This document discusses upside down thinking and blue ocean strategy. It presents Ziya G. Boyacigiller's framework for reconstructing buyer value, which involves eliminating unnecessary factors, reducing overdesigned factors, raising underserved factors, and creating new factors. The document uses the example of reconceptualizing a circus by challenging traditional assumptions like using animals, clowns, etc. It encourages applying this approach to other industries by uncovering assumptions and using the four actions framework.
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1. On Upside Down Thinking FROM
Blue Ocean Strategy
Ziya G. Boyacigiller
This presentation was created and given by Ziya
Boyacigiller who was leading Angel Investor and a loved
mentor to many young entrepreneurs in Turkey. We have
shared it on the web for everyones benefit. It is free to
use but please cite Ziya Boyacigiller as the source when
you use any part of this presentation. For more about
Ziya Boyacigillers contributions to the start-up Ecosystem
of Turkey, please go to www.ziyaboyacigiller.com
3. WHY Challenge Assumptions
1. Class participates to
uncover all the assumptions
of a traditional circus.
2. Use a MINDMAP to do focused thinking.
4. Some Assumptions
A big tent
Animals
Cheap tickets
Barkers selling souvenirs
Several acts performing at
the same time
Playful music
Clowns
Popcorn
Strong men
Flaming hoops
A small tent
NO Animals
Expensive tickets
NO Barkers selling souvenirs
One act performing
Sophisticated music
NO Clowns
NO Popcorn
NO Strong men
NO Flaming hoops
5. Ziya G. Boyacigiller (c) 2007 5
Four Actions Framework
(how to reconstruct buyer value)
1. Which of the factors that the industry takes for granted should be
eliminated? (have no value for customers, or even detract from value)
2. Which factors should be reduced well below the industrys
standard? (overdesigned in race to match or beat competition, overserving
customers and increasing cost for no gain)
3. Which factors should be raised well above the industrys
standard? (uncover and eliminate the compromises forced on customers)
4. Which factors should be created that the industry has never
offered? (discover entirely new sources of value for buyers and create new
customers, shifting strategic pricing of the industry)
reducescostsincreasevalue
6. Apply to Other Industries
1. Students form groups of 3,
2. Select an industry they all know about,
Fast food restaurants
Hotels
Airlines
Sporting events
Education
Etc
3. Apply uncovering assumptions, and make a list
4. Challenge assumptions using Four Actions
Framework.
7. Apply to Other Industries
1. Students form groups of 3,
2. Select an industry they all know about,
Fast food restaurants
Hotels
Airlines
Sporting events
Education
Etc
3. Apply uncovering assumptions, and make a list
4. Challenge assumptions using Four Actions
Framework.