Description
A practical handbook for using Exponential Organization to transform your organization—and disrupt your industry—in 10 weeks
Today’s top business challenge is adapting to accelerating technological and global change. In his bestselling book Exponential Organizations, author Salim Ismail described a new type of organization that thrives amidst industry disruption. Since then, he has helped organizations disrupt their own industries—by applying Exponential Organization (ExO) principles. From this work emerged the 10-week transformation process explained in this book, called the ExO Sprint.
Exponential Transformation is the detailed implementation handbook for becoming an Exponential Organization. The book enables organizations to speed up their transformation and overcome the obstacles to success.
- Lead a 10-week ExO Sprint
- Evolve in order to navigate industry disruption
- Become an Exponential Organization
- Block the immune-system response of organizations during transformation
Companies such as Visa, Procter & Gamble, HP, and Black & Decker have already benefited from ExO process. Exponential Transformation is a must-have resource for participants of any ExO Sprint, as well as those seeking to apply Exponential principles in their organizations.
Table of Contents
Foreword 10
Collaborators 12
Introduction 15
Introduction 16
The Fourth Industrial Revolution 18
Shift to Abundance 20
What Is an Exponential Organization? 22
Challenges of Transformation 24
The ExO Sprint 26
Who Should Read This Book? 28
How to Use This Book 30
ExO Model 33
ExO Model 34
Massive Transformative Purpose 36
Scale 48
Staff On Demand 50
Community & Crowd 52
Algorithms 54
Leveraged Assets 56
Engagement 58
Ideas 60
Interfaces 62
Dashboards 64
Experimentation 66
Autonomy 68
Social Technologies 70
ExO Canvas 72
ExO Sprint 79
ExO Sprint 80 Challenges to Transformation 82
ExO Sprint Approach 86
ExO Sprint Structure 90
ExO Initiatives (Core vs. Edge) 92
ExO Sprint Roles 96
Setting Up Your ExO Sprint Teams 98
IT Tools Supporting the ExO Sprint 100
Preparation Phase 102
Plan 104
Awake 118
Align 124
Execution Phase 138
Execution Edge Stream 143
Execution Core Stream 245
Follow-Up Phase 350
Your Exo Sprint Outcome 353
ExO Sprint Case Studies 359
Annexes 371
ExO Workshop 372
Tips for ExO Sprint Roles 376
Recommended Reading 382
