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16 December, 2022 /

We are very happy to share with you this great news: the book ‘Migration, Equality & Racism – 44 opinions’ is now available! Special thank you to our founder Laura Petrache and our Global Sustainable Leader Angela Tacea. More than 80 VUB academics and co-authors joined forces for this book. Philosophers, lawyers, psychologists, health scientists, sociologists, geographers, criminologists, communication and political scientists … look......

25 January, 2021 /

Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer la parution du livre “A L’AUBE DE L’HUMANITÉ-Idées concrètes pour changer le monde“. Yannick Le Guern et Laura Petrache, Préface de Fulvio Caccia. L’extension du domaine de la violence et les crises globales impliquent la mise en œuvre d’un nouveau modèle de société. Cet ouvrage présente une vision inédite, des idées concrètes et un......

03 September, 2021 /

“Empowering Social Entrepreneurs for Innovation and for a sustainable civil society with Yannick Le Guern “ Today, a culture of entrepreneurship that encourages and supports the five skills -questioning, observing, networking, experimenting and associative thinking -is increasingly powerful.Unfortunately, a natural pattern in the evolution of the French enterprises makes it very difficult for established companies to do this. In the......

30 January, 2017 /

This research seminar aims to deepen the ancient and contemporary ways of discovery and constructions of meaning, drawing on the philosophical, religious and spiritual traditions of humanity. How does humanity view its future in the face of global risks? How can we articulate the different traditions of meaning that have driven the history of peoples and cultures? Are contemporary cultural and spiritual syncretisms unsurpassable? What are the places where meaning emerges? How can we promote openness to complex thinking (E. Morin) which would integrate the question of meaning? ...

10 October, 2022 /

Helps design innovative new kinds of collectively intelligent solutions to solve important problems. Do you have a big challenge that you are looking to solve in a new way? Would you like to truly harness the intelligence of the people in your organization to solve the problem? The “WE ARE ONE”  ( Collective Intelligence) Lab leverages the expertise of our......

01 May, 2020 /

“A grass root Public Policy – International Awareness campaign” B1-AKT //Migrant Integration Lab within the context of its global awareness campaign initiatives inspired by the Global Goals for Sustainable Development launched a grass root Public Policy/Citizens Diplomacy International awareness campaign, an open social media dialogue concerning migrant solutions for sustainable integration developed in the Migrant Integration Lab device (a global......

13 May, 2019 /

Soul: the invisible inner-being of legacy leaders becomes visible in taking action. Call it spirit, essence, or source. It is the vital force behind our thoughts, words, and actions. Leaders understand it and tap into this “inner voice” to manifest their vision, values and culture, mission, strategies, and actions. Listen to it. Our inner voice calls us, nudges, or sometimes......

15 May, 2018 /

The power of words should never be underestimated. Words have power and deeply influence our lives. They seep into our consciousness and influence our emotions and our behaviour. They shape how we see the world. Words consist of vibration and sound. It is these vibrations that create the very reality that surrounds us. Words are the creator; the creator of......

12 May, 2020 /

Social Change Needs Our Soul! We are all leaders.  If we want to be a leader in the area of social change, we need to appreciate that learning leadership skills alone will not be enough to make a positive impact.  If you want to be a leader of change that has a positive social impact, pause and put the books......

15 May, 2020 /

“Our world needs more heroes” Albert Einstein. Heroes come in many forms, young and old, male and female, who are mostly ordinary, everyday people whose acts of heroism qualify as extra-ordinary. The defining qualities of heroism are: intentional action in service to others in need, or to humanity by defending a moral cause, aware of potential risks and personal costs.......

13 May, 2020 /

Proud to announce the Sustainable Partnership with the 4C’s -From Conflict to Conviviality through Creativity and Culture. The 4C’s is a European Cooperation Project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. The 4Cs seeks to understand how training and education in art and culture can constitute powerful resources to address the issue of conflict as well as......

30 January, 2019 /

When spirited talent collides with fresh and creative ideas! Congratulations to all LineUP7 global sustainable leaders to have successfully completed the training “complex project steering”. We hope it has been an interesting journey with a lot of learnings and valuable insights. We look forward seeing you implement the gathered knowledge and build sustainable organizational impact! B1-AKT Leading Sustainable Strategies &......

