1. Typology of Products
2. Challenges to Appropriate Design
- Stakeholder contributions / benefits – how and when?
- Transparency and trust
- Marginalized Stakeholders
- Power Relations and privilege systems
- Identifying champions
- Micro-Jealousy + Public Relations
- Business planning with non-cash equity
- Why Business Models Fail
- Overall:
- Ensuring equity from and between stakeholders
- All partners must participate in the venture to their own satisfaction
- Process of engaging is as important as the product
- Uncover contextual information for implementation success
- Structured methodology needed for replicability
- Expand operations through scale
- Expand operations through replication
- Ensuring equity from and between stakeholders
3. Business Models Required when Implementing Ventures
- From the Producer Side
- Who will make the product?
- Why is it useful?
- Where will it be made?
- Where will it be sold?
- How will the product be maintained?
- From the Entrepreneur/Consumer Side
- How will I pay for the system?
- How will I sustain the system?
4. Business Model Canvas Revisited
- Explore the Kiva Business Model
5. E-Spot Canvas
*Blog Questions
- Express your venture on the Business Model Canvas & the E-spot Business Canvas
- Explain each block in 3-5 bullets