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BUSINESS MODEL PERSPECTIVE

ON BLU E OCEAN STRATEGY

sectionwe :Leno oun susmsss Monet. TOOLS wma Tue. To achievevalue innovation, Kim and Mauborgne propose an analytical
Blue Ocean Strategy concept coined by Kim and Mauborgne in their tool they call the Four Actions Framework. These four key
'of questions
million~seIlingbook the same name. The Business Model Canvas is a challenge an industry's strategic logic and established business model;

_ perfect extension_ofthe analytical tools by' Kim _and Mauborgne.


Togetherthey provide a powerful framework forquestioningincumbent 1. Which of the factorsthatthe industrytakes for-granted
should
"
business modelsand creating»new,»morecompetitiveimodels; beeliminated?
Blue Ocean -Strategyis a potent' method forquestioning Value:Proposi-. ‘2.`Which
factors should be reduced the industry standard?
tions_andbusiness models and exploring'new Customer Segments. The 3. Which factorsgshouldbe raised well above the
, Business Model Canvas complements Blue Ocean by providing a visual 4, Which factorsshould be created that the industry has never offered?
“big
picture" thathelps us understand how changing one aj business
model_impacts othercomponents. 'value
ln _additionto innovation, Kim and Mauborgne_proposeexploring
ln _a nutshell, Blue Ocean Strategy is _aboutcreatingcompletely new. non-customer groups to create' Blue Oceans and tap _untouchedmarkets.
industries _throughfundamental differentiation as opposed tocompetingin -BlendingKim 'value
innovation'concept and Four
existing industries by tweaking established models. Rather' than outdoing Actions Framework with the Business Model Canvas creates a 'new
powerful
competitors in terrnsof traditional perforrnancemetricsj Kim and Mauborgne tool. ln the Business Model Canvas the right-hand side represents value
:advocate creating new, uncontested market space through whatthe authors creationand the side represents costs; This litswell withKimand
call value innovation. This means increasing value for customers by creating Mauborgne's value innovation logic of increasing value-andreducingcosts.
new benefits and services, whilesimultaneously reducing costs by eliminat-

valuable features or services. Notice how this approach reiects the

traditionally accepted trade-off between differentiation and lower cost.

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