16 December, 2022 /

As Martin Luther King once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.” These recent weeks and months have been marked by pain, fear and anger not just by the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the lives of our loved ones and our communities, but also by......

29 October, 2020 /

Les 4èmes Assises européennes du plurilinguisme se sont tenues à Bruxelles les 18 et 19 mai 2016 dans l’enceinte du Comité économique et social européen. Organisées par l’Observatoire européen du plurilinguisme en collaboration avec l’association GEM+ (pour une Gouvernance européenne multilingue), et avec le concours de nombreux partenaires dont AKT AS-1 et B1-AKT, ces 4èmes Assises, ont eu pour thème......

11 April, 2016 /

Alumnus Club for UNESCO and the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO organized with the financial support of the Department for Interethnic Relations of the Romanian Government, the eighth edition of the « Metamorphosis » project  with the theme « Minorities, Culture, Tasty treats ». « Minorities, Culture, Tasty treats » – Project « Metamorphosis » at its eighth edition The event was held in Iasi, between 4 to......

10 October, 2016 /

Interviews et tables rondes interculturelles lors d’un café des langues avec Mariam Yazigi et Laura Petrache Le Guern. Putting aside matters of employability, teaching yourself a new tongue is an invaluable skill: it can increase your mental health and general intelligence, not to mention make holidaying less stressful! Here’s how to go about the task in super-fast time: Read, watch......

03 October, 2015 /

SIETAR Europa is Europe’s largest association of interculturalists and is part of the worldwide SIETAR network. SIETAR was founded in the United States in 1974 by a few dedicated individuals to draw together professionals engaged in various forms of intercultural learning and engagement research and training.   SIETAR works to: • contribute to more effective communication among people ofdifferent cultures......

12 October, 2015 /

Laura Petrache-Le Guern / AKT AS-1 Intercultural Institute… Fabrique de la curiosité – UNESCO 2016. Digital platforms, algorithms, streaming, big data, social networks… The digital turn is currently transforming our consumption of cultural goods and services. Models of production, distribution and recommendation are going through major changes. The UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of cultural expressions (2005) involves......

17 December, 2015 /

L’Observatoire européen du plurilinguisme, structure de mutualisation et de coopération entre acteurs du plurilinguisme, est né des 1ères Assises européennes du plurilinguisme qui ont eu lieu à Paris les 24 et 25 novembre 2005. Réunissant décideurs, chercheurs et représentants de la société civile autour d’une Charte européenne du plurilinguisme, pour répondre aux questions linguistiques fondamentales de l’Europe dans leurs dimensions......

13 October, 2015 /

“We are transforming communities into sustainables ones for the next generations” Young people are citizens of today, not citizens in waiting. Education for citizenship is about developing in learners the ability to take up their place in society as responsible, successful, effective and confident citizens both now and in the future. The Intercultural Institute “AKT AS 1” launches a platform......

29 September, 2016 /

AKT AS-1 a été heureux de soutenir l’opération Sensibles Quartiers et Opéra avec la Compagnie La Tempête dans le quartiers dis sensible, » les 4 Chemins », à Pantin lors du festival « La Nuit des Arts et des Mondes » Ont été présentés : Vêpres – Sergei Rachmaninov (chœur) et Canticle of the Sun – Sofia Gubaidulina (chœur, percussions & violoncelle solo) sous......

10 June, 2016 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit Patrick Burensteinas, Alchimiste, dans l’émission « L’Art de Changer le Monde et de Bâtir une Humanité Meilleure ». Une émission hors du commun, pour vivre joyeux, à travers l’histoire de l’Alchimie, des Sumériens et du peuple de Chem jusqu’à nos jours....

25 December, 2012 /

Saisissez le titreL’Heptalion : Alchimie, clefs et secrets de la pierre philosophale, du grand oeuvre Yannick Le Guern reçoit pour cette seconde émission consacrée à Patrick Burensteinas, Alchimiste, nous évoquerons sa société, Orifaber, et ses projets entrepreneuriaux. Parmi ces projets, une fondation, le Collège, dédiée aux savoirs-faire et sciences rares, traditionnelles et humanistes dans une optique de partage de savoirs,......

25 October, 2012 /

“Today, we are faced with many challenges.  Some of those are: seeing human dignity in the faces of the poor, the migrant and the elderly; seeing our responsibility for many of whom live in abject poverty; seeing our responsibility for educating our children. So long as one, marginalized human being is considered a “problem” to be solved, we will continue......

