What business model patterns do you know? What classifications are you aware of? Have you only looked at the ones in the BMG book or are you also familiar with others?

 

See this blog post for more information.

The number of software vendors offering ‘Software-as-a-Service’ has been increasing in recent years. In the Software-as-a-Service model software is operated by the software vendor and delivered to the customer as a service. Existing business models and industry structures are challenged by the changes to the deployment and pricing model compared to traditional software. However, the full implications on the way companies create, deliver and capture value are not yet sufficiently analyzed.…

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I assume everyone in this hub is familiar with the BMG Business model Canvas. But How familiar are you with other  business model frameworks? For example, what do you knwo about the Four-Box Business Model or Business Model Schematics? For more information see here.

For those interested in thinking about alternative canvas templates for specific situations or models, I have neen palying a bit with the canvas for two-sided markets. See here for more.

For those interested in some (academic) background information about business models, I want to share this whitepaper I wrote. It discusses business model definitions, frameworks and archetypes from different disciplines.

 

The whitepaper is available via the following link:

http://bit.ly/BMwhitepaper

 

Feel free to distribute, preferable via the link!

I have been exploring the use of alternative canvas templates, see also previous posts. Here you find a two examples for a bundling business model, one within the existing template and one with an alternative template.

In a series of posts on my blog I am exploring service-oriented business models based on a number of different perspectives on service. The second perspective that I explored is 'service as process.' More information on this can be found here.

For some time I have been interested in business models for services and service innovation and service-oriented business models. However, understanding the business models of services requires first understanding what services are and that can be quite challenging.

After studying a the literature (in particular service marketing) and synthesizing it into a number of perspectives, I started exploring firstly how each service perspective affect the different building blocks of the BMG…

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I have been working on the idea that it may be required to sometimes innovate the business model canvas itself to describe or discover new business models. I tried to do it in such a way that these alternative canvasses do not change the core concepts or the language of Business Model Generation. I have been using the examples of partnering (see here) and… Continue

For those interested in a historical perspective, Ghaziani and Ventresca (2005) published some interesting research about the development of the public discourse on ‘business models.’

See here for more information.

Whether the business model applies to an organization and/or an organizational network is often left open. I had a look at some definitions to get some clarity about this for myself. (Note that the definitions do not always cover the full conceptualization of the business model concept by the authors.)

See here for more information.

The razors-and-blades model, which name and origin is contributed to Gillette, is one of the most common examples to introduce the idea of a business model.

See here for more information.

One of the most important elements of the business model is the value proposition. But while we intuitively all know what it means, writing it down for a concrete case can be a challenging and confusing exercise. So I decided to do some research to get some advice and ideas on this. Surprisingly, while value propositions are widely discussed, I found it hard to find literature discussing more in depth what a value proposition actually is. Most interestingly, the most prominent hit is Kaplan and… Continue

It has been recognized that business models need to be adaptive and may change incrementally or radically, in particular in the early stages of a new venture, and need to be transformed when faced with disruptive innovations or changes in the environment.



However, how would one differentiate between the need to change the business model and the fact that often events take their own way and start drifting?And how to make a choice between sticking to the initial model or committing… Continue

I just started to do some research on the 'value' concept, in particular 'customer value,' as this is often used in business models and discussions. See here for more information.

I recently made a first draft of a business model for "integrated solutions" based on 'Charting a Path Toward Integrated Solutions' (Davies, Brady & Hobday, 2006). See also here for more.