Business Model Innovation
Coursera
Coursera course: Design and innovation of business model
More resources on Business Models
strategyzer.com
Strategyzer is an online platform that provides tools and training for business model design and value proposition development. It offers templates like the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas, plus guides, case studies, and practical resources for innovation and growth.
leanstartup.co
Lean Startup Co is the hub for Lean Startup education and practice. It offers training, workshops, events, and practical resources on customer discovery, rapid experimentation, and validated learning.
hbr.org
Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) offers research-backed articles, case studies, and practical frameworks on business strategy, leadership, and management. The site provides insights, tools, and trends to inform strategic thinking and understanding of business models.
Business Strategy
In this course you will learn how organizations create, capture, and maintain value. In doing so, you’ll develop an understanding of how and why this process is fundamental for sustainable competitive advantage. You will be able to better understand value creation, and capture and learn the tools to analyze both competition and cooperation from a variety of perspectives, including the industry-level (e.g., five forces analysis) and the firm-level (e.g., business models and strategic positioning). You will be able to: - Understand how managers coordinate different functional areas, resources, and systems inside a company and align them with the external environment to enhance overall performance - Recognize strategic management tools and frameworks and apply them to real business contexts - Process diverse business and industry information to diagnose strategic issues, evaluate strategic alternatives, and formulate a coherent and actionable strategic plan This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.