Salim Ismail

Salim's the author of Exponential Organizations. He's an XPRIZE Foundation Board member, Founding Executive Director of Singularity University; Chairman of OpenExO & ExO Works, etc

How OpenAI Can Fix Itself with Exponential Organization Principles Members Public

Delve into OpenAI's challenges during its transition from a non-profit to a for-profit entity, examining debates on mission alignment and governance through the lens of Exponential Organizations (ExOs) and proposing solutions based on ExO principles.

Salim Ismail Kent Langley
Salim Ismail / Kent Langley
OpenAI

Exponential Organizations: ExOs that Failed and What We Have Learned Members Public

One of the key characteristics of any founder is persistence and ability to avoid many of the obstacles ahead by remaining faithful to its massive transformative purpose.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
Exponential Organizations

Massive Transformative Purpose — The Heartbeat of Every ExO Members Public

An MTP is a new paradigm bigger than just a mission statement. It’s a highly aspirational tagline that tries to solve a global issue.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
MTP

Forget Startups, ExOs (Exponential Organizations) Are The New Way To Innovate Members Public

When you lower the cost of supply, you decrease the denominator and your market cap explodes. This is one of the reasons why there are so many unicorns these days.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
Exponential Organizations

We are Updating the Global Best Seller Exponential Organizations in the best way possible; exponentially! Members Public

Salim, his co-authors, and a group of close advisers created the first edition. This time, we are doing it together and we are doing it publicly. Our community now has over 80 volunteers and changemakers curating portions of the book.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail

Are We Heading Towards A Star Trek Or Mad Max Future? Members Public

Star Trek: The only way we can grow and evolve as a new species is to have new experiences. - Peter Diamandis

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
Future

Exponential Organizations: ExOs That Failed And What We Have Learned Members Public

Every individual can now genuinely make a difference to the world and make an impact that was traditionally a luxury only afforded to governments and large organizations.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
Exponential Organizations

ExO Sprint for Global 5000 Companies Members Public

The fundamental problem you have to solve is what I call the “immune system problem” in any traditional organization—where it's architected for scarcity, for efficiency, for predictability.

Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail
ExO Sprint