30 May, 2020 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit dans l’émission « L’Art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure… » Tristan Lecomte, élu Entrepreneur Social 2013 par la prestigieuse Fondation Schwab et le Forum Economique Mondial de Davos. Après HEC et du contrôle de gestion chez L’Oréal, il va s’interroger sur les grandes questions universelles, sociales et planétaires en proposant des......

25 July, 2013 /

B1-AKT Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication within the context of its global awareness campaign initiatives inspired by the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is launching a grass root Public Policy/Citizens Diplomacy International awareness campaign, an open social media dialogue....

19 November, 2018 /

We are happy to share with you the release of the book « At the dawn of humanity: Enterprise a better world » Laura Petrache & Yannick Le Guern, Preface by Jonathan Midwood Insight: At the time when many have lost hope amidst pandemic times, terrorism, environmental destruction, economic inequality and breakdown of our democracies, this philosophic and politic essay provides ideas......

08 September, 2021 /

B1-AKT, Arts-Mondes-Cultures and Vitry Art de Rue, joined their forces in order to empower women and fight against xenophobia the 8 march by means of street-art.   The feminine artists we will use their skills to create murals addressing problem with domestic violence, gender inequality and the mistreatment of women. This dedicated event is called “dis bonjour à la dame”......

06 March, 2017 /

Proud supporters of Spark the Change The essential human skills of empathy or understanding a consumer, defining and calibrating a problem into a problem statement, solving it creatively and collaboratively for the user, and designing solutions that create impact are all skills of the future....

28 June, 2018 /

TESLA workshop took place on 11 June 2016: Keynote speaker was Aleksandar Protic, Chief coordinator of the Sorbonne University Tesla Memory Project, followed by Umesh Mukhi, Director of the Sustainable Leadership Initiative and the Academic Coordinator of the EuroMBA at Audencia Business School. The atelier TESLA was moderated by Milica Mitrovic, UNESCO. The introduction was made by one of the......

11 June, 2016 /

 « B1-AKT  teams-up with CMA in order to build 1000 learning territories world-wide» www.cma-lifelonglearning.org The original goal that led to the creation of the World Committee, stemmed from the observation that the lifelong learning concept had evolved in the 1990s from a recommendation to a necessity, owing to the advent of the Knowledge Society, in which the sharing of knowledge......

25 February, 2017 /

B1-AKT, au Sénat pour les auditions sur l’Intelligence artificielle par l’Office parlementaire d’évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques (OPECST). The choice of whether to make artificial intelligence our servant, or whether to become its servant, remains ours, individually and, more important, collectively. The more powerful and pervasive artificial intelligence becomes, the more important it will be for human beings to......

19 January, 2017 /

Fuel poverty has become a major problem in Europe. There are between 50 and 125 million people who struggle every day to ensure adequate heating, light, and cooking power in their dwelling at an affordable price (European Parliamentary Research Service). This has a severe impact on their health and wellbeing. Creative and systems-changing solutions are needed to transform this issue......

23 June, 2017 /

This year, the report takes on special meaning. The year 2020 was immensely different from any in our history. Covid-19 began its spread across the world in heartbreaking ways, and the fight continues today to end this pandemic. Devastating wildfires underscored the fragility of our planet and the clear and present threat of climate change. Tragic injustice revealed how much......

26 October, 2021 /

Welcome to the Impact Report for B1-AKT. This report brings together and describes the many positive changes that we bring about for the people, enterprises, and communities that we touched in France and overseas. The report is intended for our staff teams, local and international partners, and numerous other stakeholders who share an interest in our work. We hope that......

13 September, 2019 /

Our Newsletter is out! “There are times when our work impacts us deeply — sometimes in ways we neither acknowledge nor understand. At B1-AKT, we believe that knowledge is most valuable when put to use for the greater good. Change takes time. Social and environmental challenges such as persistent poverty, climate change or racism cannot be solved with a short-term......

12 June, 2020 /

Our Newsletter Of April issue is out! “Dear Readers, Businesses and families are going through challenging times with the current Covid19 crisis, but it will pass and as such, we need to start to think of new ways and  ‘out of the box’ solutions of how we address the post-Covid19 world. Lets us dive in… Stay healthy, stay hopeful, stay......

