The	St.	Gallen	Business	
Model	Navigator	
Oliver Gassmann,  
Karolin Frankenberger,  
Michaela Csik 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Working Paper  
University of St.Gallen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
                                                                
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The St. Gallen Business Model NavigatorTM
1. New Products are not enough
There are many companies with excellent technological
products. Especially in Europe, many
firms continuously introduce innovations to their
products and processes. Yet, many companies will
not survive in the long term despite their product
innovation capabilities. Why do prominent firms,
which have been known for their innovative products
for years, suddenly lose their competitive advantage?
Strong players such as AEG, Grundig,
Nixdorf Computers, Triumph, Brockhaus, Agfa,
Kodak, Quelle, Otto, and Schlecker are vanishing
from the business landscape one after the other.
They have lost their capabilities of marketing their
former innovative strengths. The answer is simple
and painful: these companies have failed to adapt
their business models to the changing environment.
In future, competition will take place between business
models, and not just between products and
technologies.
New business models are often based on early
weak signals: Trendsetters signal new customer
requirements; regulations are discussed broadly
before they are eventually approved. New entrants
to the industry discuss new alliances at great length;
disruptive technology developments are results of
many years of research. The insolvency of Kodak in
2012 has also a long history. The first patents for
digital cameras had already been published by Texas
Instruments in 1972. Kodak realized the potential
of the new technology and in the 90s initiated an
alliance on digital imaging with Microsoft in order
to conquer this new field. But – as can be observed
frequently – the disruptive move was faint-hearted.
When the first digital cameras entered the market in
1999, Kodak forecasted that ten years later digital
cameras would account for only 5 % of the market,
with analog cameras remaining strong at 95 %. In
2009, the reality was different: Only 5 % of the
market remained analog. This misjudgment was so
grave and powerful that it was too late when Kodak
physically blew up its chemical R&D center in
Rochester in order to change the corporatedominant
logic of analog imaging. Between 1988
and 2008, Kodak reduced the number of its employees
by more than 80 %, in 2012 Kodak filed for
bankruptcy protection.
It is often said that existing business models
‘don’t work anymore’. Still, the typical answers
provided by R&D engineers are new products
based on new technologies and more functionality.
By contrast, the underlying business logic is rarely
addressed despite the fact that business model innovators
have been found to be more profitable by
an average of 6 % compared to pure product or
process innovators (BCG 2008). As a consequence,
managers consider business model innovation to be
more important for achieving competitive advantage
than product or service innovation, and
over 90 % of the CEOs surveyed in a study by IBM
(2012) plan to innovate their company’s business
model over the next three years. But a plan is not
enough.
When it comes to making the phenomenon tangible,
people struggle. Very few managers are able
to explain their company’s business model ad-hoc,
and even fewer can define what a business model
actually is in general. The number of companies,
which have established dedicated business model
innovation units and processes is even lower. Given
the importance of the topic, this lack of corporate
institutionalization is surprising – however, considering
the complexity and fuzziness of the topic, it is
to be expected.
Before discussing how to innovate a business
model, it is important to understand what it is that is
to be innovated. Historically, the business model
has its roots in the late 1990s when it emerged as a
buzzword in the popular press. Ever since, it has
raised significant attention from both practitioners
and scholars and nowadays forms a distinct feature
in multiple research streams. In general, the business
model can be defined as a unit of analysis to
describe how the business of a firm works. More
specifically, the business model is often depicted as
an overarching concept that takes notice of the
different components a business is constituted of
and puts them together as a whole (Demil and
Lecocq 2010; Osterwalder and Pigneur, 2010). In
other words, business models describe how the
magic of a business works based on its individual
bits and pieces.
Business model literature has not yet reached a
common opinion as to which components exactly
make up a business model. To describe the business
models throughout our study, we employ a conceptualization
that consists of four central dimensions:
the Who, the What, the How, and the Value. Due to
the reduction to four dimensions the concept is easy
to use, but, at the same time, exhaustive enough to
provide a clear picture of the business model archi-
tecture.
 
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Who: Every business model serves a certain
customer group (Chesbrough and Rosenbloom
2002; Hamel 2000). Thus, it should answer the
question ´Who is the customer?´ (Magretta 2002).
Drawing on the argument from Morris et al. (2005,
p. 730) that the ´failure to adequately define the
market is a key factor associated with venture failure´,
we identify the definition of the target customer
as one central dimension in designing a new
business model.
What: The second dimension describes what is
offered to the target customer, or, put differently,
what the customer values. This notion is commonly
referred to as the customer value proposition (Johnson
et al. 2008), or, more simply, the value proposition
(Teece 2010). It can be defined as a holistic
view of a company's bundle of products and services
that are of value to the customer (Osterwalder
2004).
How: To build and distribute the value proposition,
a firm has to master several processes and
activities. These processes and activities, along with
the involved resources (Hedman and Kalling 2003)
and capabilities (Morris et al. 2005), plus their
orchestration in the focal firm’s internal value chain
form the third dimension within the design of a new
business model.
Value: The fourth dimension explains why the
business model is financially viable, thus it relates
to the revenue model. In essence, it unifies aspects
such as, for example, the cost structure and the
applied revenue mechanisms, and points to the
elementary question of any firm, namely how to
make money in the business (see Fehler! Verweisquelle
konnte nicht gefunden werden.).
