Comments on: Friends of Business Model Innovation http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad Cho http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1408 Brad Cho Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:01:57 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1408 Alex, Thanks for you and your team's excellent book for business modeling. I purchased it 3 days ago and am waiting to get it in my hand. I want you to come and see VisionArena Sites. (http://www.visionarena.net) I am consistently writing posts about the new business model. Alex, Thanks for you and your team’s excellent book for business modeling. I purchased it 3 days ago and am waiting to get it in my hand.

I want you to come and see VisionArena Sites. (http://www.visionarena.net)

I am consistently writing posts about the new business model.

]]> By: business model innovation show superior impact on performance | Business Model Innovation http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1205 business model innovation show superior impact on performance | Business Model Innovation Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:47:34 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1205 [...] idea stems from researchers like Alex Osterwalder, Gary Hamel (business concept innovation), W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne with their blue ocean [...] [...] idea stems from researchers like Alex Osterwalder, Gary Hamel (business concept innovation), W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne with their blue ocean [...]

]]> By: Swagat Rakshit http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1175 Swagat Rakshit Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:16:02 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1175 I went through your blog my friend. Business model redesigning is going great all round the world. Good going. I went through your blog my friend. Business model redesigning is going great all round the world. Good going.

]]> By: Alex Osterwalder http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1174 Alex Osterwalder Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:33:18 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1174 Osandi, more and more business leaders are jumping on board. Visual thinking, for example, is taking off. Hopefully there will be more with a lasting change of mindset. Osandi, more and more business leaders are jumping on board. Visual thinking, for example, is taking off. Hopefully there will be more with a lasting change of mindset.

]]> By: osandi http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1173 osandi Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:24:17 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1173 @OsandiSAYs<br /><br />This is useful for businesses up and running and for businesses "UP AND RUNNING": away from facing the music...YOU'RE OUT OF TOUCH AND OBSOLETE! <br /><br />VISION BOARDS ROCK! Take it a step further and for each Post-It, add an visual example of who's doing it right. More than likely there's something your business can learn.<br /><br />I often see businesses get caught in the trap of "JUST DOING IT" (c)Nike;), but with no real explanation except for "IT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE".<br /><br />I wish some business' leaders and their colleagues would just STOP, employ visual exercises to get their face out of the rear view mirror and into a collective-mental-design space and see the potential in what's just beyond the headlights.<br /><br />Alex, Thanks as always.<br /><br />P.S. If business' leaders don't make change a priority, you're better off finding leaders who are open, willing and take a participatory approach toward helping themselves out of the mess and design-less operation has caused them. @OsandiSAYs

This is useful for businesses up and running and for businesses "UP AND RUNNING": away from facing the music…YOU'RE OUT OF TOUCH AND OBSOLETE!

VISION BOARDS ROCK! Take it a step further and for each Post-It, add an visual example of who's doing it right. More than likely there's something your business can learn.

I often see businesses get caught in the trap of "JUST DOING IT" (c)Nike;), but with no real explanation except for "IT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE".

I wish some business' leaders and their colleagues would just STOP, employ visual exercises to get their face out of the rear view mirror and into a collective-mental-design space and see the potential in what's just beyond the headlights.

Alex, Thanks as always.

P.S. If business' leaders don't make change a priority, you're better off finding leaders who are open, willing and take a participatory approach toward helping themselves out of the mess and design-less operation has caused them.

