least 10x larger — compared to its peers because
of the use of new organizational techniques that
leverage exponential technologies.
Definition

27. Software is eating the
world, in all sectors
In the future every
company will become a
software company
Marc Andreessen
founder of Netscape,
renowned Venture Capitalist
Andreessen-Horowitz

28. Estimated Share of Capex by Industry
Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

29. Attributes

30. MTP
Attributes
The Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP) is the
higher, aspirational purpose of the organization,
capturing the hearts and minds of those both
inside and (especially) outside of the organization.

31. Selecting an MTP
“Organize the world’s information”
“Ideas worth spreading”

32. Attributes
Most ExOs are attracting and leveraging their
community or the general public to scale.
The crowd can be leveraged by harnessing
creativity, innovation, validation and even funding.
Community & Crowd

33. Community & Crowd
Attributes

34. Attributes
As the world turns into data and information,
ExOs are leveraging Algorithms, including
Machine Learning and Deep Learning to get new
insights about their customers and products.
Algorithms

35. Attributes
ExOs use the Lean Startup & Design Thinking
methodology and other techniques inside different
organizational departments to constantly
experiment with new ideas and processes, culturally
enabling risk-taking and failure. Processes are
constantly being tweaked with fast feedback loops.
Experimentation

36. Linear vs Exponential
Strategy based on
extrapolation from past
(5-year plans)
Strategy based on MTP
and customer insights

37. Linear vs Exponential
Linear, sequential
thinking
Experimentation and
feedback loops

38. Linear vs Exponential
Process inflexibility and
risk intolerance
Flexibility and smart
failure celebration

39. MTP
Staff on Demand Interfaces
Community & Crowd Dashboards
Algorithms Experimentation
Leveraged Assets Autonomy
Engagement Social
GitHub - GitHub is an open source code and collaboration community with 6.5
million members, 14.2 million repositories and market cap of $7B. Key
differentiator: technical infrastructure of the internet as organizational design
Best ExOs

40. MTP
Staff on Demand Interfaces
Community & Crowd Dashboards
Algorithms Experimentation
Leveraged Assets Autonomy
Engagement Social
Haier - Chinese appliance maker with 80,000 employees organized in 2005 in
2,000 self-managed units with decision-making authority (Autonomy). Market
cap grew from $20B to $60B today in the last 3 years.
Corporate Example

41. How to create ExOs?

42. Strategies for Corporates

43. Yuri van Geest
Co-Author Exponential Organizations
+31 6 113 19 290 @vangeest
Yuri.vangeest@singularityu.org
www.exponentialorgs.com