Business Model Generation Playbook

Value Network

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Value Network Design

Playbooks on rewriting how value is created in collaboration with partners and customers

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Proven business models that have driven success for global leaders across industries. Rethink how your business can create, deliver, and capture value.

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Affiliation illustration

Recipe

Affiliation

Help others sell your products

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Bounties

Offer rewards to an unknown crowd for reaching specified outcomes

Brands Consortium illustration

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Brands Consortium

Pool resources across brands to create projects that benefit all members

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Drop Ship

Send directly from wholesaler to customer without maintaining inventory

Integrator illustration

Archetype

Integrator

Take control of all resources and capabilities going into value creation

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Joint Venture

Gather the power of multiple businesses to stand stronger together

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Archetype

Layer Player

Produce more efficiently by specializing in only one value-adding step

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Multi-Sided Market

Bring together two or more distinct and independent groups of customers

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No Middle Man

Skip the intermediary and deliver directly to customers

Omnichannel illustration

Element

Omnichannel

Seamlessly merge customer experiences across contact channels

Orchestrator illustration

Archetype

Orchestrator

Direct the value chain

Peer-to-Peer illustration

Recipe

Peer-to-Peer

Mediate interactions between private individuals in a homogeneous group

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Platform as a Service

Enable ubiquitous and on-demand access to a shared pool of resources

Revenue Sharing illustration

Element

Revenue Sharing

Extend value creation by creating symbiotic effects between stakeholders

Self-Service illustration

Recipe

Self-Service

Transfer part of the value creation to the customer

Shop in Shop illustration

Recipe

Shop in Shop

Let a brand owner take space in another company’s retail space

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Virtualization

Imitate a traditional physical process in a virtual environment

Important for this playbook

A value network is a system of organizations, individuals, and resources that work together to create and deliver value. There are many different value network models that businesses can use, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we will take a look at some of the common value network models and how they are related.

Collaboration and Partnership

The “Joint Venture,” “Brands Consortium,” and “Affiliation” models all involve collaboration and partnership between different organizations. In a joint venture, two or more organizations come together to pursue a specific business objective, while a brands consortium involves a group of companies coming together to achieve a common goal. Affiliation involves an agreement between two organizations to work together, usually with one organization promoting the other’s products or services. These models allow businesses to share resources, skills and risks to achieve mutual benefits.

Intermediaries and Middlemen

The “Integrator,” “Omnichannel,” “Layer Player,” “No Middle Man,” “Orchestrator,” “Platform as a Service,” and “Virtualization” models all involve intermediaries and middlemen in the value network. An Integrator coordinates and streamlines the different parts of the value chain, while Omnichannel allows customers to shop through multiple channels. Layer Player provides a specific service or product that integrates into the value chain, No Middle Man allows direct access to customers or suppliers, an orchestrator manages and optimizes the value chain and Platform as a Service and Virtualization provide access to shared resources and infrastructure. These models allow businesses to leverage the expertise and resources of intermediaries to create and deliver value.

These business models are part of the Business Model Patterns printed card deck.

Proven business models that have driven success for global leaders across industries. Rethink how your business can create, deliver, and capture value.

Get your deck!

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