By answering the four associated questions and
explicating (1) the target customer, (2) the value
proposition towards the customer, (3) the value
chain behind the creation of this value, and (4) the
revenue model that captures the value, the business
model of a company becomes tangible and a common
ground for its re-thinking is achieved. A central
virtue of the business model is that it allows for
a holistic picture of the business by combining
factors located inside and outside the firm (Teece
2010; Zott et al. 2011). For this reason, it is often
referred to as a boundary-spanning concept that
explains how the focal firm is embedded in, and
interacts with, its surrounding ecosystem (Shafer et
al. 2005; Zott and Amit 2008). The task most commonly
attributed to the business model is that of
explaining how the focal firm creates and captures
value for itself and its various stakeholders within
this ecosystem.
Considering the vast scope that is subsumed under
the business model umbrella, it becomes clear
that, in the real world, a firm’s business model is a
complex system full of interdependencies and side
effects. Changing – or innovating – the business
model can hence be assumed to be a major undertaking
that can quickly become very challenging.
Generations of managers have been trained within
Porter’s five forces of industry analysis. Michael
Porter taught us to analyze the industry and try to
gain comparative competitive advantage due to
better positioning. Kim and Mauborgne (2005)
paved the way out of Porter’s box. ‘Beat your competitor
without trying to beat your competitor’ is the
credo that obliges companies to leave their highly
competitive own industry and create new uncontested
markets in which they can prosper. It is a
mantra for business innovators as we have seen in
our own research and coaching of companies during
the last decade. IKEA revolutionized the furniture
business, Apple successfully re-defined industry
boundaries, and Zara reinvented the European
fashion industry with high-speed cycles. Many
others revolutionized their industries in a very radical
way: Mobility car sharing, Car2go, TomTom,
Wikipedia, Microinsurance, Better Place, Verizon,
and Bombardier Flexjet are only a few examples of
companies which escaped the traditional industry
logic and therefore redefined their respective indus-
tries.
So, why do not more companies just come up
with a new business model and move into a ‘blue
ocean’? It is because thinking outside the box is
hard to do – mental barriers block the road towards
innovative ideas. Managers struggle to turn around
the predominant logic of ‘their’ industry, which
they have spent their entire careers understanding.
First, many managers do not see why they should
leave the comfort zone as long as they are still making
profits. Second, it is common knowledge that
the harder you try to get away from something, the
closer you get to it. Bringing in outside ideas might
seem promising in this case – however, the ´not
invented here´ (NIH) syndrome is well known and
will soon quash any outside idea before it can take
off in a company.
In view of these barriers, a successful approach
that leads to innovative business model ideas must
Fig. 1 Business model definition – the magic triangle
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master the balancing act of bringing in stimuli external
to an industry to achieve novelty while, at the
same time, enabling those within an industry to
develop their own innovative business model ideas.
Research methodology
As business innovation research is still a young
phenomenon, we used a two-step approach to analyze
the basic patterns of business models.
In phase 1 we analyzed 250 business models that
had been applied in different industries within the
last 25 years. As a result we identified 55 patterns
of business models which served as the base for
new business models in the past. More than five
years of research and practice in the area of business
model innovation have culminated in a methodology
that helps firms structure and navigate the
process: the Business Model Innovation Map,
which guides the innovator through the many opportunities
a company faces (see also Gassmann et
al. 2013).
In phase 2 we used that knowledge and, together
with selected companies, developed a construction
methodology which is based on two basic principles:
First, 90 % of all new business models have
recombined already existing ideas, concepts and
technologies as we found in our research group.
Consequently this fact has to be used for developing
new business models. Second, we applied the
iterative process of design thinking, which was
developed at the Institute of Design at Stanford
University. This action-based research approach
helped us to learn more about the practical use of
the design of new business models.
We applied the methodology with teams in the
following companies: BASF (chemicals), Bühler
(machinery), Hilti (construction tools), Holcim
(cement), Landis&Gyr (electricity metering), MTU
(turbines), SAP (software), Sennheiser (audio technology),
Siemens (health care), Swisscom (telecom).
In all companies, investments have been initiated as
a result of the business model project, in some
companies up to double-digit million amounts are
invested. In addition we used the approach during
three years of teaching Executive MBA students at
the Executive School in St. Gallen and applied it in
a one-day workshop for more than 50 companies.
This experience has been built into the methodology
as well.
2. Creative Imitation and the Power
of Recombination
The phrase ´There’s no need to reinvent the
wheel´ describes the fact that, at a closer look, only
few phenomena are really new. Often, innovations
are slight variations of something that has existed
elsewhere, in other industries, or in other geographical
areas. We have looked at several hundred business
model innovators and were not surprised to
find that about 90 % of the innovations turned out
to be such re-combinations of previously existing
concepts. We identified 55 repetitive patterns that
form the core of many new business models (see
Gassmann et al. 2012; Gassmann et al. 2013). The
business model innovation map (see Figure 2) depicts
the 20 most popular patterns as lines, along
with the companies which applied them in their
new business models.
The RAZOR AND BLADE pattern, for example,
goes back to Gillette’s 1904 move to give the base
product (the razor) away for a low price and earn
money through higher-priced consumables (the
blades). The pattern, which defines the value proposition
and revenue logic of a business model, has
spread across many industries since then. Examples
include inkjet printers and cartridges, blood glucose
meters and test stripes, or Nespresso’s coffee machines
and capsules. In the world of business models,
there is really not much that is actually new –
but many powerful adaptations and applications
contexts and industries can be found.
