Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Business Model Design and Ecosystem Innovation: A Method for Visualizing Interactions

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
The Next Wave of Sociotechnical Design (DESRIST 2021)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 12807))

Abstract

In this article, we consider the existing literature in business ecosystem design and business model design to propose a method called Bifocals. The method aims to align the two ecosystem and business perspectives. We illustrate how to use Bifocals by describing how we supported the creation of a new service, which adapts to recent evolution in the business ecosystem of nursing homes. The access to the field for the instantiation of the method is provided by an ongoing research project, which is mainly addressed to managers of nursing homes. Indeed, recent events have obliged nursing homes to redefine the interactions among stakeholders in their business ecosystem. In the end, we claim that our method (a) allows representing in greater details the niche ecosystem where the firm is located, (b) it offers a more structured way to respond to an ever-evolving ecosystem, and (c) it underlines a coherent way to build and test new business model features to restructure the firm, in response to its ecosystem.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Moore, J.F.: The Death of Competition: Leadership and Strategy in the Age of Business Ecosystems. HarperCollins, New York (1996)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Valkokari, K.: Business, innovation, and knowledge ecosystems: How they differ and how to survive and thrive within them. Technol. Innov. Manag. Rev. 5, 17–24 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Sanford, A.M., et al.: An international definition for “nursing home”. J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc. 16, 181–184 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. The Economist: The pandemic shows the urgency of reforming care for the elderly (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Moore, J.F.: Predators and prey: a new ecology of competition. Harv. Bus. Rev. 71, 75–86 (1993)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Adner, R.: Ecosystem as structure: an actionable construct for strategy. J. Manag. 43, 39–58 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Jacobides, M.G., Cennamo, C., Gawer, A.: Towards a theory of ecosystems. Strateg. Manag. J. 39, 2255–2276 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Shipilov, A., Gawer, A.: Integrating research on interorganizational networks and ecosystems. Acad. Manag. Ann. 14, 92–121 (2019). https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2018.0121

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Thomas, L.D.W., Autio, E.: Innovation ecosystems in management: an organizing typology (2020). https://oxfordre.com/business/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.001.0001/acrefore-9780190224851-e-203

  10. Yaghmaie, P., Vanhaverbeke, W.: Identifying and describing constituents of innovation ecosystems: A systematic review of the literature. EuroMed. J. Bus. 15(3), 283–314 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-03-2019-0042

  11. Konietzko, J., Bocken, N., Hultink, E.J.: Circular ecosystem innovation: an initial set of principles. J. Clean. Prod. 253, 119942 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Drewel, M., Özcan, L., Koldewey, C., Gausemeier, J.: Pattern‐based development of digital platforms. Creat. Innov. Manag. caim.12415 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12415

  13. Trabucchi, D., Buganza, T.: Fostering digital platform innovation: from two to multi-sided platforms. Creat. Innov. Manag. 29, 345–358 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Foss, N.J., Saebi, T.: Fifteen years of research on business model innovation: how far have we come, and where should we go? J. Manag. 43, 200–227 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206316675927

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Foss, N.J., Saebi, T.: Business models and business model innovation: between wicked and paradigmatic problems. Long Range Plann. 51, 9–21 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.07.006

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Frankenberger, K., Weiblen, T., Csik, M., Gassmann, O.: The 4I-framework of business model innovation: a structured view on process phases and challenges. Int. J. Prod. Dev. 18, 249–273 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Hacklin, F., Björkdahl, J., Wallin, M.W.: Strategies for business model innovation: how firms reel in migrating value. Long Range Plann. 51, 82–110 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.06.009

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Zott, C., Amit, R.: Business model innovation: toward a process perspective. In: Shalley, C., Hitt, M.A., Zhou, J. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Oxford University Press (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Massa, L., Hacklin, F.: Business model innovation in incumbent firms: cognition and visual representation. In: Sund, K.J. (ed.) New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition, pp. 203–232. Emerald Publishing Limited (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Szopinski, D., Schoormann, T., John, T., Knackstedt, R., Kundisch, D.: Software tools for business model innovation: current state and future challenges. Electron. Mark. 30(3), 469–494 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-018-0326-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Adner, R., Kapoor, R.: Value creation in innovation ecosystems: how the structure of technological interdependence affects firm performance in new technology generations. Strateg. Manag. J. 31, 306–333 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.821

