Business Model or Mission Canvas: Mapping the Current and Future Operations of Your Organization

Training Reserved for RQD Members

For some of us, the business models sustaining the dance sector—marked by a reliance on public funding—seem to be reaching their limits. Funding bodies increasingly emphasize the need to rethink these models, particularly through shared resources and philanthropy. However, the dance community is already highly collaborative, and for the vast majority of dance organizations, philanthropy remains a significant challenge.

We understand the hesitation to embrace changes that could lead to difficult situations, especially as we continue to advocate strongly for the necessity of arts funding.

But let’s approach this conversation with an open mind and take a deep dive into the idea of a “business model.” Let’s try to understand it, make peace with it, and perhaps even find ways to use this entrepreneurial concept—here reframed as a “mission canvas” to better reflect our organizations’ purposes—to our advantage.

Using a nine-block mission canvas inspired by Business Model You (developed by Tim Clark in collaboration with Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneuret) and through an interactive analysis of different scenarios tailored to our reality, you will gain a clear understanding of what a business model is. You will also acquire tools to visualize, assess, and strengthen your own mission canvas while identifying potential vulnerabilities.

Who is this training for?

This training is designed for administrators, managers, general and artistic directors of companies receiving support through CALQ’s Programmation spécifique or Soutien à la mission, as well as those funded by other institutions. It is open exclusively to RQD members.

Trainer

A graduate of the EMBA HEC-McGill, a certified practitioner of the Business Model Canvas, Business Model You, and strategic foresight with “The Institute for the Future,” Michel Bundock supports leaders and organizations in their strategic transformations. He has been doing this for nearly 40 years, including 34 years at the Groupement des chefs d’entreprises and 12 years as CEO. He also advises advisory boards, innovation projects, management teams, and entrepreneurs. For the past decade, Michel has been exploring new management approaches and emerging organizational cultures.

This training is offered by the Regroupement québécois de la danse.