These days, at nearly every large gathering of entrepreneurs especially those in the Lean Startup Movement, you’ll hear the requiem for the traditional business plan being loudly played: “The traditional business plan is dead. The business plan is dead.” Although the Business Plan thinks that reports of its death are highly exaggerated, the writing on the wall for the demise of the traditional business plan is clear. The “obese” Business Plan is slow and not very useful for organizing ideas and managing changes in today’s fast moving and unpredictable environments especially in the world of startups. So, how are startups currently organizing, managing, and sharing ideas regarding their emerging business models? Startups are using two main tools for organizing and managing ideas. There’s one school of startups focusing on use of the Business Model Canvas while another school focuses on used of the Lean Canvas. So, which tool is better for organizing, managing, and sharing ideas: the Business Model Canvas or the Lean Canvas? See what Oliver Bloggs has to say here: http://goo.gl/Cky3nJ