Category: System’s Thinking
Rethinking the Nonprofit Business Model
In a recent TED Talk, Pallotta contends that nonprofit business models should leverage the same business model tools and strategies as the for profit industry. The reasoning supporting this conclusion is...
The Mission Statement as a Business Hypothesis
The organization’s mission statement represents the organizations best guess of how to best serve their target customers. The mission statement as a business hypothesis thus warrants frequent visiting by the...
Fundraising Model Canvas
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Empire Building: A Growth Management Framework
[youtube=https://youtu.be/LQH8hSzWbeU] The risks of empire building are not always clear, particularly within the organization. The ability to introduce continual changes is not the same thing as introducing iterative or additive...
Ethical & Learning Organizations: Innovation History
Ben Horowitz provided a lecture at Stanford University in 2014 on a business model for an ethical & learning organization. Discussing the leadership style of Toussaint Louverture during the Haitian...
Video – Issues in Problem Resolution: A Framework
[youtube=https://youtu.be/rDULmwyCIz0] Finding opportunities for growth & innovation also requires having the business competencies to identify, evaluate, and resolve internal/external issues. The issue in problem resolution is that there are often...
Performance Management Framework: Supporting Innovation
Agency culture and employee/customer satisfaction are correlated with the organization’s recruitment practices, training efforts, and evaluation resources. The organization’s performance management framework also determines its opportunities for innovation. Business Alignment When the...
Scaling your Innovation Opportunity Chain
In order for business’ to grow profitably they must devise ways for scaling existing business processes. The mechanisms for supporting growth are relatively known but the tools available to systematically...