1. Exponential
Leadership
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@ K AT H E R I N E M I L E S I
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3. The first bend in the curve of human history

5. The second bend in the curve of human history

8. Introducing the Exponential Organisation.

9. 10x

10. 90x
more listing
per employee
1000x
cheaper to produce new
car model, 5-22x faster
process for a car to produce
(depending on vehicle)
109x
more repositories
per employee
10x
faster product development
(29 days vs 300 days)
2.5x
more investments in early
stage startups, 10x faster
through design process
30x
more market cap
per employee
30x
more market cap
per employee
7x
more customers per
employee, 4x more
deposits per customer
ExO performance improvement

11. Attributes of an exponential organisation

12. Attributes of an exponential organisation

13. Lessons for large
organisations

14. Lessons for large
organisations

15. Lessons for large
organisations

16. Lessons for large
organisations

17. What does it mean for today’s leader?

18. The average half-life of a business
competency has dropped from 30
years in 1984 to 5 years in 2014.
J O H N S E E LY B R O W N
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19. SPEED OF CHANGE
EYES WIDE OPEN
CHALLENGE
RESPONSE

20. STRESS
GROWTH MINDSET
CHALLENGE
RESPONSE

21. UNCERTAINTY
COURAGE
CHALLENGE
RESPONSE

22. HUMAN-MACHINE
HUMAN-CENTRED
CHALLENGE
RESPONSE

23. J o h n F K e n n e d y, 1 9 6 3
Those who look only to the past or
present are certain to miss the
future
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