Exponential Era (eBook)

DAVID ESPINDOLA is a Partner at Intercepting Horizons and an Advisory Board member of the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota. As a former Chief Information Officer and consulting leader, he has developed global technology strategies and successfully implemented business transformation programs. MICHAEL W. WRIGHT is a Partner of Intercepting Horizons and the author of the acclaimed New Business Normal, a former C-suite global high-tech executive at scale and an active board member. He is a University of Minnesota Sr. Fellow, Chairman Emeritus of the Advisory Board for the UMN Technological Leadership Institute, and formerly an adjunct professor at Carlson School of Management where he taught strategic leadership.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS xv

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii

FOREWORD xix

Introduction 1

SECTION ONE 15

CHAPTER 1 The New Context for Our Future 17

CHAPTER 2 Exponential Platforms: Convergences and Megatrends 27

CHAPTER 3 Animals of the Exponential Kingdom 49

SECTION TWO 65

CHAPTER 4 Introducing SPX: Strategic Planning for the Exponential Era 67

CHAPTER 5 Detecting Early Signals 79

CHAPTER 6 Learning from Experiments 95

CHAPTER 7 Capabilities: The Essential Fuel to Ride the Exponential Curve 107

CHAPTER 8 Feedback-Based Strategic Decisions 125

CHAPTER 9 Leading a Culture of Change 137

SECTION THREE 151

CHAPTER 10 The Exponential Human: Social and Ethical Challenges in a Chaotic World 153

A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE USE OF THE TERM EXPONENTIAL 165

NOTES AND REFERENCES 167

INDEX 175