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“Innovation, but for what?” by Franck Aggeri
Posted on 19 June 2024


The Prix Meilleurs Ouvrages de Management 2024 (Best Management Books 2023)
were awarded to Franck Aggeri for his book "L'innovation mais pour quoi faire?" and to Jacques Igalens for "Splendeur et misère de la RSE" (Splendour and misery of CSR), on 10 June at Paris Dauphine University).

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Innovate, innovate, innovate: that's the magic formula that keeps coming out of the mouths of economists and politicians. But nobody asks why this constant frenzy of technological, managerial, financial, public or social innovation and, above all, for what purpose?

The injunction to innovate more and faster is in fact paradoxical: past innovations have often contributed to aggravating the ecological, geopolitical, social and financial crises we are experiencing today. To understand this paradox, this book tells the story of how a culture of innovation was formed, based on the belief that innovation is the condition for economic, environmental and social progress, and how this culture is associated with positive values such as creativity and entrepreneurial freedom. This book shows that this enchanted vision is in fact dangerous: it underestimates the dark sides of innovation, which are all the more difficult to spot because they appear late, just as they are being disseminated on a large scale.
How can we innovate differently to avoid these undesirable effects and contribute to a more sustainable society? The book explores two complementary avenues of reflection: making innovators aware of the long-term consequences of their projects; and the potential for more sober innovations based on transforming lifestyles, consumption and production patterns that are compatible with planetary limits and the needs of future generations.

Franck Aggeri is a professor of management at Mines Paris - PSL, specialising in the circular economy, ecological transition and responsible innovation. He is also co-director of the "mines urbaines" chair dedicated to the circular economy and a columnist for Alternatives Économiques.