FUN

Innovation et Société (FUN)

Offered by Université-Pierre-Mendès-France - UPMF,

Venez découvrir l’innovation à travers le prisme des sciences humaines et sociales, un tour d’horizon en 5 semaines où vous verrez les principes sous-jacents de l’innovation à travers différentes disciplines. Ce cours aborde les problématiques et les enjeux socio-économiques liés à l’innovation tels qu’ils sont vus en management, en sociologie, en économie et enfin en philosophie.

L’objectif de ce cours est de vous faire découvrir quatre approches complémentaires de l’innovation dans la société actuelle. Il vous donnera des clés de compréhension sur l’origine, le processus et les conséquences de l’innovation en s’appuyant sur des connaissances issues du management, de la sociologie, de l’économie et de la philosophie de l’innovation. Vous trouverez des réponses aux problématiques que pose l’innovation dans ses relations avec la société.

A l’issue de ce cours, vous devriez pouvoir :

comprendre l’origine, le processus et les conséquences de l’innovation
appréhender les enjeux socio-économiques d’un cas d’innovation sous différents angles
prendre du recul quant aux problématiques actuelles liées au lancement d’une innovation
rédiger une note de synthèse sur un projet d’innovation apportant des éléments de réflexion stratégique sur son contexte de mise en œuvre

Plan du cours

Ce cours se déroulera sur 5 semaines. Il combinera des apports théoriques, des reportages dans des lieux d’innovation, des activités de compréhension et d’application et visera également à créer une communauté vivante autour de la thématique.

Semaine 0: Introduction du cours

Semaine 1:Le management de l'innovation
Comment anticiper la valeur des innovations ?
Comment stimuler la créativité dans les organisations ?
Comment s'organiser pour innover ?
Comment associer les utilisateurs à l'innovation ?

Semaine 2:La sociologie de l’innovation
L’innovation comme idéologie
L’innovation comme création, construction
L'innovation comme conflit
L’innovation comme traduction

Semaine 3:L’économie de l’innovation
Croissance économique et innovation
Le rôle des pouvoirs publics
La propriété intellectuelle
Innovation collective et ouverte

Semaine 4:La philosophie de l’innovation
La révolution scientifique
Pour ou contre l’innovation ?
Innovation et progrès social
Les enjeux éthiques de l'innovation

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