Centre for Exponential Change

WHY DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT EXPONENTIAL CHANGE? Across human history, long periods of small changes have been disrupted by a small shift that compounded into bigger shifts – transforming the landscape of life entirely. We are in the middle of such a transformation, where both our social challenges and our ability to respond are multiplying and mutating at an unprecedented pace. Would linear solutions that may have worked in the past be adequate for the future? This moment compels us to pause and react on how we can respond to exponential challenges with exponential change. But, what does exponential change mean? To us at the Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC), it means change that inspires more and rapid changes. Each change induced is a domino that has the capability to trigger bigger dominoes of changes that can eventually solve the problem. To address these issues, the Centre For Exponential Change (C4EC) was established with the objective to serve as a global network of support for System Orchestrators. C4EC co-founders (Instituto Beja, New Profit, Nilekani Philanthropies, Skoll Foundation and Waverley Foundation) came together to create it as an emerging space for co-creation and collaboration, bringing together diverse enablers, and influencers to enable exponential change journeys for many System Orchestrators.