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PRIMED Toolbox · Business models

Turn a promising pathway into a testable business model.

Use the Navigator after you have identified a possible resource, product, service or collaboration opportunity. It helps you structure a practical starting hypothesis: who benefits, how value may be created, which partners matter, and what needs to be tested locally before moving forward.

What you will leave with

A working brief for discussion with partners—not a finished business plan.

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Model optionsRelevant starting patterns to compare rather than a single prescribed answer.
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Editable canvasA draft business model you can adapt to your territorial context.
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Validation planPriority questions for supply, demand, delivery, regulation and governance.
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Frame the opportunityDescribe the asset, problem or initiative you want to explore.
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Set the contextCapture supply, intended output, users, delivery and coordination needs.
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Compare optionsUse model patterns as prompts to challenge your initial assumptions.
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Prepare next stepsEdit the canvas and take a focused validation brief to your partners.

Describe your starting point

Answer only what you know. “Not sure yet” is useful information at this stage.

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Give this working hypothesis a name that your partners will recognise.

One or two sentences on the resource, pain point, proposed solution or local ambition.

Use this as a planning aid. The Navigator organises a business-model hypothesis from your answers. It does not prove technical feasibility, financial viability, regulatory compliance, market demand, environmental performance or investment readiness.
Step 2–4 · Your working brief

Business-model options for your pathway

Complete a few inputs, then generate options to structure a first discussion.

How to read this page. These are input-based starting options, not recommendations or ratings. Use them to compare plausible models, surface assumptions and agree what needs local evidence.
Starting option

Add a few inputs to generate a working option

The Navigator will use your answers to surface a relevant pattern and explain the assumptions behind it.

    Use this option toStructure a first conversation about value creation, delivery and the evidence still missing.

    Other patterns worth comparing

    Alternative options help avoid locking into one model too early.

    What your inputs currently suggest

    Signals highlight areas to strengthen, not success scores.

    Compare before deciding. Each pattern represents a different way to organise ownership, delivery, revenue and collaboration. Select one to populate a canvas, then revise it with the people who would need to make it work.

    Model patterns to explore

    Ordered by indicative alignment with the inputs entered.

    Make this local. Edit any field directly. Use one line per assumption, partner role, activity, cost or revenue route. The edits are included when you download the working file.

    Working business-model canvas

    Choose a pattern to create a canvas.

    Draft based on the selected model pattern; refine it with real local evidence and partners.

    Ready to adapt
    Reference checks are prompts, not proof. These recurring design considerations and examples come from the Navigator’s reference library. Check their source, date, evidence quality and local applicability before relying on any claim.

    Reference patterns by design consideration

    Use them to challenge the design of your local pathway.

    Recurring activity patterns

    Operational and organisational practices frequently associated with this consideration.

    Illustrative reference extracts

    Examples to inspect and contextualise—never copy without validation.

    Turn the hypothesis into a plan. Focus your next discussion on the questions that could change the model most: supply, users and payers, delivery, regulation, coordination and replication.

    Priority validation steps

    Questions to resolve locally

    PRIMED Business Model Navigator. This is a structured working space for pathway design and partner discussion. Combine it with technical analysis, market engagement, regulatory advice and real pilot evidence before making implementation or investment decisions.