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Double or Triple Bottom Lines

Started Jan 30 0 Replies

I have been wondering of late about organizations that are striving for double or triple bottom lines... Are they really double/triple bottom lines or just: a) added complexity to the value…Continue

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Stephen Nason replied to Philip Galligan's discussion Small not for profit community Theatre and Arts centre
"Phillip, I just came across this blog post. It is an interesting thought about theater business model. I have no idea what has happened to your project but thought I would post this…"
Mar 13
Stephen Nason replied to Philip Galligan's discussion Small not for profit community Theatre and Arts centre
"One idea I had was to take the new plug in Alex created for value proposition/customer segment and use it just the same but between key partner (funders) and the value proposition. I was thinking that this might keep the "customer segment"…"
Jan 31
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Double or Triple Bottom Lines

I have been wondering of late about organizations that are striving for double or triple bottom lines... Are they really double/triple bottom lines or just: a) added complexity to the value proposition or b) contraints on various elements of the business model?See More
Jan 30
Stephen Nason replied to Philip Galligan's discussion Small not for profit community Theatre and Arts centre
"You are not alone in this conundrum of the organization trying to have its cake and eat it too. In my opinion the pain is not deep enough yet to open everyone to the degree of change that may be necessary. At the cerebral level they recognize it but…"
Jan 29
Stephen Nason replied to Philip Galligan's discussion Small not for profit community Theatre and Arts centre
"Hi Mike.  I guess unlike most businesses we didn't have an idea for a value proposition or a specific customer segment in mind. We had an element of infrastructure - a building with about 5300 sq ft of space. and a design constraint of…"
Jan 29
Stephen Nason liked Mike Lachapelle's discussion Importance of integration - new tool for canvas by Alex
Jan 27
Stephen Nason replied to Philip Galligan's discussion Small not for profit community Theatre and Arts centre
"Is there a specific value proposition that the organization would like to find a way to monetize or support through alternative profit centres rather than rely on grant funding? I suspect the organization wants to remain in the business of being a…"
Jan 27
Stephen Nason and Dawn Barnhart are now friends
Jan 24
Stephen Nason replied to Marijn Mulders's discussion Transforming community centrs into social enterprises
"Looking forward to hearing back from you on this.    One of the issues we would or have hear is that the community recreation industry is predominantly a municipal service and as such most managers of facilities are operational managers…"
Nov 9, 2011
Stephen Nason replied to Marijn Mulders's discussion Transforming community centrs into social enterprises
"Marijn. Mike Lachepple just informed me of this discussion. I am a follower of BMG and the Senior Director of Programs for a community centre in Ottawa Canada (www.dovercourt.org). We have classified ourselves as a "social enterprise" and…"
Nov 9, 2011
Stephen Nason replied to Andrew Harnden's discussion Canvas Extensions - what are members doing?
"I too use the colour coding to to show strong weak and neutral aspects of our business model. Very good visual. I am not sure about te two additional dimensions though. We have a corporate culture that although it spans the organization it is to me…"
Jun 11, 2011
Stephen Nason and Mike Lachapelle are now friends
May 20, 2011
Stephen Nason replied to Marijn Mulders's discussion Business Model Evaluation
"I don't have them differentiated on the actual results spreadsheet. But give me a few days to see what I can think of to capture that info if I can...  "
May 17, 2011
Stephen Nason replied to Rick Patterson's discussion BMG example - iTunes - why is "Switching Costs" in Customer Relationship?
"i am not so sure I would go as strongly as a "jail". There is definitely an advantage to considering switching costs as a strategy to make your business model effective. A few years ago we came up with this "brilliant" idea to…"
May 17, 2011
Stephen Nason and Tim Clark are now friends
May 15, 2011
Stephen Nason replied to Marijn Mulders's discussion Business Model Evaluation
"The best way to describe it would be anecdotally. The group is small and I have worked there long enough to know each member of the team. As each completed the survey I looked over their results and comments. The results came in over two weeks so I…"
May 15, 2011

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Why are you passionate about business models and business model innovation?
The business model innovation materials from Alex brings together many essential business concepts. These concepts are not understood by many in my field as they grapple with business decisions or try to find ways to keep their not for profits alive.
How would you best describe your level of expertise when it comes to business models?
some knowledge
Who do you work for? What do you do?
I work for a "commercialized" recreation facility. I am the program director. I teach entrepreneurship and marketing courses in recreation at the local college. I am involved in various not for profit groups at the board or advisor level.
What industry do you mainly work in (e.g. financial services, telco, utilities, public sector, academia, pharma...)?
commercialized public sector
What is the size of the organization you work for?
101-1'000

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