Bas van Oosterhout’s Business Innovation Blog

Many people are interested in how a new Value Proposition is created. Of course, understanding this process and being able to execute it, provides a basis for continuously staying ahead of competitors; it would be the Holy Grail of business. In workshops I have used various methods such as Blue Ocean and TRIZ. These methods […]

Recently Business Models and Business Model Innovation received increased attention. The term devaluated during the high rise of the Internet Bubble, when all you needed to get venture capital was a new type of Business Model, without any sanity check.
Now in an era of ever increasing competition from emerging markets, re-thinking your Business Model seems […]

Recently I stumbled upon an interesting article which states that we should not focus on the things we are good at, but concentrate on the areas we are not so great at. The theory behind it is based on researching to-be chess masters. Of course this differs 180 degrees from our common sense.
Applying this line […]

The Sky Commuter, built by Flight Innovations Inc., which never left the prototype stage is now for sale on eBay. The fantastic machine, built in 1990, was intended to replace traditional car traffic. It is said that one of the engineers is now offering it at eBay. Current selling price around 50,000 dollars, which is […]

Before each rugby match the New Zealand team performs a traditional Maori dance: the Haka. Of course this underlines their identity. The dance basically fits two main purposes; first build up the tension for the team, and second intimidate the other team. I think it is a great, inspiring example of how a team breaths […]