‘Progress of modern science and technology provides managers with a very large range of innovation opportunities, which do not necessarily benefit customers and society in the long term, and do not take into account the impact and potential threat on society’, says Xavier Pavie who will be reading an open seminar at KTU School of Economics and Business.
At a time when the limits on human progress are ever-decreasing and the consequences of human actions have never been so critical to predict and manage, the responsible nature of innovations has acquired a whole new importance. Companies now need to find the appropriate balance between achieving positive growth and performance while integrating the concept of responsible innovation at the very core of innovation strategies and processes.
About Xavier Pavie
Professor at ESSEC Business School, he is Director of ISIS (Institute for Strategic Innovation & Services) and research associate at the IREPH (Research Institute in Philosophy). He holds master in management, a doctorate in philosophy from Université Paris Ouest & graduate of International Teachers Programme (HEC Paris). Xavier Pavie has spent nearly fifteen years as Marketing Director in leading organizations (Nestlé, Unilever, Club Méditerranée).
He is currently Pedagogical Director of several programmes (including the Imagination Week seminar which he created for ESSEC’s 600 Master students) and teaches subjects related to the marketing, management of services, as well as innovation in the service sector.
Since 2011, he is in charge of defining the concept of responsible innovation with an international network of academic institutions as part of a project supported by the European Commission. In 2014, he was appointed President of the evaluation commission “Innovation-Regulation-Governance” of the French National Agency for Research as part of Horizon 2020.
Xavier Pavie has published numerous articles and a dozen books on philosophy and management, notably around responsible innovation, source of innovation and performance.
Seminar Programme
10.00–13.00 Responsible Innovation Management: open seminar
13.00–14.00 Lunch Break
14.00–16.00 Open Discussion: integration of responsibility dimensions in strategy, innovation management and consumer research
The seminar ‘Responsible Innovation Management’ will take place at the Conference Centre of KTU School of Economics and Business (K. Donelaičio St 20, in the backyard of the building) on Thursday 29 January at 10 am–4pm.
