Material for thought
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 strategy on Apr 6th, 2010
The socio-economist Yann Moulier Boutang and the business strategist Antoine Rebiscoul gave a speech at La ligue des Optimistes (see video in French) and at the Philosophie et Management seminar about possible evolutions of capitalism as we know it today. Here are two interesting points they made among many others. An economy of contribution is [...]
Posted in strategy on Jan 31st, 2010
I attended few weeks ago a seminar organised by the Philosophy and Management association in Brussels. It was all about talent, and how the way artists work and manage their career can be a source of inspiration for talent management within business organisations. Pierre-Michel Menger, French philosopher and research director for the CNRS, presented some [...]
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.
Posted in innovation, strategy on Jan 17th, 2010
Massive corporations will always be more opaque for their employees than smaller ones. Working in a small team, you can take the time to learn your colleagues, speak with them about the projects, understand the motivations behind every decision. It is impossible to do the same in a company employing thousands of people. Most of [...]
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