What can we learn from this observation? Clearly,
the patterns of business models identified can
serve as an inspiration when innovations of business
models are considered. If they could be adopted
elsewhere, why not apply them to one’s own
company? This approach brings in external stimuli
while, at the same time, allowing enough room to
prevent the NIH syndrome. Over time, we have
developed the 55 business model patterns identified
into the central ideation tool of our St. Gallen Business
Model NavigatorTM
methodology.
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Fig. 2 The business model innovation map: Every node represents a revolution of an industry.
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The St. Gallen Business Model NavigatorTM
transforms the main concept – creating business
model ideas by utilizing the power of recombination
– into a ready-to-use methodology,
which has proven its usefulness in countless workshops
and other formats. Three steps pave the road
to a new business model:
Step 1: Initiation – preparing the journey
Before embarking on the journey towards new
business models, it is important to define a starting
point and rough direction. Describing the current
business model, its value logic, and its interactions
with the outside world is a good exercise to get into
the logic of business model thinking. It also builds a
common understanding of why the current business
model will need an overhaul, which factors endanger
its future, or which opportunities cannot be
exploited due to the current way of doing business.
Explicating these woes and the predominant industry
logic provides a rough direction according to
which the generic business model patterns should
be interpreted in step 2.
Success factors:
 Involve open-minded team members from
different functions; the involvement of industry
outsiders supports thinking outside the box.
 Overcome the dominant industry logic: Forbidden
are sentences like ‘this has always
worked like that in our industry’. Instead, a funeral
speech for one´s own business helps to
overcome the past. Why did the company die?
This is a fascinating exercise, which McKinsey
has often used successfully in change projects
when individuals needed to overcome mental
barriers.
 Use methodological support, e.g., card sets,
business model innovation software (see
www.bmi-lab.ch for our methodological approach
and background information).
Step 2: Ideation – moving into new directions
Re-combining existing
concepts is a powerful tool
to break out of the box and
generate ideas for new
business models. To ease
this process, we have condensed
the 55 patterns of
successful business models
into a handy set of pattern
cards. Each pattern card (see
Figure 3) contains the essential information that is
needed to understand the concept behind the pattern:
a title, a description of the general logic, and a
concrete example of a company implementing the
pattern in its business model. During the stage of
ideation, the level of information on the card is just
right to trigger the creation of innovative ideas.
The way in which we apply the cards is termed
pattern confrontation to describe the process of
adapting the pattern to one’s own initial situation.
Participants, typically divided into groups of three
to five people, ask themselves how the pattern
would change their business model if applied to
their particular situation.
At first glance the cards might seem unrelated to
the problem, however, the results are quite surprising.
Often the stimuli, in the form of pattern cards,
cause innovative ideas to emerge, which inspire
discussions among the group members. In one instance,
for example, the task of fitting the SUBSCRIPTION
pattern to the business model of a machine
manufacturer led to the idea of training
sought-after plant operators and leasing them to
customers. The concept was implemented and now
contributes to the company’s turnover while at the
same time strengthening ties with customers –
which had been the original reason for thinking
about a new business model.
Success factors:
 Try not only the close patterns, but also confront
more distant patterns. We had very surprising
results when a 1st
tier automotive supplier
applied the question: ‘How would
McDonald´s conduct your business?’. For example,
McDonald’s front desk employees are
fully productive after a 30-minute introduction.
The automotive supplier had to learn that reducing
complexity would lead to totally new
business models and would also stimulate
quick learning.
 Keep on trying. At first, it seems impossible to
learn something from industry outsiders. Especially
individuals with a profound background
in the existing industry have difficulties in
overcoming the dominant industry logic.
Step 3: Integration – completing the picture
There is no idea that is clear enough to be immediately
implemented in a company. On the contrary,
promising ideas need to be gradually elaborated
into full-blown business models that describe all
four dimensions - Who-What-How-Value? - and
also consider stakeholders, new partners, and consequences
for the market. A set of checklists and
tools, such as the value network methodology, are
available in the St. Gallen Business Model NavigaFig.
3 Pattern card set
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torTM
to ease the process of quickly elaborating and
explicating the business model around a promising
idea. The list of example companies on each pattern
card makes it possible to draw inspiration from
other companies which implemented the same pat-
tern.
Success factors:
 Be consistent. Consistency between the internal
and the external world is necessary. There has
to be a fit between the internal core competencies,
the competitor’s perspective, and the perceived
customer value.
Try hard. Developing a business model and
implementing the idea in one´s own company
requires a lot of work.
3. Conclusions
With the St. Gallen Business Model NavigatorTM
a new methodology has been developed that structures
the process of innovation of a company’s
business model and encourages outside-the-box
thinking, which is a key prerequisite for successful
business models. Well-grounded in theory, it has
proven its applicability in practical settings many
times over.
In order to achieve successful business model
innovations within a company it is important to not
only acknowledge the importance of business model
innovation, but to implement an effective business
model innovation process within the firm. This
is the most difficult, but also the most important
step. Various tools have been developed to support
managers during the business model innovation
process1
:
Given the overwhelming demand for a new
business model innovation methodology, the journey
of the St. Gallen Business Model NavigatorTM
will continue. The future race for comparative
competitive advantages has shifted from pure products
and services to business models. Firms need to
get ready for that race. Identifying the opportunity
is not enough, innovators and entrepreneurs have to
capture the opportunity and start moving. Knowing
the past helps in creating the future.
                                                                 
 
The following managerial implications should
prove valuable for practitioners using this new
approach to revolutionize their business model:
1. Challenge the dominant logic by using confrontation
techniques. The 55 patterns of business
models identified support this challenging task.
2. Use an iterative approach with many loops.
3. Use haptic cards or other devices to stimulate the
creative thinking process.
4. Carefully decide when to change between divergent
and convergent thinking, the management
of the balance between creativity and discipline
requires some experience.
5. Create a culture of openness: there are no holy
cows in the room.
Business model innovation
software
Interactive software allows
users to explore the
55 business model patterns
and the map interactively.
The software supports
the construction of a
new business model based
on the St. Gallen Business
Model NavigatorTM
throughout the company
on a worldwide scale.
Online learning
The online learning course
is aimed at employees and
in an interactive way explains
the logic and importance
of business model
innovation and the
power of recombining existing
business model el-
ements.
55 business model cards
The set of 55 business
model cards supports the
creative ideation process
during workshops.
www.bmi-lab.ch.
4. The 55 business model patterns
No Pattern
name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
1 ADD-ON
What
Value
Ryanair (1985), SAP
(1992), Sega (1998)
The core offering is priced competitively, but there are
numerous extras that drive the final price up. In the end, the
costumer pays more than he or she initially assumed. Customers
benefit from a variable offer, which they can adapt
to their specific needs.
2 AFFILIATION
How
Value
Amazon Store (1995),
Cybererotica (1994),
CDnow (1994), Pinterest
(2010)
The focus lies in supporting others to successfully sell
products and directly benefit from successful transactions.
Affiliates usually profit from some kind of pay-per-sale or
pay-per-display compensation. The company, on the other
hand, is able to gain access to a more diverse potential
customer base without additional active sales or marketing
efforts.
3 AIKIDO
Who
What
Value
Six Flags (1961), The
Body Shop (1976),
Swatch (1983), Cirque du
Soleil (1984), Nintendo
(2006)
Aikido is a Japanese martial art in which the strength of an
attacker is used against him or her. As a business model,
Aikido allows a company to offer something diametrically
opposed to the image and mindset of the competition. This
new value proposition attracts customers who prefer ideas
or concepts opposed to the mainstream.
4 AUCTION
What
Value
eBay (1995), Winebid
(1996), Priceline (1997),
Google (1998), Elance
(2006), Zopa (2005),
MyHammer (2005)
Auctioning means selling a product or service to the highest
bidder. The final price is achieved when a particular end
time of the auction is reached or when no higher offers are
received. This allows the company to sell at the highest
price acceptable to the customer. The customer benefits
from the opportunity to influence the price of a product.
5 BARTER
What
Value
Procter & Gamble (1970),
Pepsi (1972), Lufthansa
(1993), Magnolia Hotels
(2007), Pay with a Tweet
(2010)
Barter is a method of exchange in which goods are given
away to customers without the transaction of actual money.
In return, they provide something of value to the sponsoring
organisation. The exchange does not have to show any
direct connection and is valued differently by each party.
6 CASH MA-
CHINE
How
Value
American Express (1891),
Dell (1984), Amazon
Store (1995), PayPal
(1998), Blacksocks
(1999), MyFab (2008),
Groupon (2008)
In the Cash Machine concept, the customer pays upfront for
the products sold to the customer before the company is
able to cover the associated expenses. This results in increased
liquidity which can be used to amortise debt or to
fund investments in other areas.
7 CROSS
SELLING
How
What
Value
Shell (1930),
IKEA(1956), Tchibo
(1973), Aldi (1986),
SANIFAIR (2003)
In this model, services or products from a formerly excluded
industry are added to the offerings, thus leveraging
existing key skills and resources. In retail especially, companies
can easily provide additional products and offerings
that are not linked to the main industry on which they were
previously focused. Thus, additional revenue can be generated
with relatively few changes to the existing infrastructure
and assets, since more potential customer needs are
met.
8 CROWD-
FUNDING
How
Value
Marillion (1997), Cassava
Films (1998), Diaspora
(2010), Brainpool (2011),
Pebble Technology
(2012)
A product, project or entire start-up is financed by a crowd
of investors who wish to support the underlying idea, typically
via the Internet. If the critical mass is achieved, the
idea will be realized and investors receive special benefits,
usually proportionate to the amount of money they provid-
ed.
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No Pattern
name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
9 CROWD-
SOURCING
How
Value
Threadless (2000),
Procter & Gamble (2001),
InnoCentive (2001),
Cisco (2007), MyFab
(2008)
The solution of a task or problem is adopted by an anonymous
crowd, typically via the Internet. Contributors receive
a small reward or have the chance to win a prize if their
solution is chosen for production or sale. Customer interaction
and inclusion can foster a positive relationship with a
company, and subsequently increase sales and revenue.
10 CUSTOMER
LOYALTY
What
Value
Sperry & Hutchinson
(1897), American Airlines
(1981), Safeway Club
Card (1995), Payback
(2000)
Customers are retained and loyalty assured by providing
value beyond the actual product or service itself, i.e.,
through incentive-based programs. The goal is to increase
loyalty by creating an emotional connection or simply
rewarding it with special offers. Customers are voluntarily
bound to the company, which protects future revenue.
11 DIGITIZA-
TION
What
How
Spiegel Online (1994),
WXYC (1994), Hotmail
(1996), Jones International
University (1996),
CEWE Color (1997),
SurveyMonkey (1998),
Napster (1999), Wikipedia
(2001), Facebook
(2004), Dropbox (2007),
Netflix (2008), Next Issue
Media (2011)
This pattern relies on the ability to turn existing products or
services into digital variants, and thus offer advantages
over tangible products, e.g., easier and faster distribution.
