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I think you’re correct it’s main advantage is using it in facilitation workshops. However, document templates are bulky, time consuming to complete, and more d
by Quinzel 3y ago
I think you’re correct it’s main advantage is using it in facilitation workshops.
However, document templates are bulky, time consuming to complete, and more difficult to adjust. I think in the early stages of planning a business, the business model canvas can allow a little more flexibility in adapting your business model to suit new ideas, or overcoming unforeseen hurdles etc.
Also, without knowing the in’s and out’s of another business who might be your competition, you can use this model to map out another business to understand roughly how their business works and where they’re creating value without necessarily having all the inner working knowledge.
- nivertech 3y agoAlso unlike a document template, a single sheet of paper has a limited real estate, so it forces you to write down only the most important things. It also let you to review everything at once since it's just a single page, with the document you'll to scroll or page it back and forth, which adding some friction. The workaround might be to limit the answers to one or several lines (or max word/character amount). Or just use something like a Typeform on the input side, which will generate a document or a spreadsheet in the output.
- Quinzel 3y agoThe canvas lets you look at the whole picture, taking a holistic view. A plan forces you to focus on one thing at a time. I guess there are pro’s and con’s to both.