Except has more than a decade of first-hand experience with innovative business cases. We have organised ourselves accordingly, have set up other organisations and created new products with this mindset.

We know the methods that are being tried, their ins and outs, and help to innovate on new business models to bring our clients further ahead.

Applications

New business models can help any flow of materials, services, resources, and more. Some examples of what new business models can be used for are:

• Collectively set up a local energy company in a neighborhood
• Find new uses to use empty real estate
• Set up product service systems
• Set up new ways to create insurance for a group of people
• Distribute and finance local urban agriculture
• Sell online services effectively

Example: Rotterdam Collective

There are numerous empty office buildings in every city. Many of them won't see any revenue or use in the coming years under old business models. For empty buildings we develop new models to make them useful, attractive and create revenue.

For this, we look at the local context and need for services, the building structure, and extrapolate future scenario's. We then use our team of experts to invent a customized business model that fits that location specifically.

In the heart of Western Europe’s largest port city lies the Rotterdam Collective. One floor houses 20 companies, each with its own unique field and specialisation. There are typographers, game designers, event organisers, architects, agricultural planners, journalists, and more. The Rotterdam Collective is set up explicitly to offer each of these companies a stimulating work environment and, above all, to facilitate collaboration between these companies.

Ro-Co is housed in a building that previously stood empty for over a decade. The new model makes the space attractive and create revenue.

What we can do for you

We can help you reach your goals in these changing times. We can help you organise and develop new business cases. We can co-develop new products and services with you. We can work on a consulting basis or potentially in (co-)business development.