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Case	THE EVOLUTION OF THE CIRCUS INDUSTRY CASE A **Best selling case** (302-057-1)
Author(s):	Chan Kim, W; Mauborgne, R; Bensaou, B; Williamson, M

 

Case	EVEN A CLOWN CAN DO IT: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL RECREATES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT CASE B **Best selling case** (302-058-1)
Author(s):	Chan Kim, W; Mauborgne, R; Bensaou, B

 

Teaching Notes	EVEN A CLOWN CAN DO IT: CIRQUE DE SOLEIL RECREATES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT (302-057-8)
Author(s):	Chan Kim, W; Mauborgne, R; Bensaou, B;

Description:
This is the first of a two-case series (302-057-1 and 302-058-1). Cirque du Soleil very successfully entered a structurally unattractive circus industry. It was able to reinvent the industry and created a new market space by challenging the conventional assumptions about how to compete. It value innovated by shifting the buyer group from children (end-users of the traditional circus) to adults (purchasers of the traditional circus), drawing upon the distinctive strengths of other alternative industries, such as the theatre, Broadway shows and the opera, to offer a totally new set of utilities to more mature and higher spending customers. The case series is designed to serve a variety of purposes in the value innovation and creating new market space teaching module of an MBA strategy course or executive education programme. The case series can be equally used individually in a standalone module on value innovation or as part of a sequence of three to four sessions. In both instances, the instructor can best use it to cover the following topics: (1) the value innovation logic (as compared to industry and competitive analysis); (2) the concept of value curve; and (3) the six paths analysis for creating new market space. **ecch European Case Awards Category Winner 2006**