29 April, 2020 /

Dear Readers, If there is one thread linking the greatest challenges facing our society, economy and planet it’s the tension between short-term and long-term thinking. Across the public and private sectors, that is now changing, with more and more decision-makers working to make the shift to what we are calling a sustainable future.  Much has been written about the increasingly......

08 May, 2020 /

Актуелне прилике за успостављање партнерстава B1 АКТ je организација из Француске, заинтересована за учешће у пројектима европске сарадње, а пре свега успостављање стратешког партнерства са организацијом из Србије која би била носилац пројекта. B1 АКТ има искуство као лидер у европским пројектима сарадње, и спремна је да пружи неопходну подршку као партнер. Теме којима се баве тичу се културне, одрживе......

02 April, 2017 /

B1-AKT creates the worlwide communication for Shen Yun. « Shen Yun », première compagnie de danse et musique classique chinoise au monde, vous invite à découvrir un spectacle  de 2h30 de danse, musique, et décors grandioses pour vivre 5000 ans de culture traditionnelle chinoise. Vous en ressortirez inspirés et portés par la grâce, l’énergie, la pure beauté et l’explosion de......

20 November, 2015 /

Dear Readers our January Issue of our Newsletter is out! Insights: In difficult times, where our values are tested and challenged, the path of least resistance is to become entrenched in the comfort our views, values, and groups. To create and empower a high-performing team and organization, leaders need to learn to become #bridgebuilders and engage collaborative intelligence as it......

09 January, 2024 /

Une émission avec Michel Saloff-Coste, philosophe, élève de Deleuze, artiste, prospectiviste. Il rejoint le club de Budapest, fonde l’Université intégrale et Design me a planet. Il est l’auteur de nombreux ouvrages dont « Le Management du troisième millénaire ». Nous verrons par son exemple que, conformément au mot de Malraux, « un intellectuel est quelqu’un qui doit se mettre à......

05 March, 2012 /

The collective exhibition En Otro/Em Outro Poder, will be present at the creative center “Le 6b” from 6 th of March to 20 th of March, 2021. The Exhibition proposes a “constellation of experiences” and art works created by 15 Latin American artists. The artists are questioning complex topics such as: power and domination, the environmental crisis, the [re]construction, [re]invention......

09 March, 2021 /

B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication is thrilled and proud to support and become partner of the Global WEP-women entrepreneurship. The Global Women’s Enterprise Project is a web-based enterprise incubation platform targeted at meeting the full spectrum of startup needs for female entrepreneurs. This includes business planning and strategy, financial management, idea scaling, and legal advice....

20 July, 2017 /

MARAINA Ltd. is a new company based in London making handbags and kids clothing. It was born when the two sisters Jenny and Caroline Randria wanted to change the way we consume and buy fashion products. Born and raised in Madagascar, they always wanted not only to promote the artisans know-how there but also care about the human aspect of......

30 May, 2017 /

We are happy and excited to share that the International Campaign Be One Humanity will be launched this fall 2021, and will serve to finance and accompany collaborative projects from all over the world, in order to build “a better humanity”. Aims & Concepts 1) The first aim: give a common positive story, narrative to Humanity, a common identity that......

31 May, 2021 /

Welcome to our global sustainable leaders and communication officers #beonehumanity project Chryztina Harding-Graham and Esme Edworthy. Proud to have you on board! Let’s hear it from Chryztina and Esme:« My studies in English, philosophy, and law have inspired me to further explore social justice and sustainability in all aspects of the world, leading me to this company and their campaign for......

08 June, 2022 /

While many companies are past the initial emergency response, they now need to start looking ahead as well. Business requires a proactive and agile approach to business performance to address the immediate future beyond the pandemic and create a minimum viable & opportunity  plan. The following activities business leaders will need to start now: Start capturing lessons learned (As the......

12 October, 2020 /

B1-AKT’s complex project evaluation and monitoring concerning direct non-humanitarian assistance to the Syrian population: livelihood projects –Syrian Ground/responses to the Syrian Crisis, capacity building, complex management steering and leadership. The evaluation team brought to this evaluation non- humanitarian, program management,  monitoring and evaluation expertise alongside a sound understanding of the current context and corporate knowledge of systems and the response......

