Articles
Sustainability & Society
Overlooking Vulnerability Can Harm Everyone, Including Your Business
Drawing on insights from HEC Paris faculty, Octavio de Barros, postdoctoral researcher maps how businesses can respond to vulnerability without defaulting to control, charity, or silence.
Geopolitics & Public Affairs
Workplace Experience Determines Voting Patterns Far More than France's Political Fault Lines
This new policy paper shows that trust, recognition, and belonging at work influence political attitude and help explain support for radical parties.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Tom & Josette: Reinventing childcare through intergenerational micro-nurseries
Astrid Parmentier and Pauline Faivre co-founded an intergenerational model of nurseries located in retirement homes to address the issues of capacity and recruitment in the early childhood and elderly care sectors.
La maison de la Conversation: Here we treat the ailment of the century!
Xavier Cazard and his team break down the barriers of the city and minds from their headquarters at Porte de Montmartre, weaving social bonds, one conversation "thread" at a time.
Brands & Behaviors
How I Fought Gender Barriers to Build a Skincare Brand in India
Shalaka Lawrence's skincare startup Revita is not just about beauty — it’s about financial independence and rewriting the rules for women.
Strategy & Leadership
Tech & AI
Replace or Train? Why Leaders Must Resist AI’s Short-Term Gains
David Dupont-Noël, argues that AI forces leaders to make a defining choice for the future of work: follow the path of automation, or responsibly cultivate learning so that technology becomes a meaning-multiplier, not just a productivity tool.
Entrepreneurs Rebuild the Places Where People Connect
Across cities, a new wave of entrepreneurs is rebuilding something we’ve lost: spaces for human connection. Known as tiers-lieux, these inclusive civic spaces blend work, culture, and community, driving innovation through recomposition.
Lessons From the US Cannabis Industry: Designing Sustainable Supply Chains From the Ground Up
The U.S. cannabis industry offers a live model for building supply chains that embed equity, transparency, and sustainability.
