Summary
This week on Mind Your F**king Business, Dominic Monkhouse and Strategyzer’s Alex Osterwalder dive into business resilience, AI, and sustainability. They explore how AI is reshaping innovation, streamlining customer insights, and even challenging traditional leadership roles. The discussion also highlights the need for business models that balance profit with environmental impact and the growing importance of AI regulation.
On today’s podcast:
- The accessibility and democratisation of AI tools have revolutionised innovation and value creation.
- AI has the potential to propose better value propositions and even replace human managers.
- The integration of AI tools in consulting processes has resulted in faster results and improved efficiency.
- The development of better value propositions through the integration of different data sources is still a work in progress. AI can greatly speed up the innovation process by automating tasks like customer interviews.
- Businesses need to embrace environmental sustainability and find new business models that harmonise profit and impact.
- Financial sustainability and resilient revenue models are crucial for the success of a business.
- Experimentation with pricing and revenue streams is essential for business growth.
- The rapid pace of change in AI presents both challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators.
- Regulation is necessary to ensure the responsible and ethical use of AI.
Follow Alex Osterwalder :
- Website: https://www.alexosterwalder.com
- Strategyzer: https://www.strategyzer.com/partners/alex-osterwalder
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexosterwalder?lang=en
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexosterwalder/
- Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B077MQ7W6D
Who is Alex Osterwalder
Alex Osterwalder is ranked in the top 10 on the Thinkers50 list of management thinkers worldwide. He is passionate about simplifying the complex challenges that today’s leaders face. Along with Yves Pigneur, he invented the Business Model Canvas and other practical tools, which are now used by millions of practitioners around the globe.
Strategyzer, the company Alex co-founded, provides technology-enabled innovation services to leading organisations, including Colgate-Palmolive, MasterCard and Merck.
Alex spends most of his time advising leaders on how to scale their innovation efforts and get results. They already have the assets but lack the organisational design and innovation culture.
His books include Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design, Testing Business Ideas, The Invincible Company, and High-Impact Tools for Teams. Together with his children he created Biz4Kids, a comic book to promote entrepreneurship.
What you’ll learn from Alex Osterwalder
02:22 The Impact of AI on Innovation and Value Creation
05:10 The Potential of AI in Proposing Value Propositions
10:42 Challenges in Developing Better Value Propositions with AI
30:30 Harmonising Profit and Impact: The Future of Business Models
37:27 Financial Sustainability and Resilient Revenue Models
42:28 Experimentation with Pricing and Revenue Streams
44:19 The Challenges and Opportunities of AI