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Visscher, K., Hahn, K., Konrad, K.: Innovation ecosystem strategies of industrial firms: a multilayered approach to alignment and strategic positioning. Creat. Innov. Manag. Caim. 12429 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12429

  23. Adner, R.: The Wide Lens. Penguin Books Ltd., London, New York (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Talmar, M., Walrave, B., Podoynitsyna, K.S., Holmström, J., Romme, A.G.L.: Mapping, analyzing and designing innovation ecosystems: the ecosystem pie model. Long Range Plann. (2020). In Press

    Google Scholar 

  25. Walrave, B., Talmar, M., Podoynitsyna, K.S., Romme, A.G.L., Verbong, G.P.: A multi-level perspective on innovation ecosystems for path-breaking innovation. Technol. Forecast. Soc. Change. 136, 103–113 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Davis, J.P.: The group dynamics of interorganizational relationships: collaborating with multiple partners in innovation ecosystems. Adm. Sci. Q. 61, 621–661 (2016)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Raynor, J., Cardona, C., Knowlton, T., Mittenthal, R., Simpson, J.: Capacity building 3.0: how to strengthen the social ecosystem. N. Y. TCC Group (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  28. Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., Smith, A., Etiemble, F.: The Invincible Company: How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World’s Best Business Models. Wiley, Hoboken (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  29. Amarsy, N.: Survival of the fittest (2014). https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/posts/2014/11/10/survival-of-the-fittest

  30. Hevner, A., March, S., Park, J., Ram, S.: Design science in information systems research. Manag. Inf. Syst. Q. 28, 75–105 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Peffers, K., Tuunanen, T., Rothenberger, M.A., Chatterjee, S.: A design science research methodology for information systems research. J. Manag. Inf. Syst. 24, 45–77 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2753/MIS0742-1222240302

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Kim, W.C., Mauborgne, R.: Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create Grid (ERRC Grid) (2004). https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/tools/errc-grid/

  33. Swiss Federal Statistics Office: Population des établissements médico-sociaux, en 2017 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  34. Office fédéral de la statistique: Statistique des institutions médico-sociales - Conception détaillée | Publication. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/gesundheit/erhebungen/somed.assetdetail.303721.html

  35. Phillips, M.A., Srai, J.S.: Exploring emerging ecosystem boundaries: defining ‘the game’. Int. J. Innov. Manag. 22, 1840012 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919618400121

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. THV: Courses & Transports. https://transporthandicapvaud.ch/courses-transports/

  37. Registre du commerce du Canton de Fribourg: ErgoSum Sàrl. https://adm.appls.fr.ch/hrcmatic/hrcintapp/externalCompanyReport.action?companyOfsUid=CHE-139.395.750

  38. EPFL Innovation Park: YES YOU CAN – Relançons l’économie locale. https://epfl-innovationpark.ch/relancons-l-economie-locale

  39. Toulmin, S.E.: The Uses of Argument. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2003)

    Book  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, HES-SO, Sierre, Switzerland

    Deborah Glassey-Previdoli & Riccardo Bonazzi

  2. Imperial College Business School, London, UK

    Gianluigi Viscusi

Authors
  1. Deborah Glassey-Previdoli
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Riccardo Bonazzi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Gianluigi Viscusi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Deborah Glassey-Previdoli .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Leona Chandra Kruse

  2. University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Stefan Seidel

  3. University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

    Geir Inge Hausvik

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Glassey-Previdoli, D., Bonazzi, R., Viscusi, G. (2021). Business Model Design and Ecosystem Innovation: A Method for Visualizing Interactions. In: Chandra Kruse, L., Seidel, S., Hausvik, G.I. (eds) The Next Wave of Sociotechnical Design. DESRIST 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12807. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82405-1_37

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82405-1_37

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-82404-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-82405-1

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation