Experimental approaches to value-creation, value-capturing, and value-delivery that include a broad spectrum of stakeholders. They reflect the process that makes the operations by businesses, organisations, and institutions more desirable, feasible, and financially viable, by leveraging their stakeholder networks. Through such an engaged contribution, participatory business models devise sustainable solutions that strengthen the resilience of the businesses, organisations, institutions, and thei…

If you’ve worked with business models before, you may be familiar with the Business Model Canvas. What sets a Participatory Business Model for Cultural Heritage apart is its emphasis on participation, social value, and the unique attributes of Cultural Heritage Organisations. It goes beyond financial value to account for societal and environmental benefits while incorporating the perspectives of multiple stakeholders throughout the collaboration process. This approach strengthens inclusion, supp…

The RECHARGE Participatory Business Models for Cultural Heritage are an innovative adaptation of general business model frameworks, specifically tailored for cultural institutions and organisations, with a particular emphasis on the cultural heritage sector. These models, or patterns, place participation, co-creation, and stakeholder engagement at the heart of value creation, delivery, and capture, enabling Cultural Heritage Organisations (CHOs) to explore new pathways for relevance, resilience,…

The Participatory Resource Pooling Model is a collaborative approach enabling CHOs to overcome limitations of isolated operation by strategically pooling and sharing resources, infrastructures, knowledge, and audiences. It strengthens institutional capacities, extends outreach, enhances cultural offers, and improves financial sustainability by integrating diverse stakeholders into shared ecosystems. This model encourages CHOs to act as both contributors and beneficiaries of shared resource netwo…

The Participatory Platform Model transforms CHOs from direct service providers into platform facilitators, connecting diverse stakeholder groups in both B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) arrangements. By establishing collaborative platforms, CHOs create shared value propositions, enabling multiple actors such as artists, local businesses, other CHOs, educational institutions, and the wider public to interact, exchange, and co-create value within a cohesive ecosystem.In th…

The Participatory Ownership Model introduces collaborative ownership and co-governance mechanisms between CHOs and diverse stakeholders. This model promotes shared responsibilities, resources, risks, and revenues, fostering deeper partnerships and long-term sustainability. It encourages innovative business models like revenue sharing, joint ventures, cooperatives, and co-opetition (combining cooperation and competition) that empower CHOs and partners to co-own and co-develop cultural heritage in…

The Hunt Museum in Limerick (Ireland) seeks to develop innovative and participatory approaches to engage large corporations that are seeking to deliver impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects as part of their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments. Rather than pursuing traditional sponsorship approaches, the museum aims to position itself as a partner offering CSR-related services that create mutually beneficial value propositions for corporations, the museum, a…

A revenue model is a framework that an organisation uses to generate income and sustain its activities.These models outline the specific methods and strategies an organisation can apply and expand on the Participatory Business Models for Cultural Heritage. The choice of revenue model directly impacts how an organisation operates and it is crucial for the financial sustainability of the organisation.PUBLIC FUNDING MODELPublic funding as a revenue model for cultural organisations involves receivin…

What is a Living Lab?Living Labs is a methodology commonly used in many sectors, as well as the cultural sector, to support a systematic co-creation approach that integrates research and innovation activities in communities and/or multi-stakeholder environments, centring end users in the innovation process.Why use a Living Lab?By design, Participatory Business Models for Cultural Heritage aim to tackle challenges that affect various stakeholders, and they require all of those stakeholders to be …