Since we’ve launched the first version of the Business Model Blocks about a year and half ago, we have been surprised by the enthusiasm and the number of people that started to use the blocks to visualize their business models. With all the feedback that we received from users, it was about time for an upgrade! Over the last two months we’ve reworked the initial 10 blocks to a brand-new set of 16 building blocks (thanks Tijl Piryns for the design!). You can have a look at ‘the making of‘. On the level of stakeholders we added four blocks: My Organization, Supplier, Government, and Non-profit. On the level of exchangeable objects we added: Data, Rights, and Credits. Attention and Exposure where merged into one building block. Check out the new Business Model Blocks template and let us know what you think:
Through a series of prototypes and workshops, we’ve found that the extended set better suits the subtleties of business models across different sectors. The new BM Blocks were used for the first time at our Business Model Tastings in Hasselt and Ghent (someactionphotos). What else? Brainstorm kits with magnetic blocks, business modeling with the blocks on the iPad,… stay tuned! What do you think? Send us your feedback via the contact form or directly to @philderidder/@nickdemey on twitter (tag: #bmblocks).
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The busy holiday period is a good time to highlight one of the many charity based business models. The revenue model that is being used by these organizations is often not that complex. Many of them simply ask for a donation while others will give a commodity in return. A pencil, a plant, a newspaper [...]
Delivering clean water to rural zones is something you typically associate with non-profit organisations. But Manna Energy shows that a for-profit organisation can bring even more value for all the stakeholders involved. Instead of delivering subsidised pumps and water treatment systems, Manna Energy sees its mission as a clean water service. Therefore they need to [...]
Ello Mobile gives 100% of its profits to charity. A “profit for non-profit” business model. The Belgian mobile operator is purely web-based and aims to attract 1% of the Belgian market by 2014, thereby gathering minimum 6.2M euro per annum for charity. Projects are selected by an independant jury, and support initiatives in Sumatra’s rainforest [...]
About Board of Innovation an international office focused on new business models. With this platform we visually capture strong business ideas from around the world.
