Business Model Innovation for Brand Growth: 01. The New Growth Agenda

Corporate leaders are worried. Following the global pandemic and recent economic crises, new ways of thinking and acting are needed more than ever. Even without the current crisis, digitisation has been shrinking traditional profit pools, and growth has been harder than ever for incumbents. Surveys have demonstrated the scale of the problem: 80% of CEOs believe their business models are not economically viable as their sector digitalises, 94% of CEOs are unhappy with innovation efforts, 85% of digital investment has generated zero or negative ‘Economic Value Added’, 90% of corporate start-ups have failedWhile we have to stabilise things right now, we also need to plan for the future and renew how we think about strategy, innovation and where best to invest. Every company has the potential to grow like Amazon, Apple and Alibaba. They (simply) need to: Invest in digital business models and platform strategies, Re-structure their operations, Innovate and execute in new ways Simon Torrance spent a year analysing in-depth which business models work best in a hyper-connected world and how traditional organisations like yours can, in practice, adopt and adapt them. This course has been designed with senior executives and their teams in mind. It is based on an in-depth analysis of the relationship between business models and financial performance; world-class case studies; best-practice methods; and frameworks. It includes 5 x 45-minute part-courses: Module 1: The New Growth Agenda – the new sources of value in the digital economy (THIS MODULE) , Module 2: Platform, Network and Ecosystem Know-how – the 10 key platform strategies and how (in practice) to apply them, Module 3: Business Model Pioneers – 10+ case studies from 4 continents of bold strategies that have moved the valuation needle, Module 4: New Business Model Portfolio – how to re-allocate capital and resources to create new growth flywheels, Module 5: Renew - How To Kickstart A Business Model Transformation – the 5-step holistic process to rejuvenate your organisation’s ability to respond to market opportunities at speed This evidence-based and highly graphical course comprises 40 short videos within 5 modules, so you can consume in the way that suits you.   About The Expert Simon Torrance is an expert on Business Model Transformation, helping companies and industries to re-conceive their fundamental business models - the way they create value for customers and partners, and capture value for themselves. He works internationally, across multiple sectors. He is the co-author of em>Fightback: How To Win In The Digital Economy With Platforms/em>, Ventures And Entrepreneurs, a guest lecturer at the Singularity University, a member of the World Economic Forum's Digital Transformation executive working group, and co-founder of Embedded-Finance & Super App Strategies and ARK, a venture building studio addressing the Great Risks facing humanity. His New Growth Playbook video training programme takes advantage of his 25+ years of senior management advisory experience and his deep expertise in creating business models related to platform and ecosystem principles.

Learning objectives:

• Identify the principles for creating a team that is both driven and inspired
• Improve your employee engagement
• Motivate your workforce and maximise team productivity
• Deal with problematic team members and resolve the impact they have on the team in general
• Describe the duality of employee engagement and motivation (what motivates and de-motivates people)
• Recognise the importance of cross-business collaboration
• Adopt leadership skills necessary for employee engagement and performance