Ideally, the digitization of a product or service is realized
without harnessing the value proposition which is offered
to the customer. In other words: efficiency and multiplication
by means of digitization does not reduce the perceived
customer value.
12 DIRECT
SELLING
What
How
Value
Vorwerk (1930), Tupperware
(1946), Amway
(1959), The Body Shop
(1976), Dell (1984),
Nestle Nespresso (1986),
First Direct (1989), Nestlé
Special.T (2010), Dollar
Shave Club (2012), Nestlé
BabyNes (2012)
Direct selling refers to a scenario whereby a company's
products are not sold through intermediary channels, but
are available directly from the manufacturer or service
provider. In this way, the company skips the retail margin
or any additional costs associated with the intermediates.
These savings can be forwarded to the customer and a
standardized sales experience established. Additionally,
such close contact can improve customer relationships.
13 E-
COMMERCE
What
How
Value
Dell (1984), Asos (2000),
Zappos (1999), Amazon
Store (1995), Flyeralarm
(2002), Blacksocks
(1999), Dollar Shave Club
(2012), Winebid (1996),
Zopa (2005)
Traditional products or services are delivered through
online channels only, thus removing costs associated with
running a physical branch infrastructure.
Customers benefit from higher availability and convenience,
while the company is able to integrate its sales and
distribution with other internal processes.
14 EXPERIENCE
SELLING
What
Who
Value
Harley Davidson (1903),
IKEA (1956), Trader
Joe's (1958), Starbucks
(1971), Swatch (1983),
Nestlé Nespresso (1986),
Red Bull (1987), Barnes
& Noble (1993), Nestlé
Special.T (2010)
The value of a product or service is increased with the
customer experience offered with it. This opens the door
for higher customer demand and commensurate increase in
prices charged. This means that the customer experience
must be adapted accordingly, e.g., by attuning promotion or
shop fittings.
15 FLAT RATE
What
Value
SBB (1898), Buckaroo
Buffet (1946), Sandals
Resorts (1981), Netflix
(1999), Next Issue Media
(2011)
In this model, a single fixed fee for a product or service is
charged, regardless of actual usage or time restrictions on
it. The user benefits from a simple cost structure while the
company benefits from a constant revenue stream.
16 FRAC-
TIONAL
OWNERSHIP
What
How
Value
Hapimag (1963), Netjets
(1964), Mobility Carsharing
(1997), écurie25
(2005), HomeBuy (2009)
Fractional ownership describes the sharing of a certain
asset class amongst a group of owners. Typically, the asset
is capital intensive but only required on an occasional basis.
While the customer benefits from the rights as an owner,
the entire capital does not have to be provided alone.
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No Pattern
name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
17 FRAN-
CHISING
What
How
Value
Singer Sewing Machine
(1860), McDonald's
(1948), Marriott International
(1967), Starbucks
(1971), Subway (1974),
Fressnapf (1992),
Naturhouse (1992), McFit
(1997), BackWerk (2001)
The franchisor owns the brand name, products, and corporate
identity, and these are licensed to independent franchisees
who carry the risk of local operations. Revenue is
generated as part of the franchisees’ revenue and orders.
The franchisees benefit from the usage of well known
brands, know-how, and support.
18 FREEMIUM
What
Value
Hotmail (1996), SurveyMonkey
(1998), LinkedIn
(2003), Skype (2003),
Spotify (2006), Dropbox
(2007)
The basic version of an offering is given away for free in
the hope of eventually persuading the customers to pay for
the premium version. The free offering is able to attract the
highest volume of customers possible for the company. The
generally smaller volume of paying ‘premium customers’
generate the revenue, which also cross-finances the free
offering.
19 FROM PUSH-
TO-PULL
What
How
Toyota (1975), Zara
(1975), Dell (1984),
Geberit (2000)
This pattern describes the strategy of a company to decentralize
and thus add flexibility to the company's processes
in order to be more customer focused. To quickly and
flexibly respond to new customer needs, any part of the
value chain - including production or even research and
development - can be affected.
20 GUARANTEED
AVAIL-
ABILITY
What
How
Value
NetJets (1964), PHH
Corporation (1986), IBM
(1995), Hilti (2000),
MachineryLink (2000),
ABB Turbo Systems
(2010)
Within this model, the availability of a product or service is
guaranteed, resulting in almost zero downtime. The customer
can use the offering as required, which minimizes
losses resulting from downtime. The company uses expertise
and economies of scale to lower operation costs and
achieve these availability levels.
21 HIDDEN
REVENUE
What
How
Value
JCDecaux (1964), Sat.1
(1984), Metro Newspaper
(1995), Google (1998),
Facebook (2004), Spotify
(2006), Zattoo (2007)
The logic that the user is responsible for the income of the
business is abandoned. Instead, the main source of revenue
comes from a third party, which cross-finances whatever
free or low-priced offering attracts the users. A very common
case of this model is financing through advertisement,
where attracted customers are of value to the advertisers
who fund the offering. This concept facilitates the idea of
'separation between revenue and customer'.
22 INGREDIENT
BRANDING
What
How
Value
DuPont Teflon (1964),
W.L. Gore & Associates
(1976), Intel (1991), Carl
Zeiss (1995), Shimano
(1995), Bosch(2000)
Ingredient branding describes the specific selection of an
ingredient, component, and brand originating from a specific
supplier, which will be included in another product. This
product is then additionally branded and advertised with the
ingredient product, collectively adding value for the customer.
