The Exponential Era : Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve in an Era of Chaotic Changes and Disruptive Forces

__Praise for__ **The Exponential Era** "__The Exponential Era__ turns strategic planning from a stagnant limited application exercise to an active thoughtful process that can yield benefits for all companies and executives. Every company leader can find a gem in the Exponential Era to apply to their business big or small." **—Michael Splinter**, Chairman of the Board, NASDAQ and Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Materials "I count this among the very best business books I have read. The authors have managed to synthesize a vast array of thinking and methodologies and deployed them in a practical and easily understood planning process (SPX) that addresses today's exponential pace of change."**—James B. Stake**, former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services, 3M Company and Chairman, Ativa Medical Corporation "__The Exponential Era__ is an essential read for our times." **—John Puckett**, Owner of Punch Pizza and Co-founder of Caribou Coffee "__The Exponential Era__ does a great job of not only describing exponential technologies, but how they likely converge to transform our world." **—Frank Diana**, Managing Partner, Futurist, TATA Consultancy Services "__The Exponential Era__ is a must-read for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and virtually anyone navigating our highly complex and rapidly changing world." **—General (Ret. 4 Star) Joseph L. Votel**, President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Praise for The Exponential Era " The Exponential Era turns strategic planning from a stagnant limited application exercise to an active thoughtful process that can yield benefits for all companies and executives. Every company leader can find a gem in the Exponential Era to apply to their business big or small." —Michael Splinter , Chairman of the Board, NASDAQ and Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Materials "I count this among the very best business books I have read. The authors have managed to synthesize a vast array of thinking and methodologies and deployed them in a practical and easily understood planning process (SPX) that addresses today's exponential pace of change." —James B. Stake , former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services, 3M Company and Chairman, Ativa Medical Corporation " The Exponential Era is an essential read for our times." —John Puckett , Owner of Punch Pizza and Co-founder of Caribou Coffee " The Exponential Era does a great job of not only describing exponential technologies, but how they likely converge to transform our world." —Frank Diana , Managing Partner, Futurist, TATA Consultancy Services " The Exponential Era is a must-read for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and virtually anyone navigating our highly complex and rapidly changing world." —General (Ret. 4 Star) Joseph L. Votel , President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS) This book introduces the Exponential Era, the extraordinary times we are living where the convergence of technology platforms that grow at exponential rates is creating unprecedented opportunities for companies that know how to benefit from it, and disastrous results for those that don't. In the book you will learn - The megatrends shaping the future of business and society - The exponential platforms that are creating astonishing opportunities and risks - The types of companies that thrive in this environment and those that are being destroyed You will also learn about a robust methodology called SPX that challenges the current thinking in strategic planning and provides an effective playbook for companies to stay ahead of the exponential curve. Finally, the authors provide a thoughtful discussion about the impact of the Exponential Era on humanity, and how the rapid changes we are experiencing challenge our current societal structures, economics, and ethics. "This book introduces the concept of an Exponential Era, a time when change within the business world occurs at a rate too steep for business managers to keep track of and react. The book is organized in three sections. In Section I the authors provide context for the realities of the Exponential Era, driven in particular by the growth of computing capacity. The book then describes the confluence of several high-value technology platforms such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Biotechnology and others. Section II is about how organizations can deal effectively with the realities of the Exponential Era by following a robust methodology the authors call SPX that challenges the current thinking in strategic planning. Section III discusses the impact of the Exponential Era on humanity, and how the rapid changes we are experiencing challenges our current societal structures, economics, and ethics."-- Provided by publisher