Resources
Our approach is based on leading scientific research from the University of St. Gallen
- translated into easy-to-use tools for practitioners.
Ideation tools
Every tool you need to develop innovative ideas for exploiting new business opportunities using your companies core competencies.
BMI Pattern Cards
An interactive tool for generating new ideas in a structured way.
55+ business models of successful companies
90% of all companies use a recombination of these patterns
Complete with explanation, illustration and examples
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To learn more about the research behind the Pattern Cards or receive practical advice on how to use them in an ideation workshop, please check out our free resources:
A visual representation of the research behind the Business Model Navigator. Explore which companies have used specific patterns at what time to disrupt their industry.
Tips on how to best use the BMI Pattern Cards during an ideation session, based on 5+ years of experience hosting ideation workshops.
For personalized guidance, please take a look at these three programs:
Programs for
learning how to think in business models.
A range of programs addressing clearly scoped challenges.
An integrated program for building new business - from idea to market in six months.
Circular Economy Pattern Cards
An interactive tool for designing circular business models.
40 patterns behind successful circular solutions
Build a circular business model and the necessary ecosystem
Complete with explanation, illustration and examples
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Two programs supporting your company in building business models for the circular economy:
A range of programs addressing clearly scoped challenges in the transition to circularity.
An integrated program for building new business for the circular economy - from idea to market in six months.
Platform Navigator
88 pattern cards to design and implement platform business models.
By reviewing the most important literature and studying more than 150 cases, the Bosch IoT Lab has identified 88 patterns across five phases to design and implement platform business models.
Idea Sheet
A framework for documenting your ideas in a structured way.
Align on an idea by answering key questions
Record your idea on all dimensions of the Magic Triangle
Quickly document and compare ideas
Need support using this tool?
Two programs supporting your organization in developing, documenting and assessing ideas:
A range of programs addressing clearly scoped business challenges.
An integrated program for building new business - from idea to market in 6 months.