This projects the positive brand associations and
properties on the product, and can increase the attractiveness
of the end product.
23 INTEGRATOR
What
How
Carnegie Steel (1870),
Ford (1908), Zara (1975),
Exxon Mobil (1999),
BYD Auto (1995)
An integrator is in command of the bulk of the steps in a
value-adding process. The control of all resources and
capabilities in terms of value creation lies with the company.
Efficiency gains, economies of scope, and lower dependencies
from suppliers result in a decrease in costs and
can increase the stability of value creation.
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name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
24 LAYER
PLAYER
How
Value
Dennemeyer (1962),
Wipro Technologies
(1980), TRUSTe (1997),
PayPal (1998), Amazon
Web Services (2002)
A layer player is a specialized company limited to the
provision of one value-adding step for different value
chains. This step is typically offered within a variety of
independent markets and industries. The company benefits
from economies of scale and often produces more efficiently.
Further, the established special expertise can result in a
higher quality process.
25 LEVERAGE
CUSTOMER
DATA
What
How
Amazon Store (1995),
Google (1998), Payback
(2000), Facebook (2004),
PatientsLikeMe (2004),
23andMe (2006), Twitter
(2006), Verizon Communications
(2011)
New value is created by collecting customer data and preparing
it in beneficial ways for internal usage or interested
third-parties. Revenues are generated by either selling this
data directly to others or leveraging it for own purposes,
i.e., to increase the effectiveness of advertising.
26 LICENSE
How
Value
BUSCH (1870), IBM
(1920), DIC 2 (1973),
ARM (1989), Duales
System Deutschland
(1991), Max Havelaar
(1992)
Efforts are focused on developing intellectual property that
can be licensed to other manufacturers. This model, therefore,
relies not on the realization and utilization of
knowledge in the form of products, but attempts to transform
these intangible goods into money. This allows a
company to focus on research and development. It also
allows the provision of knowledge, which would otherwise
be left unused and potentially be valuable to third parties.
27 LOCK-IN
What
How
Value
Gillette(1904), Lego
(1949), Microsoft (1975),
Hewlett-Packard (1984),
Nestlé Nespresso (1986),
Nestlé BabyNes (2012),
Nestlé Special.T (2010)
Customers are locked into a vendor's world of products and
services. Using another vendor is impossible without incurring
substantial switching costs, and thus protecting the
company from losing customers. This lock-in is either
generated by technological mechanisms or substantial
interdependencies of products or services.
28 LONG TAIL
How
Value
Amazon Store (1995),
eBay (1995), Netflix
(1999), Apple
iPod/iTunes (2003),
YouTube (2005),
Instead of concentrating on blockbusters, the main bulk of
revenues is generated through a 'long tail' of niche products.
Individually, these neither demand high volumes, nor
allow for a high margin. If a vast variety of these products
are offered in sufficient amounts, the profits from resultant
small sales can add up to a significant amount.
29 MAKE MORE
OF IT
Who
What
How
Value
Porsche (1931), Festo
Didactic (1970), BASF
(1998), Amazon Web
Services (2002), Sennheiser
Sound Academy
(2009)
Know-how and other available assets existing in the company
are not only used to build own products, but also
offered to other companies. Slack resources, therefore, can
be used to create additional revenue besides those generated
directly from the core value proposition of the company.
30 MASS
CUSTOM-
IZATION
What
Value
Dell (1984), Levi's
(1990), Miadidas (2000),
PersonalNOVEL (2003),
Factory121 (2006),
mymuesli (2007), My
Unique Bag (2010)
Customizing products through mass production once
seemed to be an impossible endeavor. The approach of
modular products and production systems has enabled the
efficient individualization of products. As a consequence,
individual customer needs can be met within mass production
circumstances and at competitive prices.
31 NO FRILLS
How
What
Value
Ford (1908), Aldi (1913),
McDonald's (1948),
Southwest Airlines
(1971), Aravind Eye care
System (1976), Accor
(1985), McFit (1997),
Dow Corning (2002)
Value creation focuses on what is necessary to deliver the
core value proposition of a product or service, typically as
basic as possible. Cost savings are shared with the customer,
usually resulting in a customer base with lower purchasing
power or purchasing willingness.
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name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
32 OPEN BUSINESS
MODEL
What
Who
Value
Valve Corporation
(1998), Abril (2008)
In open business models, collaboration with partners in the
ecosystem becomes a central source of value creation.
Companies pursuing an open business model actively
search for novel ways of working together with suppliers,
customers, or complementors to open and extend their
business.
33 OPEN
SOURCE
Who
What
How
Value
IBM (1955), Mozilla
(1992), Red Hat (1993),
mondoBIOTECH (2000),
Wikipedia (2001), Local
Motors (2008)
In software engineering, the source code of a software
product is not kept proprietary, but is freely accessible for
anyone. Generally, this could be applied to any technology
details of any product. Others can contribute to the product,
but also use it free as a sole user. Money is typically earned
with services that are complimentary to the product, such as
consulting and support.
34 ORCHE-
STRATOR
How
Value
Procter & Gamble (1970),
Li & Fung (1971), Nike
(1978), Bharti Airtel
(1995)
Within this model, the company's focus is on the core
competencies in the value chain. The other value chain
segments are outsourced and actively coordinated. This
allows the company to reduce costs and benefit from the
suppliers' economies of scale. Furthermore, the focus on
core competencies can increase performance.
