The proof
is the work.
Growth is never a solo effort. 35 projects across industries, continents and business models, each one built together with the client who now runs it.
All 35 projects. Different industries, different continents, one repeating pattern. We arrive with a method, we leave it behind, and growth keeps compounding after we are gone.

An AI-powered wealth platform that gives advisors their time back
A leading private wealth management firm wanted more than an AI strategy. They wanted the working platform behind it. One team developed the growth st…
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A secure digital care platform, from strategy to launch
A leading healthcare organization asked us the question we like best. Not just where growth was hiding, but who would build the thing that captured it…
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A new pension proposition for the future
The Future of Pensions Act (Wtp) forced Dutch pension providers into major IT transformations, data migrations and process changes under high time pre…
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From growth targets to proposition development
International IT consultancy HSO was approaching its growth targets but recognized that current successes were no guarantee of future performance. Wit…
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A customer-centric validation process for packaging design
OMRON, a global player in medical equipment and health solutions, wanted to redesign its product packaging and develop one unified global packaging sy…
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Breakfast innovations for the new generation of teenagers
Arla's Global Innovation department wanted to address the problem of teenagers increasingly skipping breakfast by developing a nutritious and attracti…
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Shaping a bold international strategy for the next decade
ASIS International, the world's largest membership organization for security management professionals, faced stagnating membership growth and needed t…
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A strategic redesign, from circular concept to cutting-edge ecosystem
INGKA Centres, which operates 34 IKEA-anchored meeting places across 13 countries, wanted to transform its circular retail concept Circuit into a powe…
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Designing digital healthcare experiences at VIEF
Healthcare start-up VIEF, a joint venture between Sensire and Business Models Inc., is on a mission to redesign how healthcare is delivered in the Net…
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Co-creating a sustainable future with HELM AG
HELM AG, a Hamburg-based family-owned company and one of the largest independent chemical companies worldwide, set out to transition from a profit-dri…
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Creating future growth for SPAR supermarkets
SPAR, a network of 13,000 shops run by independent entrepreneurs, wanted to accelerate its digital shift by creating strong online value propositions …
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A different cookie in social business models
Vollpension is a Viennese social enterprise that closes the gap between generations by employing seniors to bake in its Generationencafes, helping old…
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GoinGDutch launches value proposition for interactive fast lanes
GoinGDutch, a partnership between BAM Infra, Microsoft, OrangeNXT and Schiphol, wants to make cycling the coolest alternative to cars and public trans…
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Growth engine for Estonian companies
Enterprise Estonia (EAS), which promotes business and regional development, sought global growth strategies for Estonian companies constrained by a li…
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Shifting into a profitable and scalable business model
Fintech startup PEAKS envisions making investing easy for everyone with its user-friendly, app-based investment platform. To become profitable and sca…
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Dutch Business Model Innovation study tour
Enterprise Estonia (EAS) and Business Models Inc. teamed up for a Dutch Business Model Innovation Study Tour, giving 20 Estonian companies in-depth kn…
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NS Innovationplatform - Enhancing the power of innovation
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the principal Dutch passenger railway operator serving over 1 million passengers a day, uses its Innovationplatform to va…
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Business design capability development
Leonardo LTD UK, which designs and builds helicopters, aircraft and integrated systems, partnered with Business Models Inc. to further develop its cus…
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Harnessing the wind: the evolution of ecological monitoring at sea
Business Models Inc. embarked on a journey with MIDO Innovations, the commercial enterprise of research and engineering firm Wedge Global, to bring FL…
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Stealing the show with a shift to services
NEP Media, a global leader in outsourced tele production services for events like the Super Bowl and Olympic Games, needed to transition from a produc…
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Aligned for growth with the 'Let's All Cycle' vision
Van Raam offers custom-designed bikes to individuals with a disability, allowing them to take part in a modern, mobile society. BMI helped Van Raam's …
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HAOSHi Accelerator Program
HAOSHi, the first Food and Agriculture accelerator in Taiwan, set out to foster F&A startups with international and innovative thinking. BMI designed …
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Shaping the future of Industry 4.0
Cisco combined forces with Woodside, Ricoh, and Rockwell Automation in CHILL (Cisco Hyper Innovation Living Labs), an intense 48-hour co-innovation la…
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From customer insights to customer value
Microsoft Netherlands wanted to promote its Azure cloud platform directly to developers and entrepreneurs, but direct communication with customers was…
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How to start the creative engine
CEO George Borst didn't want to sit around and watch Toyota Financial Services' profits dwindle, so he commissioned a two-and-a-half-day strategic con…
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Using design thinking to help plumbers love their brand
Wavin, a global leader in plastic tubing and piping, was losing market share in Turkey and local management assumed a new, closer factory was the answ…
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From validation to customer needs
When Microsoft Netherlands wanted to inspire developers and 'the next entrepreneur' with its Azure cloud platform, they had many questions about who t…
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The design journey towards the future of food
Under the umbrella vers+, a business development initiative of Innovation Quarter, a multi-company team had spent three years piloting the potential o…
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5 key learnings from the Circular Economy Lab
Over 90 days, BMI took 27 leading innovators, disruptors, entrepreneurs, and business operators on an immersive learning journey to create solutions t…
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Creating new sustainable business
Van Oord, the marine ingenuity specialist, wants to lead the transition towards a sustainable future. A 100-day accelerator with BMI produced two pote…
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3 future scenarios that change the way we work today
Every five years, furniture innovator Herman Miller runs a scenario planning effort exploring how the world of work will be different. With BMI as par…
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Dare to step up: designing a vision together
After the financial crisis and a difficult merger, BNP Paribas Fortis was hungry for vision but stuck discussing the past. The CFO stepped out of his …
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Designing new value propositions
BAM Infraconsult, the innovation department of infrastructure giant BAM Infra, asked BMI to help turn its 'digital bike path' concept into a scalable,…
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Reinventing the way they innovate: the Silicon Valley Challenge
WACKER, a multinational chemical manufacturer with over 14,000 employees, chose to act on the future before there was a dire sense of urgency. It sent…
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Design thinking, law, and the future of social enterprises
Paul Hastings, a global law firm, saw the growth in impact investment and social enterprises as an opportunity. BMI acted as an accelerator lab for th…
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