Mix and Match: Combining Different Ways to Create Value

Remember when we learned about six cool ways to create value? Well, guess what? You can mix and match these ways to make even more amazing things! Let’s explore how you can combine different ideas to create super awesome value for people.

What is Mix and Match?

Mix and Match is like playing with building blocks. You can take different pieces (in this case, different ways of creating value) and put them together to make something new and exciting!

Why is Mix and Match Awesome?

  1. You can make unique things: By combining different ideas, you create something special that no one else has thought of!
  2. You can solve bigger problems: Sometimes, one idea isn’t enough to help people. But when you combine ideas, you can do even more!
  3. People get exactly what they want: Everyone likes different things, so mixing and matching helps you make something perfect for each person.

How to Mix and Match Value Creation

Let’s look at how you can combine our six ways of creating value:

Make a Product + Offer a Service = Product with Expert Help

Example: Sell a toy robot kit (product) and offer classes on how to build and program it (service).

 Share a Resource + Create a Subscription = Access to Shared Things Over Time 

Example: A toy library where kids pay a monthly fee to borrow different toys.

Resell Things + Rent Things Out = Buy, Then Let Others Use

Example: Buy cool costumes and rent them out for parties.

Make a Product + Create a Subscription = New Things Delivered Regularly

Example: A monthly box of homemade craft supplies.

Offer a Service + Share a Resource = Help People Use Shared Things

Example: A bike-sharing program where you also teach people how to ride safely.

Resell Things + Create a Subscription = Curated Collections Delivered Regularly

Example: A monthly “surprise box” of cool stickers you’ve collected from different places.

Things to Think About

  • Be creative: There are so many ways to mix and match! Can you think of more?
  • Listen to what people want: Combine ideas in ways that really help people or make them happy.
  • Start small: You don’t have to mix everything at once. Try combining two ideas and see how it goes!

Your Turn to Think!

  • Can you think of a way to mix two (or more!) of our value creation methods?
  • What problem could you solve by combining different ways of creating value?
  • If you had a magic wand to create the perfect business, what different pieces would you put together?

Remember, the best ideas often come from mixing things that no one thought to put together before. What amazing combinations can you come up with?

Song: Value Remix

Verse 1:
Six ways to create, but why stop there?
Mix and match, show that you care
Products and services, hand in hand
Resources shared across the land
Pre-Chorus:
Put the pieces together, watch them grow
A new kind of value, ready to show
Chorus:
It’s a value remix, mix and match
Combine ideas, find a new batch
Solve big problems, meet special needs
Plant unique value seeds
Mix it up, watch it bloom
In the value creation room
Verse 2:
Subscriptions with a resell twist
Renting things others might have missed
Curated boxes, surprise inside
On this value train, come for a ride
(Pre-Chorus)
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Be creative, listen well
Start small, but dream big as well
Magic wand of business in hand
Mix and match across the land
(Chorus)
Outro:
Value remix, it’s up to you
Combine ideas, make something new