35 PAY PER
USE
What
How
Value
Hot Choice (1988),
Google (1998), Ally
Financial (2004), Better
Place (2007), Car2Go
(2008)
In this model, the actual usage of a service or product is
metered. The customer pays on the basis of what he or she
effectively consumes. The company is able to attract customers
who wish to benefit from the additional flexibility,
which might be priced higher.
36 PAY WHAT
YOU WANT
How
Value
One World Everbody Eats
(2003), NoiseTrade
(2006), Radiohead (2007),
Humble Bundle (2010),
Panera Bread Bakery
(2010)
The buyer pays any desired amount for a given commodity,
sometimes even zero. In some cases, a minimum floor price
may be set, and/or a suggested price may be indicated as
guidance for the buyer. The customer is allowed to influence
the price, while the seller benefits from higher numbers
of attracted customers, since individuals’ willingness
to pay is met. Based on the existence of social norms and
morals, this is only rarely exploited, which makes it suitable
to attract new customers.
37 PEER-TO-
PEER
What
Value
 
eBay (1995), Craigslist
(1996), Napster (1999),
Couchsurfing (2003),
LinkedIn (2003), Skype
(2003), Zopa (2005),
SlideShare (2006), Twitter
(2006), Dropbox
(2007), Airbnb (2008),
TaskRabbit (2008), RelayRides
(2010), Gidsy
(2011)
This model is based on a cooperation that specializes in
mediating between individuals belonging to an homogeneous
group. It is often abbreviated as P2P. The company
offers a meeting point, i.e., an online database and communication
service that connects these individuals (these could
include offering personal objects for rent, providing certain
products or services, or the sharing of information and
experiences).
38 PERFOR-
MANCE-
BASED
CONTRAC-
TING
What
Value
Rolls-Royce (1980),
Smartville (1997), BASF
(1998), Xerox (2002)
A product's price is not based upon the physical value, but
on the performance or valuable outcome it delivers in the
form of a service. Performance based contractors are often
strongly integrated into the value creation process of their
customers. Special expertise and economies of scale result
in lower production and maintenance costs of a product,
which can be forwarded to the customer. Extreme variants
of this model are represented by different operation
schemes in which the product remains the property of the
company and is operated by it.
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name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
39 RAZOR AND
BLADE
What
How
Who
Standard Oil Company
(1880), Gillette (1904),
Hewlett-Packard (1984),
Nestlé Nespresso (1986),
Apple iPod/iTunes
(2003), Amazon Kindle
(2007), Better Place
(2007), Nestlé Special.T
(2010), Nestlé BabyNes
(2012)
The basic product is cheap or given away for free. The
consumables that are needed to use or operate it, on the
other hand, are expensive and sold at high margins. The
initial product's price lowers customers’ barriers to purchase,
while the subsequent recurring sales cross-finance it.
Usually, these products are technologically bound to each
other to further enhance this effect.
40 RENT
INSTEAD OF
BUY
What
How
Value
Saunders System (1916),
Xerox (1959), Blockbuster
(1985), Rent a Bike
(1987), Mobility Carsharing
(1997), MachineryLink
(2000), CWS-boco
(2001), Luxusbabe
(2006), Flexpetz (2007),
Car2Go(2008)
The customer does not buy a product, but instead rents it.
This lowers the capital typically needed to gain access to
the product. The company itself benefits from higher profits
on each product, as it is paid for the duration of the
rental period. Both parties benefit from higher efficiency in
product utilization as time of non-usage, which unnecessarily
binds capital, is reduced on each product.
41 REVENUE
SHARING
What
How
Value
CDnow (1994), HubPages(2006),
Apple iPh-
one/AppStore(2008),
Groupon (2008)
Revenue sharing refers to firms’ practice of sharing revenues
with their stakeholders, such as complementors or
even rivals. Thus, in this business model, advantageous
properties are merged to create symbiotic effects in which
additional profits are shared with partners participating in
the extended value creation. One party is able to obtain a
share of revenue from another that benefits from increased
value for its customer base.
42 REVERSE
ENGINEER-
ING
What
Value
Bayer (1897), Pelikan
(1994), Brilliance China
Auto (2003), Denner
(2010)
This pattern refers to obtaining a competitor's product,
taking it apart, and using this information to produce a
similar or compatible product. Because no huge investment
in research or development is necessary, these products can
be offered at a lower price than the original product.
43 REVERSE
INNOVATION
What
Value
Logitech (1981), Haier
(1999), Nokia (2003),
Renault (2004), General
Electric (2007)
Simple and inexpensive products, that were developed
within and for emerging markets, are also sold in industrial
countries. The term ‘reverse’ refers to the process by which
new products are typically developed in industrial countries
and then adapted to fit emerging market needs.
44 ROBIN
HOOD
How
What
Aravind Eye Care System
(1976), One Laptop per
Child (2005), TOMS
Shoes (2006), Warby
Parker (2008)
The same product or service is provided to ‘the rich’ at a
much higher price than to ‘the poor’. Thus, the main bulk
of profits are generated from the wealthy customer base.
Serving ‘the poor’ is not profitable per se, but creates economies
of scale, which other providers cannot achieve.
Additionally, it has a positive effect on the company's
image.
45 SELF-
SERVICE
What
How
McDonald's (1948),
IKEA (1956), Accor
(1985), Mobility Carsharing
(1997), BackWerk
(2001), Car2Go (2008)
A part of the value creation is transferred to the customer in
exchange for a lower price of the service or product. This is
particularly suited for process steps that add relatively little
perceived value for the customer, but incur high costs.
