Introduction to Blue Ocean Strategy

Description
Blue Ocean Strategy suggests that an organization should create new demand in an uncontested market space, or a "Blue Ocean", rather than compete head-to-head with other suppliers in an existing industry

Blue Ocean Strategy
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Contents
1. Blue Ocean Vs. Red Ocean Strategy 2. Blue Ocean Strategy Tools 3. Strategy Canvas and Four Action Framework 4. Six Principles of Blue Ocean Strategy 5. Formulating Blue Ocean Strategy 6. Executing Blue Ocean Strategy
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Blue Ocean Vs. Red Ocean Strategy

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Blue Ocean vs. Red Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Red Ocean Strategy


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Create uncontested
market space Make the competition


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Compete in existing
market space Beat the competition Exploit existing demand

irrelevant
Create and capture new demand

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Blue Ocean vs. Red Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Red Ocean Strategy

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Break the value- cost trade off Align the whole system of a firm’s activities with its strategic choice of differentiation and low cost

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Make the value-cost trade off Align the whole system of a firm’s activities with its strategic choice of differentiation or low cost

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Blue Ocean Strategy Tools
• A diagnostic tool for building a compelling blue ocean strategy • • It captures the current state of play in the known market space Allow you to understand :



Strategy Canvas

where the competition is currently
investing the factors the industry currently competes on in product, service and delivery



what customers receive from existing competitive offerings on the market

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Four Action Framework

Eliminate

Raise

Reduce

Create

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Four Action Framework
Eliminate
Which of the factors that the industry takes for granted should be eliminated? Which factors should be reduced well below the industry’s standard?

Reduce

Raise

Which factors should be raised well above the industry’s standard?
Which factors should be created that the industry has never offered?
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Create
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Four Action Framework The Case of Cirque du Soleil (A Circus Company) Eliminate
• • • • Star performers Animal shows Aisle concession sales Multiple show arenas • •

Reduce
Fun and humor Thrill and danger

Create
• • • • Theme Refined environment Multiple productions Artistic music and dance •

Raise
Unique venue

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Six Principles of Blue Ocean Strategy
Formulation Principles 1. Reconstruct market boundaries Execution Principles 5. Overcome key organizational hurdles 6. Build execution into

2. Focus on the big picture,
not the numbers 3. Reach beyond existing

strategy

demand
4. Get the strategic sequence right

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Formulating Blue Ocean Strategy
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1. Reconstruct Market Boundaries
Head-to-Head Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy




Focus on rivals within
industry Focuses on competitive


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Looks across alternative
industries Looks across strategic

position within strategic
group • Focuses on better serving the buyer group

group within industry
Redefines the industry buyer group

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1. Reconstruct Market Boundaries
Head-to-Head Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy



Focuses on maximizing the value of product or service offerings within the bounds of its industry



Looks across to
complementary product and service offerings



Participates in shaping
external trends over time



Focuses on adapting to

external trends as they
occur
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2. Focus on the Big Picture, not the Numbers
Focus on the The Four Steps of Visualizing Strategy

Big Picture, not
the Numbers

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Visual Awakening Visual Exploration



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Visual Strategy Fair
Visual Communication
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2. Focus on the Big Picture, not the Numbers

Visual Awakening

Compare your business with your competitors’ by drawing your “as is” strategy canvas See where your strategy needs to change



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2. Focus on the Big Picture, not the Numbers

Visual Exploration

Go to the field to explore the six paths to creating blue oceans Observe the distinctive advantages of alternative products and services See which factors you should eliminate, create, or change

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2. Focus on the Big Picture, not the Numbers

Visual Strategy Fair

Draw your “to be” strategy canvas based on insights from field observations Get feedback on alternative strategy canvases from customers, competitors’ customers, and noncustomers Use feedback to build the best “to be” future strategy





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2. Focus on the Big Picture, not the Numbers

Visual Communication

Distribute your before-and-after strategic profiles on one page for easy comparison Support only those projects and operational moves that allow your company to close the gap to actualize the new strategy



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3. Reach Beyond Existing Demand
• First tier: “Soon to be” noncustomers who are the edge of your market, waiting to jump ship • Second tier: “Refusing” noncustomers who consciously choose against your market • Third tier: “Unexplored” noncustomers who are in markets distant from yours

The Three Tier of Non-

customers

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4. Get The Strategic Sequence Right
The Sequence of Blue Ocean Strategy
Buyer utility Is there exceptional buyer utility in your business idea? Price Is your price easily accessible to the mass of buyers? Cost Can you attain your cost target to profit at your strategic price?

Adoption What are the adoption hurdles in actualizing your business idea?

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A commercially viable blue ocean idea

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Executing Blue Ocean Strategy
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5. Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles

Cognitive Hurdle Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles Motivational Hurdle

Resource Hurdle

Political Hurdle

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5. Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles
Cognitive Hurdle (status quo) • • Ride the “Electric Sewer” Meet with Disgruntled Customers

• Resource Hurdle • •
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Redistribute resources to your hot spots Redirect resources from your cold spots Engage in horse trading
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5. Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles
• Zoom in on Kingpins (key influencers) Place kingpins on a fishbowl Atomize to get the organization to change itself

Motivational Hurdle

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• Political Hurdle •

Secure a consigliere on your top management team Leverage your angels and silence your devils

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5. Build Execution Into Strategy
Fair Process of Strategy Strategy Formulation Process Fair Process – Engagement, Explanation, Expectation clarity Attitudes Trust and Commitment – “I feel my opinion counts”
Behavior Voluntary Cooperation – “I’ll go beyond the call of duty” Strategy Execution Exceeds Expectation – self initiated
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Source of Reference
• W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, Blue Ocean Strategy, HBS Publication

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