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visit and presentation at the University of Toronto (web) iSchool, invited by Prof. Eric Yu (web)

Known as Canada’s Global Information School, the Faculty of Information’s iSchool in Toronto is ranked among the world’s leading information and knowledge management schools by a number of global surveys (more)

This talk (web) aims at presenting the Business Model Canvas for designing, assessing and challenging business models. Design thinking attitude will also be emphasized for exploring and prototyping business models. Finally, the synergy between the business model canvas, lean startup and customer development will be briefly presented for testing business models. The Business Model Canvas has also been used to help social enterprises achieve positive social or environmental impact as well as financial success. Business model innovation and industry changes will be illustrated with examples such as Nespresso, Eight19 and Peepoople.

visit and talk at OCAD (web) and its sLab (web), invited by Dr Nabil Harfoush, Director

“Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) is a centre for research and development in design, innovation and strategic foresight at OCAD University [...] one group has chosen to explore sustainability from the perspective of business models. Earlier this year the multi-disciplinary Strongly Sustainable Business Model Group (SSBMG) was founded with the objective of providing a focal point for collaboration in applied research on this topic. (more)

Meeting with Prof. Greg Van Alstyne (web), director of sLab, Antony Upward, initiator of the Strongly Sustainable Business Model Ontology & Canvas (web), and Bob WIllard, speaker and author of the book The New Sustainability Advantage (web).

This talk aims at presenting the Business Model Canvas for designing, assessing and challenging business models. Business model innovation and industry changes will be illustrated with examples such as airBnB, Grameen Phone and SunEdisson. Design thinking attitude and customer centricity will also be emphasised for exploring, prototyping and testing business models. Furthermore, business model mechanics, economics and layering will be shortly presented and illustrated.

mini-atlier pour PME Université sur les business models (web) on May 1st

PME Université constitue une interface entre les milieux académiques et les Petites et Moyennes Entreprises de Suisse Romande, … (more)

Les objectifs de ce mini-atelier sont de (a) découvrir un langage visuel pour décrire, remettre en question et esquisser des Business Models, (b) mieux comprendre certains exemples marquants d’innovation par les business models, tels que Nespresso, SunEdison, Cirque du Soleil et d’autres, (c) explorer le paradigme “Managing as designing” et caractériser le “design thinking”.

Deux entreprises romandes seront utilisées comme illustration: Menegalli (web) et Duvoisin-Groux (web).

short presentation of BMGEN at the MoT event “Successful Business Models for Start-up” on April 25th

with the participation of Samuel Mueller, CEO and co-founder at Scandit (web).

The MoT students had already discovered the BM canvas since Pat van der Pijl (CEO, Business Models Inc., Producer Business Model Generation) gave them, in last December, a lecture on New Venture Strategy and Business Models (web) …

Business Design Summit, an exclusive event for 250 visionary leaders, executives,entrepreneurs, and consultants at Classic Remise (web) Berlin on April 19-20, 2013 … Great event! Great logistics! Great venue!

WHY IS THIS EVENT HAPPENING?

“Whether building new businesses or re-inventing existing ones, all leaders need practical strategies to navigate today’s ruthless business environment. You need tools, not talk.

A few authors, visionaries and world-class entrepreneurs recognize this. They are creating a new business toolbox and playbook to help you meet the demands of your market. They are developing tools that radically reduce your risk, increase your teams performance, clarify your strategy, boost your innovation efforts, discover what your customers really want, and more. … (more)

with great authors and speakers
Steve Blank (The startup-owner manual)
Henry Chesbrough (Open innovation)
Dave Gray (Gamestorming)
Rita Gunther McGrath (The end of competitive advantage)
Luke Hohmann (Innovation games)
Mark Johnson (Seizing the white space)
Lisa Kay Salomon (Moments of impact)
Stefano Mastrogiacomo (The lords of management)
David Sibbet (Visual meetings) and
Alex, Alan, Pat, Tim  and Yves (Business model generation)

And several workshops, with great sketchers …

Wrap-up of the first day (by Christian Rangen) …

A blog post by Paul Hobcraft on the summit.

A recap by Mike …

Conférence sur BMGEN pour ID Campus, invité par Prof. Bernard Surlemont

Ancré au cœur du milieu universitaire, la vocation d’ID Campus est de contribuer à la formation de jeunes étudiants et d’adultes à la conduite de projets créatifs et transdisciplinaires. ID Campus coordonne de nouveaux Masters et programmes de formation uniques en Europe (more)

Les objectifs de cette presentation sont de (a) découvrir un langage visuel pour décrire, remettre en question et esquisser des Business Models, (b) mieux comprendre certains exemples marquants d’innovation par les business models, (c) explorer le paradigme “Managing as designing” et caractériser le design thinking appliqué à la conception de business models.

Conférence sur “Business models et universités” à l’Université de Namur

Les objectifs de cette présentation sont de découvrir le BMGEN canvas et l’attitude Design thinking pour décrire, remettre en question et esquisser de nouveaux business models pour les universités.

Quelques références sur les changements en cours :

King, Gary, and Maya Sen. 2013. The Troubled Future of Colleges and Universities. Political Science and Politics 46 (1): 81-113. (PDF)

Imagining the universities of the future, World Economic Forum (web)

University of the future, Ernst & Young (PDF)

MOOCS: an alternative business model for higher education, Gilfus Education Group (web)

Finally, a business model for MOOCS. The EvoLLLution (web)

Christensen, C., Eyring, H. (2011) The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out. Harvard Business Press (amazon)

Coursera (web) > see also the blogpost “Coursera: the online revolution” (post)

workshop at IMD on April 10th

Dans le cadre d’une semaine animée par Cyril Bouquet et en particulier d’une journée dite “Deep dive”, les objectifs de cet atelier sont de (a) découvrir et d’appliquer le ”Business model canvas”, un langage visuel pour décrire, remettre en question et évaluer des business models, (b) mieux comprendre certains exemples marquants d’innovation par les business models, et (c) explorer le paradigme “Managing as designing” et caractériser l’attitude “design” appliquée à la conception de business models.

Intervention dans la conférence “Les secrets de l’innovation par le business model”, organisée par Benjamin Le Pendeven et ses collègues du master management de la technologie et innovation de Paris Dauphine et de l’Ecole des Mines.

Panel avec Alain Bénichou, Président d’IBM France, Michaël Oaulid, porteur du Free Car Project, et Jacques-Etienne de T’Serclaes, Président de l’Agence pour le don en nature.

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Les objectifs de la presentation sont de présenter et illustrer le Business Model Canvas ainsi que d’explorer le paradigme “Managing as designing” et caractériser le “design thinking” dans la conception de modèles d’affaires.

workshop on business models at TU Vienna, invited by Prof. Hannes Werthner, Director Vienna PhD School of Informatics, and Birgit Hofreiter, head of the Informatics Innovation Center (i²c)

The workshop aims at (a) learning about and applying a practical visual language to describe, challenge, and design business models, (b) appreciating powerful examples of business model innovation, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and social entrepreneurship ventures, and (c) exploring and prototyping business models using design thinking and customer development to boost future growth. The day will be a mix between presentation, q&a, buzz groups, and hands on practice.

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