As you now know there is a link between the different “Building Blocks” or “Pillars” in the Business Model Canvas (BMC) even the linear non-circular one. You can see some of the likely connections in the table (BM Components are the Pillars) and the different ReSOLVE categories. These links have varying effects, but they represent likely synergies between the ReSOLVE practices and the Building Blocks.
Here are some examples on how a ReSOLVE project or idea may affect the different BMC Building Blocks in the BMC.
Regenerate:
You might want to implement a project that focuses on Regeneration. This can be in the form of a switch to renewable energy sources or focus on returning the waste safely to the biosphere. A project like this will most likely affect the Activities and the Ressources Building blocks of the BMC, but probably also the Cost structure.
Share:
And if you go from selling a product to leasing or sharing it, you have to make some adjustments to your partners and/or your customer segments, and Value proposition.
Optimize:
If you can improve an existing product or make improvements in the productions line or waste management, you can affect activities, resources and cost blocks - but the incentive for these initiatives will often come from external adoption factors like new technology or legislation, or inner adoption factors like a change of mindset in you, your partners or your customers.
Loop:
But some of the initiatives where you decide to Loop the products or raw materials for the production, either by manufacturing items from pre-used materials, or refurbish products for reselling, you will likely have to implement some sort of Take-back system, and now we are moving into CBMC territory.
Virtualize:
If you decide to move into digitalization of your products, or the shopping experience, you will of course face a lot of changes in your business. Both in your Activities and Resources Blocks, but also in your Value proposition and Customer segments, and your customer relation channels.
Exchange:
Exchanging materials with new renewable ones or changing the production line to new technologies will most likely affect the Cost building block.
Other effects of ReSOLVE projects on the BMC
Regenerate:
You might want to implement a project that focuses on Regeneration. This can be in the form of a switch to renewable energy sources or focus on returning the waste safely to the biosphere. A project like this will most likely affect the Activities and the Ressources Building blocks of the BMC, but probably also the Cost structure.
Share:
And if you go from selling a product to leasing or sharing it, you have to make some adjustments to your partners and/or your customer segments, and Value proposition.
Optimize:
If you can improve an existing product or make improvements in the productions line or waste management, you can affect activities, resources and cost blocks - but the incentive for these initiatives will often come from external adoption factors like new technology or legislation, or inner adoption factors like a change of mindset in you, your partners or your customers.
Loop:
But some of the initiatives where you decide to Loop the products or raw materials for the production, either by manufacturing items from pre-used materials, or refurbish products for reselling, you will likely have to implement some sort of Take-back system, and now we are moving into CBMC territory.
Virtualize:
If you decide to move into digitalization of your products, or the shopping experience, you will of course face a lot of changes in your business. Both in your Activities and Resources Blocks, but also in your Value proposition and Customer segments, and your customer relation channels.
Exchange:
Exchanging materials with new renewable ones or changing the production line to new technologies will most likely affect the Cost building block.
Other effects of ReSOLVE projects on the BMC
The results of ReSOLVE initiatives like these, will most likely affect the normal BMC building blocks quite a bit, but since ReSOLVE projects are inherently circular they are likely to have other effects as well. Effects that cannot be measured in a linear BMC. It is likely that positive side effects like Social Value and Planet Value will be obtained and we need these Blocks to take these effects into the planning in the business model. As we explained in Unit 1 this is where we use the CBMC, where we have added the Planet Value, Social Value, Take Back System and Adoption Factors Blocks.
