11 Pattern Groups

Question 1

What is group 1 - Pricing and revenue

Answer 1

They define how the offerings of sustainable business models can be priced and revenues generated

Question 2

What patterns are included in group 1?

Answer 2

There are 4 patterns: Differential Pricing, Social Freemium, Customer Financing and Subscription

Question 3

What is group 2 - Financing?

Answer 3

They suggest different ways of acquiring equity, debt, and operating capital to finance sustainable business models.

Question 4

How many patterns are in group 2?

Answer 4

There are 3 patterns: Crowdfunding, Microfinance and Profit Reinvestment

Question 5

What is group 3 - Ecodesign?

Answer 5

Patterns that define how activities, processes and offerings can be designed to improve the ecological performance of business models?

Question 6

How many patterns are in group 3?

Answer 6

There are 4 patterns: Green Razor and Blade, Resource Efficiency and Productivity, Sustainable Product Design, Renewable Resources and Natural Processes.

Question 7

What is group 4 - Closing-the-Loop?

Answer 7

These patterns integrate the idea of circular material and energy flows into business model design.

Question 8

How many patterns are in group 4?

Answer 8

There are 9 patterns - By-Product Synergy, Industrial Symbiosis, Online Waste Exchange Platforms, Product Recycling, Remanufacturing, Repairing, Reusing, Take-Back Management, Upgrading.

Question 9

What is group 5 - Supply Chain?

Answer 9

Patterns that define how resource inputs are sourced and target markets are reached.

Question 10

How many patterns are in group 5?

Answer 10

There are 6 patterns: Green Supply Chain Management, Inclusive Sourcing, Micro Distribution and Retail, Virtual Sales and Distribution, Produce on Demand, Short Supply Chain.

Question 11

What is group 6 - Giving?

Answer 11

Enable the donation of products or services.

Question 12

How many patterns are in group 6?

Answer 12

There are 2 patterns: Buy One Give One, Data for Social Good

Question 13

What is group 7 - Access Provision?

Answer 13

Patterns that help create markets and provide offerings for otherwise neglected social target groups

Question 14

How many patterns in group 7?

Answer 14

There are 6 patterns: Market Maker, e-Transaction Platform, Experience-Based Customer Credit, Last-Mile Grid Service, Value-for-Money Education, Value-for-Money Housing.

Question 15

What is group 8 - Social Mission?

Answer 15

Patterns that show how to empower social groups to become productive partners and to turn their needs into demand.

Question 16

How many patterns are there in group 8?

Answer 16

There are 5 patterns: Expertise Broker, Employing Minority Talent, Soup Kitchen, Socio-Economic Empowerment, Two-Sided Social Business.

Question 17

What is group 9 - Service and Performance?

Answer 17

Patterns that support dematerialisation of business model by shifting from physical products to functions, services and results,

Question 18

How many patterns in group 9 ?

Answer 18

4 patterns: Pay for Success, Product-Oriented Service, Use-Oriented Service, Result-Oriented Service

Question 19

What is group 10 - Cooperative?

Answer 19

Patterns that integrate a broad range of stakeholders as co-owners and co-managers.

Question 20

How many patterns in group 10?

Answer 20

One pattern: Cooperative Ownership

Question 21

What is group 11 - Community Platform?

Answer 21

Patterns that substitute individual resource and product ownership with community-based access.

Question 22

How many patterns in group 11?

Answer 22

One pattern: Sharing