Innovation is currently the source of any consistent entrepreneurial dynamics. Our times generate worldwide hypercompetition
which impacts the protagonists in emerging countries as well as in developed regions where a worseningof the already existing
deep crisis is to be expected in the short term. "Redevelopment" ways and means must definitely be invented. The term "innovation" covers a very wide and complex field. In this conference, our goal will be to reach better understanding of what is at stakes with with specific regard to sociology, organisation, information, communication, cognition,
etc. The ability of firms, organisations and territories to get positively involved in such "movements" linked to innovation constitutes
one of the major focuses of this conference.
"Movement", a notion mentioned just above, must be considered as a key field to be deepened . The main underlying idea is that the dynamics that firms, organisations and territories are submitted to, hold a large
number of elements that are out of the control of the persons who are supposed to have control on them, or claim to have. This
may account for the reduced efficiency and little relevance of the actions and interventions aimed at what is known as the "supporting
of change". More in-depth comprehesion of the transformation processes is needed.
This requires to transform the conceptualizing mode which most researchers and experts use to build their representations.
Such a conceptualization largely relies on the concepts of (homeo)-stability, planned and controlled change (seen as the
transition between two stable states. There is a dramatic
need for conceptualizing processes that open up on chaos, network phenomena, that is to say on complexity and therefore
on the limits of rational control over such change processes. Together with this reflexion, the role of eco-self-organization in
these evolutions must also be considered. And further to the need for relevant definitions, the implementation and evaluation of renovated
intervention modes to support such change processes must therefore be taken as objects for research. Our conference will also
address these questions.
Lastly, smartly moving around and intervening in such environments obviously requires working on cognitive aspects, namely
the aspects related to the attitudes of the concerned actors, particularly in relation with their motivation and emotional intelligence. In
the like manner, the development of specific skills and competences for the managers and project leaders as well as for all the other actors
in the organization, must be regarded as a central issue. These competences relate to technical aspects (linked to concrete technical tasks), but also behavioural aspects (how to act ?) and meta-cognitive aspects (how to conceptualize/ understand/learn ?). How to identify such
skills, competences and attitudes, how can they be developed, acquired, learnt and transferred in situations and environments prone to movement. The project made is often regarded as the best way for performing complex collective transformations in complex and turbulent
environments. Yet, the project mode can be considered according to different points of view : "rationalistic planning ", considering the
project mode as a kind of "mechanical sequencing" capable of leading to a result previously planned, through a calculated and controlled
progress, as opposed to a mode where the project is considered as an endeavour that polarzes energies towards a common goal to be reached
through a collective action which is designed, developed and assumed jointly (, from beginning to end. Which one of these conceptions -and respective implementations- is the more suitable to the turbulent and complex environments we are concerned with, that require innovation and change at the same time as they hold them tightly. This is another
topic of our conference. The question of the support of such complex
transformation processes (complex projects, transformations, learning, etc.) and of the people who deal with them (managers, consultants, project leaders, tutors, etc.) is also an extremely important issue, among the various questions that we shall discuss. This is
the last topic of this year’s Projectics conference.
MAIN SUBJECTS
• Innovation
o Its nature and its forms
o Its management, how to intervene ?
• Complexity
o Its natureand its forms
o Its management, how to intervene ?
• Movement
o Its nature and its forms
o Its management, how to intervene ?
• The " project mode "
o Its nature and its forms
o Its management, how to intervene ?
• Attitudes, skills and competences
o Their nature
o Development, learning and transfer modes
o Their "management"
• Supporting (monitoring) complex processes
o Consulting, project management
o Tutoring, "companionship"
SUBMISSION
Theoretical and practical papers are welcome. Papers that cross the boundaries are particularly welcome. The scientific committee of the congress will appreciate the pedagogical efforts of submitters.
The official languages of this session of the conference are French, Spanish and English.
The best papers will be edited in the Projectics/Projectique/Proyectica review published by Editions De Boeck.
FORMAT OF ARTICLES
Submission must conform to the following guidelines.
• Il will be conpound by approximatively 25.000 signs (including blanks).
• 5 key-words will be added
• Approximatively en bibliographic references will be added
• The summary will be half-page (2.000 signs)
• Graphics will be in dark, blank and grey. Colour is not authorized
CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE
• Per Sigurd Agrell (EKELÖW INFOSECURITY, CH)
• Norbert Alter (Université de Paris Dauphine, FR)
• Bernard Claverie (IdC, Bordeaux, FR)
• Jean-Pierre Claveranne (IFROSS, Université Jean-Moulin, Lyon, FR)
• Nicholas Coutts (Consultant, London, GB)
• Isabelle Franchistéguy (IUT, Bayonne, FR)
• René Harlouchet (MCC-LKS, San Sebastian, ES)
• Nimal Jayaratna (MMU, Manchester, GB)
• Jean-Michel Larrasquet (CREG, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, FR)
• Benoît Leblanc (IdC, Bordeaux, FR)
• Jérémy Legardeur (ESTIA LIPSI, Bidart, FR)
• Sain Lopez (MU-FCE, Mondragon, ES)
• François Prat (TURBOMÉCA, Tarnos, FR)
• Mohammed Saad (UWE, Bristol, GB)
• David Sanchez (MU-FCE, Mondragon, ES)
• Eddy Soulier (Université Technologique de Troyes, FR)
• Miklos Szocska (SOMMELWEISS, Budapest, HU)
• Luxio Ugarte (MU-FCE, Mondragon, ES)
• Mihaela Ulieru (Canada Research Chair in Adaptative Information. Infrastructures for eSociety, CAN)
KEY DATES FOR SUBMISSION
Submission of paper : 31st of July2008
Paper accepted or rejected : 01st of September 2008
Registration : 15th of october 2008
XIVth Conference on Projectics : 30th and 31st of october 2008
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