Material for thought
Posted in innovation on Jun 30th, 2010
I visited Hong Kong Disneyland the other day. It was not without any resistance as the park has not the reputation of being the best of its kind. But it was only 20 minutes away by public transport and I’m a specialist in theme parks after all, so I could not resist and did my duty. [...]
Posted in innovation on Jun 28th, 2010
I read about world fairs and utopias while I was curating the Dreams of Progress exhibition last year. A utopia, or a heterotopia such as the world expo, always features inconsistencies or misconceptions. If not, the utopia could be achieved and it would not be a utopia anymore. However, never the inconsistencies of today’s world [...]
Posted in innovation on Jun 22nd, 2010
As for all Expos, most of the pavilions will be destroyed at the end of the event. Only few will remain, here are some of them. These buildings are huge and cold. Partly because they will need to accommodate a huge number of visitors, but still, I don’t think they incarnate the ‘better city, better [...]
Posted in innovation, strategy on May 6th, 2010
Here are few thoughts and tips on innovation that Luc de Brabandère gave at the occasion of his Innovation, what is it for? seminar (Philosophie et Management). Contrary to the widespread belief, brainstorms are more about giving sense to old ideas than discovering new ones. Every model is based on assumptions. Paradigms and stereotypes are [...]
Posted in innovation, strategy on Jan 25th, 2010
Check out the video of the Philosophy and Management Pecha Kucha presentation given by Laurent Ledoux at Recyclart in September 2009. I collaborated with him to prepare the photographs and Polaroids, you can find the details here. I hope it conveys the message and the exciting mission of the Philosophy and Management association.
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