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Disruptive Business Model

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    busin ess model assessm ent a co urse prepared er by alex osterwald an d yves pigneur with cédric gaspoz
  • 2.
    e -business serv ice design s cenario & s torytelling t ask analysis p rototyping service to business from ueprint & v isualization bl service innovation ess model innovation busin busin ess model business m odel design s model as sessment ‣busines
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    3 steps ofbusiness model design !" #" %" $" ASSESS !! "#$%&'(#)#*'$+,-) !! 2$$#$$) !! (&2',$30&/)0,) !! 3.&,),# (.$',#$$)/0"#1) $3&#,-34$)2,") '/7&08#/#,3$)9) ',30)2)7 5#26,#$$#$) 0770&3.,'+#$)) &02"/2
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    business model ^ a sse ssm ent
  • 11.
    nt scan ning enviro nme
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    - foresight - KEY TRENDS INDUSTRY MARKET FORCES FORCES - competitive analysis - - market analysis - MACRO ECONOMIC FORCES - macroeconomics -
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    pre ssures COMPETITORS (INCUMBENTS) NEW ENTRANTS (INSURGENTS) INDUSTRY SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS FORCES AND SERVICES SUPPLIERS AND OTHER - competitive analysis - VALUE CHAIN ACTORS STAKEHOLDERS
  • 17.
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    Prediction ... “ shortcomingsto be seriously considered This 'telephone' has too many as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us. ” West Union internal memo, 1876
  • 20.
    Prediction ... “ thiscountry and walked with the best I have travelled the length and breadth of people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year. ” The editor of management books at Prentice-Hall, 1957
  • 21.
    Prediction ... “ formaybe five computers. I think there is a world market ” Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
  • 22.
    Prediction ... “ wouldwant a computer in their There is no reason anyone home. ” Ken Olsen, President and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
  • 23.
    “Prediction is very difficult, especiallyif it's about the future.” Niels Bohr 1952
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    Scenarios are a way of developing alternative futures based on different combinations of assumptions, facts and trends, […] Building scenarios will force asking relevant questions and identify a range of possible choices or events. ” Roger Caldwell, 2002 Anticipating the future cals.arizona.edu/futures/
  • 35.
    scenario planning accordin g to Caldwe ll ^ identify driving forces and plausible trends combine them to get a series of scenarios under the form of stories …
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    973 STORY 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tortugaone/2355765592/
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    business model ^ innova tion
  • 48.
    Ques7ons ? Could
we
regroup
customers
be;er
according
to
 their
needs?
  • 49.
    Ques7ons ? Could
we
complement
our
value
proposi7on
 through
agreements
with
partners?
  • 50.
    Ques7ons ? Could
we
transform
our
revenue
streams
(rent
 vs.
sales)?
  • 51.
    Ques7ons ? Do
we
serve
the
right
customers
through
the
 right
channels?
  • 52.
    Ques7ons ? What
level
of
personaliza7on
do
our
 rela7onships
require?
  • 53.
    Ques7ons ? Which
key
resources/ac7vi7es
can
we
get
rid
of?
  • 54.
    Ques7ons ? With
which
partners
could
we
achieve
fit?
  • 55.
    Ques7ons ? Which
areas
can
we
slash
to
reduce
our
cost
 structure?
  • 56.
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    s the “blueocean” ??? who know illustrations.fr
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    o, more seriously ??? n illustrations.fr
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    “ Market boundariesare not given. They are reconstructed by the actions & beliefs of industry players. ” Kim & Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy
  • 62.
    RED OCEAN BLUE OCEAN • compete in existing markets • create uncontested markets • beat the competition • make competition irrelevant • explore existing demand • create & capture new demand • make the value/cost trad-off • break value/cost trad-off • align with differentiation OR low • align with differentiation AND cost low cost [Kim & Mauborgne (2002) Charting Your Company's Future]
  • 63.
    A strategy canvas... o Kim & M ^ auborgne ac cording t a way to visualize the strategic profile based on the factors that affect competition showing the strategic profile of competitors identifying which factors they invest in strategically
  • 64.
    CHARTING THE OFFER’SFACTORS [Kim & Mauborgne (2002) Charting Your Company's Future]
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    CHARTING THE VALUEPROPOSITION
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    eliminate raise e factors s should hich of th Whic h factor W ry takes a bove the that the indus t be ra ised well hould be standard? for granted s i ndustry's ? e liminated r s should rs shoul d Wh ich facto Wh ich facto d that th e w ell below be create be reduced has never s tandard? industry the in dustry's offered? reduce [Kim & Mauborgne (2002) Charting Your Company's Future] create
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    ^ disruptive technology Christensen according to results in worse product performance, at least in the near-term brings to the market a very different value proposition than had been available previously typically cheaper, simpler, smaller, and, frequently, more convenient to use [But, they generally] under perform established products in mainstream markets.
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    ive pt sru performance di t marke new replaces old technology market for old technology market for new technology time [Christensen, 1997]
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    competitive forces analysis rev iew ✓ competitors ✓customers ✓ suppliers ✓ substitute products ✓ new entrants
  • 73.
    SWOT analysis r evi ew ✓ strengths ✓ weaknesses ✓ opportunities ✓ threats
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    blue ocean canvas r evi ew ✓ visualizing offer’s factors ✓ showing strategic profiles ✓ identifying factors