{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6139ed546c72dd00137e80e9/619508ae9582440012ffc6ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Building Organizations for Exponential Growth with OpenExO Founder Salim Ismail","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6139ed546c72dd00137e80e9/1637157531985-4d31923114e62cfcc4f04b3610cba3e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the <em>Siemens Energy Podcast</em> we chat with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Salim Ismail</a>, founder of <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/openexo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OpenExO</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/exo-works/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ExO Works</a>. Salim speaks about the challenges that large organizations face when dealing with innovation (and shares some strategies to deal with those challenges). He also shares:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How technology is delivering abundance</li><li>The shift from businesses built around scarcity to businesses built around that abundance</li><li>How companies with the highest ExO scores build, innovate, and disrupt (and how much speed matters in the process)</li><li>What a “Gutenberg moment” is and just how many are currently happening&nbsp;</li><li>The mindset necessary to build disruptive technologies and companies</li><li>The four Ds that sectors go through when accelerated by technology:</li><li>Digitization</li><li>Disruption</li><li>Demonetization</li><li>Democratization</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Salim also gives an example of what smaller energy companies might do to take on large incumbents: various firms are exploring hemp waste as a viable source of graphene, which currently costs around $100/gram. Graphene is used in applications from anti-corrosion paints to efficient solar panels to faster DNA sequencing.</p><p><br></p><p>Salim’s optimistic and solutions-oriented mindset towards the challenges and problems that many companies are currently facing is inspiring and we know you’ll enjoy hearing his perspectives.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed today’s show, please leave a 5-Star review. For more information and links to all of the resources mentioned in today’s episode, visit <a href=\"http://siemens-energy.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Siemens-Energy.com</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Siemens Energy"}