Exponential change

In a linear world, we had "industries." Banks were banks. Car companies built cars. Hospitals treated patients. Competitors were the people who sold exactly what you sold. In an exponential world, these definitions are disappearing - because the boundaries that define an industry are disappearing.

Not only is there too much information, but much of it is crap. And pretty soon, most of it is going to be crap.

In 2026 and beyond, the sophisticated reach of a networked organization is not enough. It's no longer about the reach of the skills network, but also the speed with which they operate.

Instead of building a plan, build a series of pivots, so that you are ready for whatever the hell happens!

In a linear world, fitting in was a survival strategy. You survived by being a cog that fit perfectly into the machine. In an exponential world, conformity is a death sentence.

We understand “1, 2, 3, 4, 5.” Slow, linear growth. But it seems we are biologically incapable of intuitively grasping “1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.” Wildly fast exponential growth