]]> By: Alfred Griffioen http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1172 Alfred Griffioen Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:06:11 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1172 Hi Alexander,<br /><br />Having a unique product or service is only one way to differentiate. The second one is how being relevant to your customers, even with not-unique, easy to copy products. McDonalds hamburger is for example no unique product, but the certainty that the food is the same all around the world makes the chain relevant to its customers, e.g. for travellers. The same applies for clothing brands. What's the difference between a Boss and a GAP pair of jeans? I wouldn't know. But through it marketing communications Boss has more relevancy to me, but for others that might be GAP. In think in this second aspect lies a whole field of business model innovation possibilities. The key for me is to check the end result: do the alterations in your business model lead to either a unique product or more relevancy? Hi Alexander,

Having a unique product or service is only one way to differentiate. The second one is how being relevant to your customers, even with not-unique, easy to copy products. McDonalds hamburger is for example no unique product, but the certainty that the food is the same all around the world makes the chain relevant to its customers, e.g. for travellers. The same applies for clothing brands. What's the difference between a Boss and a GAP pair of jeans? I wouldn't know. But through it marketing communications Boss has more relevancy to me, but for others that might be GAP. In think in this second aspect lies a whole field of business model innovation possibilities. The key for me is to check the end result: do the alterations in your business model lead to either a unique product or more relevancy?

]]> By: Alex Osterwalder http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1171 Alex Osterwalder Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:01:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1171 Alfred, I don't think competitive advantage can be limited to a unique product. It is the combination of what you do, how you do it, for whom you do it and with which financial consequences that helps you develop a competitive advantage. That's what business models are all about. Going beyond product. But maybe I got you wrong. Anyways, looking forward to your book. Alfred, I don't think competitive advantage can be limited to a unique product. It is the combination of what you do, how you do it, for whom you do it and with which financial consequences that helps you develop a competitive advantage. That's what business models are all about. Going beyond product. But maybe I got you wrong. Anyways, looking forward to your book.

]]> By: Alfred Griffioen http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1170 Alfred Griffioen Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:58:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1170 Hi Alexander, I follow your blog for some while now. Where you started with the structure of a business model, I followed another route: competitive strategies. We all know BCG, Porter, Treacy & Wiersema, but are these strategies out of the 20th century still valid?<br /><br />I see two directions for bringing competitive advantage into your business model: either having a unique product or being relevant as a supplier in the eyes of your customers. I worked it out in a book that will be published in September. It is in Dutch, but I have the structure available in English on my website & blog www.strategy-accelerator.com <br /><br />Please let me know what you think and how we can cooperate in this. Hi Alexander, I follow your blog for some while now. Where you started with the structure of a business model, I followed another route: competitive strategies. We all know BCG, Porter, Treacy & Wiersema, but are these strategies out of the 20th century still valid?

I see two directions for bringing competitive advantage into your business model: either having a unique product or being relevant as a supplier in the eyes of your customers. I worked it out in a book that will be published in September. It is in Dutch, but I have the structure available in English on my website & blog http://www.strategy-accelerator.com

Please let me know what you think and how we can cooperate in this.

]]> By: Alex Osterwalder http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1169 Alex Osterwalder Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:49:45 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1169 Iñaki, happy to hear that Ikerlan is still excited about the Canvas. As we discussed in the workshop, more traditional areas of industry are facing some interesting & difficult challenges - with hopefully exciting new business model solutions solutions! Iñaki, happy to hear that Ikerlan is still excited about the Canvas. As we discussed in the workshop, more traditional areas of industry are facing some interesting & difficult challenges – with hopefully exciting new business model solutions solutions!

]]> By: IZugasti http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html/comment-page-1#comment-1168 IZugasti Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:43:21 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2009/07/friends-of-business-model-innovation.html#comment-1168 It has been very interesting the experience we had last month in MONDRAGON around Alex course on the concept of Business Innovation. <br />In our company, Ikerlan Research Centre we deal with innovation in industrial companies every day and the CANVAS Alex presented is a powerful tool to focus in the way of radical innovations.<br /><br />I hope we follow in touch!<br />Iñaki Zugasti It has been very interesting the experience we had last month in MONDRAGON around Alex course on the concept of Business Innovation.
In our company, Ikerlan Research Centre we deal with innovation in industrial companies every day and the CANVAS Alex presented is a powerful tool to focus in the way of radical innovations.

I hope we follow in touch!
Iñaki Zugasti

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