Workshop Business Model Canvas with AI

Starting point

Most Swiss SME leaders know their operations inside out. Far fewer have rigorously tested whether their business model still holds. Not because they lack intelligence - but because no structured space exists to challenge it. Business Model Canvas with AI creates exactly that space. Two days. Nine blocks. AI as a sparring partner that challenges assumptions and surfaces what no one inside the organisation dares to question. You leave with a stress-tested business model, clear vulnerabilities, and two to three concrete reinvention scenarios ready to evaluate.

What you get

• Expose vulnerabilities across all nine blocks of your business model - in a structured, repeatable way
• Surface the gaps your competitors already see - before they act on them
• Co-create 2-3 reinvention scenarios with AI your team would not reach on its own
• Leave with a clear decision on which direction to explore first - within two days
• Build a shared strategic language across your leadership team

How we work

Two days. Nine blocks. One business model your team maps, challenges, and reinvents.

Day 1 - Map and stress-test
Your team maps the current model from the inside. AI then challenges each block using external market data, competitor signals, and customer patterns. By the end of Day 1, you know exactly where your model is exposed.

Day 2 - Reinvent and decide
Together with AI, your team develops two to three alternative canvas configurations based on what Day 1 surfaced. You evaluate, select a direction, and commit to a first action before leaving the room.

AI is not a separate module. It is the external challenger embedded in every block - asking the questions the room cannot ask itself.

Who it is for

Professional services firm under competitive pressure
A Swiss consulting firm could use the workshop to identify which of their nine business model blocks is most threatened by AI-native competitors. By Day 2, they would have a reinvention scenario focused on repositioning their value proposition - and a clear decision on where to move first, ready for their partners' meeting with a 30-day action plan attached.

Manufacturer exploring a service model
A Swiss machinery company could map its product-only canvas and use AI to surface service opportunities competitors are already capturing - leaving with a tested adjacent model, a defined target customer segment, and a 30-day pilot plan agreed by leadership before the room closes.

Owner preparing for succession
An SME owner could use the workshop to identify which business model blocks are dependent on them personally - and which AI investments would increase business valuation before handover, leaving with a prioritised list of three changes, owners assigned, and a 90-day implementation sequence ready for the advisory board.