# Bestselling Author Alex Osterwalder on Disruptive Business Models at Himelberg Speaker Series

NYU Stern’s [Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/berkley-center) hosted Alex Osterwalder, co-author of *Business Model Generation*, as part of the Himelberg Speaker Series this Spring. Osterwalder shared insights on how to develop a disruptive business model. His Business Model Canvas, a tool to visualize, challenge and reinvent business models, is used by leading organizations around the world.

Research Center Events

— 4/16/2012

![](/sites/default/files/styles/480w/public/assets/images/con_036700.jpg?itok=9-OVG0T4)###  Read more about past Himelberg Speaker Series events:

- [Alessandro Piol and Maria Teresa Cometto, Tech and the City](/node/6857)
- [Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani](/node/6986)
- [Brad Feld, TechStars](/node/5976)
- [Ben Kaufman, Quirky.com](/node/5645)
- [Dennis Crowley, Foursquare](/node/3153)
- [Chris Hughes, Facebook & Obama Campaign](/node/3315)
- [David Rose, Angel Investor](/node/3257)
- [Robin Chase, Zipcar](/node/44103)