Lou Gerstner named his book on the change of IBM from a hardware seller to a IT Service company: “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? “. He shows that large corporations can change dramatically their way of doing business in order to survive. I will argue in this post that IBM is the exception and not an example for a large…
So you need to know what your customer will love? What excites them? What moves them? This of course allows you to begin the process of designing a business model that delivers to both the customer and the business. Traditional business motivations are usually a push approach. But is this the future? Guest post by James Streeton-Cook Right now, let’s make…
Knowing where to start in designing a business model or simply just even trying to describe it to others can be difficult. You need to explain its value. The great advantage of explaining this through a business model canvas that looks for value constantly does help. This a guest post by Paul Hobcraft, an Agility Innovation Specialist. fluidminds approach to exploring…
Thanks to the business model canvas people are enthusiastic to build new business models and find business model innovations, but often they get lost in technocratic details. They just see building blocks but they forget the overal logic every great business needs.
“What business are you in?” sounds like a simple question. But it’s not. How you define your business determines which direction your firm can go. Based on your answer, you define and limit your strategic options. In a company, the business model is defined by a dominant group of people. They have a common understanding of what business they are…
Can we copy business models and start successful clones? That is what we discuss in this post.