Customers benefit from efficiency and time savings, while
putting in their own effort. This can also increase efficiency,
since in some cases, the customer can execute a valueadding
step more quickly and in a more target-oriented
manner than the company.
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name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
46 SHOP-IN-
SHOP
Who
Value
Tim Hortons (1964),
Tchibo (1987), Deutsche
Post (1995), Bosch
(2000), MinuteClinic
(2000)
Instead of opening new branches, a partner is chosen whose
branches can profit from integrating the company's offerings
in a way that imitates a small shop within another shop
(a win-win situation). The hosting store can benefit from
more attracted customers and is able to gain constant revenue
from the hosted shop in the form of rent. The hosted
company gains access to cheaper resources such as space,
location, or workforce.
47 SOLUTION
PROVIDER
What
How
Lantal Textiles (1954),
Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen (1980),
Tetra Pak (1993), Geek
Squad (1994), CWS-boco
(2001), Apple
iPod/iTunes (2003), 3M
Services (2010)
A full service provider offers total coverage of products
and services in a particular domain, consolidated via a
single point of contact. Special know-how is given to the
customer in order to increase his or her efficiency and
performance. By becoming a full service provider, a company
can prevent revenue losses by extending their service
and adding it to the product. Additionally, close contact
with the customer allows great insight into customer habits
and needs which can be used to improve the products and
services.
48 SUB-
SCRIPTION
How
What
Blacksocks (1999), Netflix
(1999), Salesforce
(1999), Jamba (2004),
Spotify (2006), Next Issue
Media (2011), Dollar
Shave Club (2012)
The customer pays a regular fee, typically on a monthly or
an annual basis, in order to gain access to a product or
service. While customers mostly benefit from lower usage
costs and general service availability, the company generates
a more steady income stream.
49 SUPER-
MARKET
What
Value
King Kullen Grocery
Company (1930), Merrill
Lynch (1930),
Toys“R”Us (1948), The
Home Depot (1978), Best
Buy (1983), Fressnapf
(1985), Staples (1986)
A company sells a large variety of readily available products
and accessories under one roof. Generally, the assortment
of products is large but the prices are kept low. More
customers are attracted due to the great range on offer,
while economies of scope yield advantages for the compa-
ny.
50 TARGET THE
POOR
What
How
Value
Grameen Bank (1983),
Arvind Mills (1995),
Bharti Airtel (1995),
Hindustan Unilever
(2000), Tata Nano (2009),
Walmart (2012)
The product or service offering does not target the premium
customer, but rather, the customer positioned at the base of
the pyramid. Customers with lower purchasing power
benefit from affordable products. The company generates
small profits with each product sold, but benefits from the
higher sales numbers that usually come with the scale of
the customer base.
51 TRASH-TO-
CASH
Who
What
How
Value
Duales System Deutschland
(1991), Freitag
lab.ag (1993), Greenwire
(2001), Emeco (2010),
H&M (2012)
Used products are collected and either sold in other parts of
the world or transformed into new products. The profit
scheme is essentially based on low-to-no purchase prices.
Resource costs for the company are practically eliminated,
whilst the supplier's waste disposal is either provided, or
associated costs are reduced. This also addresses customers’
potential environmental awareness ideals.
52 TWO-SIDED
MARKET
What
How
Value
Diners Club (1950),
JCDecaux (1964), Sat.1
(1984), Amazon Store
(1995), eBay (1995),
Metro Newspaper (1995),
Priceline (1997), Google
(1998), Facebook (2004),
MyHammer(2005),
Elance (2006), Zattoo
(2007), Groupon (2008)
A two-sided market facilitates interactions between multiple
interdependent groups of customers. The value of the
platform increases as more groups or as more individual
members of each group are using it. The two sides usually
come from disparate groups, e.g., businesses and private
interest groups.
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No Pattern
name
Affected
BM
compo-
nents
Exemplary companies Pattern description
53 ULTIMATE
LUXURY
What
Value
Lamborghini (1962),
Jumeirah Group (1994),
MirCorp (2000), The
World (2002), Abbot
Downing (2011)
This pattern describes the strategy of a company to focus
on the upper side of society's pyramid. This allows a company
to distinguish its products or services greatly from
others. High standards of quality or exclusive privileges are
the main focus to attract these kinds of customers. The
necessary investments for these differentiations are met by
the relatively high prices that can be achieved - which
usually allow for very high margins.
54 USER DE-
SIGNED
What
How
Value
Spreadshirt (2001), Lulu
(2002), Lego Factory
(2005), Amazon Kindle
(2007), Ponoko (2007),
Apple iPhone/AppStore
(2008), Createmytattoo
(2009), Quirky (2009)
Within user manufacturing, a customer is both the manufacturer
and the consumer. As an example, an online platform
provides the customer with the necessary support in
order to design and merchandise the product, e.g., product
design software, manufacturing services, or an online shop
to sell the product. Thus, the company only supports the
customers in their undertakings and benefits from their
creativity. The customer benefits from the potential to
realize entrepreneurial ideas without having to provide the
required infrastructure. Revenue is then generated as part of
the actual sales.
55 WHITE
LABEL
What
How
Foxconn (1974), Richelieu
Foods (1994), Printing-In-A-Box
(2005)
A white label producer allows other companies to distribute
its goods under their brands, so that it appears as if they are
made by them. The same product or service is often sold by
multiple marketers and under different brands. This way,
various customer segments can be satisfied with the same
product.
 
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