A Business Model Innovation Toolkit for Thriving in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) Environment ***

Many patients and other stakeholders in the US Healthcare Industry know that the industry is “sick” and rapidly becoming unsustainable. In technical terms, the business model of the healthcare industry is broken and patient unfriendly. According to a recent article by Leah Binder in Forbes (Online), the US healthcare system is…

I run a Six Sigma site and am trying to stir things up a bit and add some new fresh angles to Six Sigma, and in this regard was interested to hear how Six Sigma can be combined with BMG, any case-studies, etc.? Also would you be interested in reading some Six Sigma & Lean related material such as case-studies, trends, ideas, etc.? I'd be very interested in sharing my knowledge with the community if any interest arises. You can visit me at…

The Business Model Canvas presents us with a great tool for the design and innovation of business models. As with every specific approach or tool, the Canvas can also bias or blind us. This can be caused by the features of the tool itself as well as from the way in which the tool is (wrongly) used.

See this blog post for more information.

The 4-Step Cycle for Kid-Entrepreneurs Who Want to Build the Next Facebook, Google, or Apple ***

The 21st Century will be known for many things. However, my bet is that the 21st Century will be known as the Century of Explosion in Entrepreneurship (CEE): entrepreneurs will be found anywhere and everywhere. The good news is that more than in any century before, people would be able to dream up ideas and rapidly launch innovative products and…

Tapping Into The Universal Mind

By sharing knowledge we help others and learn at the same time.  This is the thinking that motivated me to develop a short, free introductory Business Model Generation workshop for business owners in Trinidad. .

This is a premier event, although I am an experienced facilitator I have not attempted this particular training before.  My goal is to build a client base of business owners who will hire me as a business/ marketing coaching. The…

Three weeks from now, on June 5, 6, and 7 in Amsterdam, game developers, businesses and business model experts are going to work on the ultimate game for the Business Model Canvas. We are getting ready for it: the game developer teams have been selected, the industry themes have been decided on and the speakers are being briefed. 

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According to some Analysts, Google Glass – which currently is a prototype of a wearable (head-mounted) computer – could earn Google about $10 billion in 3 years, that is, over $3 billion a year! Buzz about Google Glass has dominated the technosphere and social media over the past few weeks. However, the Google-Glass Startup has not yet answered the Billion Dollar Question (BDQ): Will customers MASSIVELY adopt or reject Google Glass?

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I did a workshop recently and had fun with this one.  Worked very well. 

I am always looking for interesting and fun ways to get the point across.  The old farce was fun to remember and perfect for illustrating a pivot and customer empathy failure. 

Business model blueprints are increasingly replacing the traditional organizational chart in many organizations. I can't remember the last time that I saw an organizational chart for a real business! 


In the last five years, there has been an explosion of tools for visualizing business models. However, there has been no common language or platform that can be used for mapping tools for business model visualization and…

A Lean Startup Project for an FM Radio Station in Sierra Leone, West Africa

*** Trickle-up Development is being practiced in Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa that was ravaged by years of a brutal civil war. Once recognized by its brand in Leonardo di Caprio’s film, “Blood Diamonds,” Sierra Leone is increasingly being noted for prodigious inventions by high school students taking part in the “Innovate Salone” program. …

Here is the BMC we created. Unfortunately is only in Portuguese. We gave two classes (1h 30 min each) to a group of two hundred couples with kids from 0 to 5. Results were amazing. I also put the BMC on my blog www.projeto490.blogspot.com.br.…

 A Universal Problem Solving (UPS) Worksheet for Lean Startup, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Business Model ReInvention Projects

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The Lean Six Sigma Methodology is one of the most used and useful tools in business. Based on a combination of the Six Sigma methodology and Lean Thinking, Lean Six Sigma focuses on continuously increasing quality (Six Sigma) while continuously reducing waste (Lean Thinking). 



Lean…

http://www.valuetransform.com/emergent-phenomena

http://www.valuetransform.com/removing-an-employee

http://www.valuetransform.com/employee-evaluation-systems

http://www.valuetransform.com/the-human-resources-dilemma

http://www.valuetransform.com/the-10000-things-and-education

http://www.valuetransform.com/your-software-sucks

http://www.valuetransform.com/the-power-of-pareto