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Every Trick in the Book: Raout Presans 2015

by Jacques Knight | Oct 23, 2015 | PRESANS

Steep expectations. This is what Albert Meige is faced with as he contemplates next year’s Raout. Because last week's 2015 edition, brought to you by Presans in partnership with the CCI Essonne and Techinnov, certainly did not just coast on the previous year’s...

Perils of the Honey Pot: Didier Roux on startup – large corporation relations

by Albert Meige | Oct 20, 2015 | INNOVATION

Our long-time partner, the École Polytechnique, is currently putting in big efforts on the innovation and entrepreneurship front. Because Presans owes a lot to Xavier Michel, its former Managing Director, François Plais, head of tech transfer,...

Presans @ Forum Innovation Labs

by Jacques Knight | Oct 2, 2015 | PRESANS

Presans will participate in the IEA Innovation Forum on Tuesday November 17. The event will focus on the rather trendy theme of innovation labs. At Presans, we look forward to meeting you there. Update: Albert Meige will be signing his latest book. Hashtag...

SEBLab: Quick & Dirty Innovation

by Albert Meige | Oct 1, 2015 | INNOVATION

The date is September 21, 2015. I am once again in Lyon to work with a client on a cutting edge technology project. I use this as an opportunity to drop by our friends at Groupe Seb and pay the SEBLab my first visit. Three components leave an impression on me: the...

Challenges in Innovation: Oil & Gas Case Study

by Albert Meige | Sep 23, 2015 | INNOVATION

Article originally published in Pétrole & Gaz Informations #1837 (July / August 2015) We’ve conducted interviews with several tens of innovation managers, from R&D, strategy, and marketing of big corporations for our recent book...

Is Uberization the Future of Intelligence?

by Albert Meige | Sep 20, 2015 | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

[The French Version of this article was published in Harvard Business Review France] A grinning Jean Botti, CTO at Airbus Group, entrusted us with one of his dreams: A smartphone app that would produce a synthetical and analytical overview of the knowledge possessed...

The Parrot Drone Story: Visionary Entrepreneur Meets Garage-Based Genius

by Albert Meige | Sep 20, 2015 | INNOVATION

In just a few decades, advanced knowledge has become a commodity. For innovative companies it is safer, cheaper and most importantly much faster to assemble external bricks (knowledge, technologies or talents) to put superior products on the...

Presans @ X Open Innovation | flight data

by Jacques Knight | Sep 17, 2015 | PRESANS

XOI is a Polytechnique alumni think tank focused on open innovation in all its hues and shapes, founded by Tru Dô-Khac, and currently presided by Céline Conrardy. A dozen-strong section of its members participated this week in a meeting located in the halls of the old...

Co-founder of success story NetCentrex Dominique Lanfranchi joins Presans

by Albert Meige | Sep 4, 2015 | PRESANS

Dominique Lanfranchi joins the Presans team as Head of Business Development. His role will focus on developing commercial opportunities and exploring new markets. Packing 25 years of experience in the field of new technologies, with a special emphasis on digital...

Mindset Eats Culture: Presans Hosts Talk by Stefan Lindegaard

by Jacques Knight | Aug 31, 2015 | PRESANS

Global innovation guru, facilitator and pattern catcher Stefan Lindegaard was in Paris last week. He's already left of course and might be reading this from Brazil right now. But he came to Paris and seized upon this opportunity to deliver a talk hosted by Presans at...

Panel Discussion on Innovation Intelligence @ Mardis de l’Innovation

by Jacques Knight | Apr 20, 2015 | INNOVATION

Marc Giget strikes again. The innovation thinker who pens forewords is also the focal point around which the French innovation community gathers. Over 200 people attended this week’s edition of his seminar. Topic of the session : Open Innovation — perspectives after...

Innovation Intelligence: Commoditization. Digitalization. Acceleration. Major Pressure on Innovation Drivers.

by Albert Meige | Mar 23, 2015 | INNOVATION

In our book Innovation Intelligence, we give an overview of recent, disruptive trends that induce changes in the way large corporations deal with open innovation. The book was written after approximately 40 interviews with the Chief Technology Officers and Chief...

Conference Exceptionnelle de Marc Giget au Raout Annuel de Presans

by Jacques Knight | Sep 9, 2014 | PRESANS

La troisième édition du Raout Presans s’est tenue le weekend passé (6-7 septembre 2014) en un lieu surprenant : le Théâtre des Minuits. On soupçonne que le choix du lieu n’est pas sans rapport avec le fait que trois des Fellows Presans sur les...