Within a company conflicts are inevitable. Interdepartmental interests are often not the same, resulting in tensions. The economics of convention will help to understand the conventions and interests of each in order to improve collaboration. The 7 worlds of the economics of convention Mixed between economics and sociology, the current of the economics of convention…

What is open innovation? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Who uses it? How can you use it? In this article, we will explore this relatively new concept, but which already has a long and interesting history. Definition of Open Innovation The term “open innovation” was democratized by Henry Chesbrough in 2003 in his book…

A new article for the 5th and last step of design thinking, the testing phase. In this article we will give you some tips on how to test efficiently. Testing your prototypes is the last step but it will also allow you to make observations that will lead you to the previous steps in order…

In this article, we will focus on the 3rd step of design thinking, prototyping. It is about bringing to life the ideas you have developed during the ideation phase. We will present you several tools that will help you to develop a quality prototype.   Definition of a prototype The OECD definition of a prototype…

With the Crazy 8’s, you will let your imagination run wild! This method aims to encourage creativity by asking you to imagine several solutions to a problem in a very short time. 3, 2, 1, go! 8 concepts, 8 minutes The Crazy 8’s is a method related to design thinking and design sprint. This method…

In the previous article, we presented some tools to help you start your project with confidence. In this one, we are going to propose 10 questions that will help you evaluate the potential of your idea on a market. The 10 questions are inspired by the book “The Personal MBA” by Josh Kaufmann. You can…

Regularly, you start dreaming of projects that will remain in your head as ideas. But what to do with a project that seems innovative and could potentially be a success? How can you avoid missing out on an enriching experience?  Where to start? Here are some answers from the book “faire“. Starting your project First…

You have probably already heard of open source. This concept that defies the economic model widespread today was born in the 1980s at MIT. Today, there are thousands of software, contents or technologies to which we can have access, if we can find our way in the jungle of licenses. Open innovation and Open source…

When we talk about the economy, we often think of the production of goods, mass production, Charlie Chaplin in “Modern Times”, industry. However, the year 2020 has brought to light a part of the economy whose tangibility is rarely grasped: the knowledge economy.   The knowledge economy: definition Also called the knowledge economy, the economy…