Table 21 Sept 2026From “Growth needs an exploration-exploitation portfolio”

How can executive leadership conduct an auditable exploration-exploitation portfolio audit?

Table 2How can executive leadership conduct an auditable exploration-exploitation portfolio audit?

Review question	Exploration answer	Exploitation answer
What is the object?	A hypothesis, option, or new capability	A process, offer, or capability already selected
What action is being taken?	Search, vary, test, or compare	Refine, standardize, produce, or implement
What counts as evidence?	A learning signal that changes the next search	A repeatable result under a stable operating boundary
What is the next decision?	Continue, redirect, combine, or stop the search	Scale, repair, automate, or retire the routine
Which horizon is valid?	Long enough to observe meaningful learning	Short enough to manage current performance

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Growth that compounds

Growth needs an exploration-exploitation portfolio

Growth needs two time horizons: exploration searches and experiments; exploitation refines and implements what already works.

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@misc{isoglu-2026-growth-needs-an-exploration-exploitation-portfolio-fig02,
  author = {Isoglu, Sinan},
  title = {{How can executive leadership conduct an auditable exploration-exploitation portfolio audit?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Table 2, isoglu.com},
  url = {https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-growth-needs-an-exploration-exploitation-portfolio-fig02/},
  note = {From the essay {Growth needs an exploration-exploitation portfolio}}
}

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