Business Model Competition: A New Dynamic for Strategy Traditionally,
people have thought of competition between firms within an industry.
Increasingly, we are learning that the most significant competition can
arise from companies from different industries or with different
business models, as industries blur and competitive advantages shift. In
this talk, the business model concept is described, the tell-tale signs
of business model erosion are identified and ideas for discovering your
next business model are discussed. This can be extremely hands-on, with
a workshop component if that is desired, and include a diagnostic for
the robustness of a business model. This talk was featured in a Harvard
Business Review article published in January of 2011. Disruptive
Innovation and Category Evolution Clayton Christensen famously
introduced the concept of ‘disruptive’ innovations some years ago. In
this session, we’ll review those ideas – that the most powerful sources
for growth can be non-users, that often the biggest threats come from
places which incumbent players do not find attractive, and that low-end
markets can be highly disruptive to one’s business model. Disruptive
innovations in this talk are placed within the context of category
evolution as a way of identifying which types of firms will be at an
advantage and which will be disadvantaged as categories evolve.