Art Thinking Conference

WHY DO WE NEED TO BECOME EXPERTS IN THE CREATION OF THE IMPROBABLE?

In the XXI st century, we need to become expert in the creation of the improbable for three reasons:

• To avoid obsolescence, companies need to develop new improbable business models.
• To compete with machines, humans need to be good at creating the improbable.
• To solve the ecological crises, we need to design improbable solutions to shift our paradigm

ART THINKING: A METHOD TO CREATE THE IMPROBABLE WITH CERTAINTY

Art Thinking is a method to create the Improbable with certainty. Creating the improbable - an unpredictable and implausible situation which can still make sense - makes it possible to go beyond the current reality and challenge mainstream values and taken-for-granted assumptions.

THE ART THINKING CONFERENCE: A MOMENT TO DISCOVER, LEARN AND EXPERIENCE

During that week, workshops, conferences and events will enable experts as well as curious to discover, learn and/or practice Art Thinking.

Masterclass, May 16, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Ecole Pro Centre Pompidou

Pr. Sylvain Bureau, Marion Laporte and Pierre Tectin introduce the Art Thinking method and the Improbable workshop in the space 3-8.

Art Thinking R&D, May 17, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, 104

Discussions with speakers from all around the world about various aspects of the Art Thinking Method.

Visit to 5 Art Galleries, May 18, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Paris Gallery Week-end

A unique visit to 5 Art Galleries with a double perspective - art and entrepreneurship - thanks to the presentation of Anaïs Montevecchi and Sylvain Bureau.

Cocktail, May 18, 7:30 pm to late, UNESCO (organized with PGW)

You can find a more detailed program here.

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ART THINKING:

• Past editions: 50 Workshops, 1500 Participants, 300 Art Works, 5000 Visitors

• Founder of the Art Thinking Method: Pr. Sylvain Bureau from ESCP Europe (first Business School created in the world in 1819)

• Founder of the Art Thinking Workshop, Improbable: Pr. Sylvain Bureau and the artist Pierre Tectin

• Schools & Universities which are now using this method: Aalto University, Dauphine University, Franco-Armenian University, HEC Montreal, ESCP Europe, Kyoto University, Oulu University, Stanford University…

• Companies using the Art Thinking method: Banques Populaire Caisse d’Epargne, Canon, Denso, Galeries Lafayette, La Redoute, Mastercards, Mistletoe, OP Bank, Sacem, TooCorporation….

• Video about our last workshop in Centre Pompidou.