The Public Administration Theory Research Group at Political Science together with Centre for European Studies of Lunds University and University of Helsinki have a special  guest from the École Polytechnique in Paris – Christophe Midler. 

At the seminar, Christophe Midler   will focus on three characterizations of the current context of contemporary innovation strategies:

1. corporate innovations are what he will call more and more "societal", inducing the intrusion of political and administrative powers in the management of projects;
2. one of the consequences is that the globalization of the management of international companies is deeply affected. The world is no longer a "flat" market as some dreamed in the 2000s. It is a deeply fragmented world where innovation must be precisely adapted locally in its processes as it products to have a chance to succeed. How can be associate this localization with the global innovation deployment, a key capability for large companies to assert their competitive advantage?
3. Finally, the world is chaotic. Because it is no longer driven by a few dominant players who are able to impose their perspectives and plans not only on others, but also - and above all - on nature, which generates crises that thwart the plans of the wisest strategists.

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