Efficiency refers to a process that uses the lowest amount of inputs to produce the greatest amount of outputs. Technological improvements and mechanization have helped increase efficiency over time, such as through specialization of labor in factories. While scalable efficiency has been an important business model, it can limit an organization's ability to learn and adapt if they are too focused on standardization and predictability. The future is increasingly unpredictable, so efficiency may not be as important as adaptability.

1. Efficiency

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3. Efficiency signifies a level of performance that describes a
process that uses the lowest amount of inputs
to create the greatest amount of outputs.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/efficiency.asp

4. Internet and computer technology has made cross-
border business organization less costly and more
efficient.
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5. With a business model focused on cost efficiencies
and scale, M-PESA proved a natural fit for managing
tuition payments to
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6. Movements such as the industrial revolution brought
efficiency in time. For example, the factory system, in
which each participant focuses on a specific task
in the factory line, allowed operations to move along
much more quickly increasing output while also saving
time.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/efficiency.asp

7. For the past 2 centuries, scalable efficiency has been a winning
model. Most companies have been self-contained entities that
perform all critical economic activities within their own 4 walls.
Technological improvements have helped organizations to grow
in size and efficiency. To decrease costs and improve
margins, companies produce at greater volume.
https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/topics/innovation/institutional-innovation.html

8. To increase business efficiency, large companies systematically
reduce the number of participants in ecosystems.
By participants / reducing the number of participants in
ecosystems and thereby pushing exclusion more than inclusion,
large companies achieve cost savings. Also, they increase their
bargaining power to push prices further down – thereby
squeezing more out of remaining participants in the ecosystem.
https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/topics/innovation/institutional-innovation.html

9. Technology, along with mechanization, provides an
easy path to efficiency that leaves out those who
are not lucky enough to be in its direct path.
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10. The scalable efficiency model forces a trade-off
between efficiency and the ability to learn.
The levels of standardization, tight integration, and
predictability that efficiency traditionally require may
significantly limit space for the exploration and
experimentation that drive learning.
https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/topics/innovation/institutional-innovation.html

11. Efficiency is great if you can plan for the long-term. The
problem is that today, that is increasingly difficult in
several industries. The future is more unpredictable than
ever. The connectivity we've achieved has changed
everything. People are learning, sharing, adapting and
changing their expectations more rapidly.
http://www.inc.com/first-round-review/letting-go-of-efficiency-can-accelerate-your-company.html