Projects

applied methods:

• Exponential Organisation

  SCALE model:
  
  S: staff on demand. Just like Uber doesn't actually employ its own workers, we're moving to a model where companies outsource most of their major work, giving them more flexibility to quickly adapt to market changes.
  
  C: community and crowd. Exponential organisations use collaborative means to build community and scale their work.
  
  A: algorithms. UPS is a good example of a company using an algorithm to maximise efficiency--in this case, finding the best routes for trucks.
  
  L: leased assets. Similar to having staff on demand, exponential companies have assets on demand and don't own much of what they use.
  
  E: engagement. To create connectedness between the organisation and the community, exponential organisations use things like digital feedback, incentives, and gamification.
  
   
  
  IDEAS process:
  
  I: interfaces. These organisations have very customised processes for how they interface with customers and other organisations. An example of this is Apple's strict rules on what reaches its app store.
  
  D: dashboards. To manage employees with a lightweight and high touch, exponential organisations use real-time management systems and dashboards to measure business metrics.
  
  E: experimentation. Exponential organisations operate like lean start-ups--constantly adapting, tweaking, and tuning their efforts to match external factors.
  
  A: autonomy. Many exponential organisations streamline with a decentralised authority structure, which means no reporting structure or job titles.
  
  S: social. Using collaborative technologies, these organisations manage real-time communication to keep all employees up to date.

• Radical Openness

  How people connect and collaborate is transforming. By shunning old, secretive practices and embracing transparency, smart organisations share intellectual property within themselves and the community. Through this practice they gain speed and interaction productivity that reconnects them to the pace of change happening around them.
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