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Permalink Reply by Alex Osterwalder on April 26, 2011 at 6:33pm

Lots of wall space for the BM Canvas posters and flip chart paper to put up on walls. Get people to stand rather than to sit around tables ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Omar Salama on April 27, 2011 at 1:01pm

Thanks Alex,

Would appreciate if you can highlight more on how should we then use these Canvas Posters? (e.g. sketch on them diff examples of Long tail, Freemium.. Examples of BMs for Skype, Apple ... Make team brainstorming on them...etc) 

 

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Permalink Reply by Karl Burrow on April 28, 2011 at 1:07am

I agree.... with the  Standing comment. I am currently conducting a workshop with the R&D department of a major Japanese food company and when I place the canvas and sample model prototype on a large screen., all members stand up and come close to realize the visual impact. 

 

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Patrick van der Pijl on June 5, 2011 at 11:06am

Hi Omar, 

I would get the chairs out of the room and the bean bags also. Bean bags are for lazy people. You need to manage the energy and you can do that by 

1. A clear agenda for your session;
2. Enough daylight in the room;
3. Space to move and to walk around;
4. Decent breaks with either water and chocolate;
5. Start with the empty canvases and inspire people with presentations on a screen with a beamer of other business models (do not print these other models on the poster you need to work on).

Let us know what worked for you ;-) Cheers, Patrick

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Permalink Reply by Omar Salama on June 5, 2011 at 11:19am

Patreik, Thanks for your great input.

 

Just let you know that I already launched the workshop with nearly the exact same setting you mentioned :)

Was an amazing workshop, members reported great feedback!

 

Thanks all!

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