30 March, 2016 /

In this webinar you will be able to: Explore key factors for understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your business Receive concrete guidance and sustainable solutions for building a business continuity plan, resilience and moderate annual exercises to ensure your plan as to efficiently mitigate realistic disruption Analyze the impacts on your business diagnosis Apply an immediate COVID-19......

20 April, 2020 /

Business Strategy Lab –Teamwill Consulting Exceptional leaders know how to integrate power, collaboration and influence to more effectively lead their organizations. Leadership success depends on the equal and judicious alignment of corporate culture, operations and strategy. The key to harnessing great ideas is an inclusive and collaborative environment. People are the driving heart in everything we do, and the B1-AKT......

04 March, 2020 /

CONSEILLER POUR TRANSFORMER Les élections municipales des 15 mars et 28 juin dernier 2020 ont amorcé un renouvellement important parmi les quelque 503 305 élus locaux que comptent nos 35 000 communes. La séquence électorale de 2021 amènera, quant à elle, nos concitoyens à élire 4 000 conseillers départementaux et 1 900 conseillers régionaux. Dans ce contexte, B1-AKT, agence de......

30 September, 2020 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit Christine Marsan, pour une émission tournée vers la coopération et l’évolution, dans l’émission « L’art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur Widoobiz. Christine Marsan dans son livre : « Entrer dans un monde de coopération », nous plonge dans les mutations de l’Homme, de la société, de l’évolution des valeurs mondiales, de la néo-renaissance, de la......

25 October, 2013 /

Nicolas Tenzer, Stéphane Bellocine, Gérard Souan, Aziz Seni, Annie Coll et Yannick Le Guern ont posé les bases d’un projet commun de société et du renouveau de l’action citoyenne. Alain Bertho, directeur de la Maison des sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord a montré qu’il faut bien en passer par la délimitation de la largeur de spectre de ce « nous » qui......

08 June, 2016 /

Yannick Le Guern et Laura Petrache – B1-AKT donnent une conférence  sur le thème ” Apprentissage des langues et intégration sociale – Ressorts interculturels du Migrant Integration Lab “ UFR d’études interculturelles de Langues Appliquées. Université Paris-Diderot. Séminaire doctoral “Politiques Linguistiques et plurilinguisme en Europe”. Sous la direction de J.C. Herreras. Programme Ici...

01 March, 2017 /

Congres Mondial pour la pensée complexe-Celebrating 70 years of UNESCO. Yannick Le Guern, Edgar Morin, Daniel Janicot, Pierre-Julien Dubost, Fulvio Caccia, Esther Dubois, Khadija Moudnib, Laura Petrache, les Mariannes de la République...

10 December, 2016 /

Our UK based partner BeyondCSR is presenting Monday June 22nd to July 2nd, the first Connectivity Forum “From Ancestors to Artificial Intelligence. Case study Minoan Civilization”. Best practices and lessons learned for the #SDGs. This event is held under the auspices of B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication, École des Ponts Business School, UN SDSN Greece, Εθνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού –......

19 June, 2020 /

We are very happy to announce the publication of the article “ Crafting for Change. Two co-creation experiences in France and Argentina.“  published by our Sustainable Leader & Designer Natalia Baudoin, in the academic magazine Economía Creativa from Centro University from Mexico. The article analyses the methodology as well as the results of Crafting for change Project that we support......

09 October, 2020 /

This year on April 26th we celebrated the World IP Day but also two years of existence of the Cultural IP Rights Initiative, that we support and endorse from its very beginning. The initiative is designed to be a worldwide movement supporting the recognition of cultural IP rights© for craftsmen and women who are the custodians and transmitters of traditional......

28 April, 2020 /

Co-operative Fire Circles. Come, sit a while and be together as we warmly move toward a more sustainable future for all. Can you recall a time when you felt listened to, valued & you contributed to making a difference? Remember how amazing that felt… The Create Seven community came together from different organisations and locations to work as a collaborative......

31 August, 2019 /

Creating a “Narrative that Matters” at Jönköping University with global sustainable leaders Umesh Mukhi, Laura Petrache and Yannick Le Guern “Responsible Management Education (RME) is the field driven by academic changemakers who are inspired to make positive impact in their teaching, research, institution and local communities....

09 November, 2019 /

The most powerful positive we can take from this period of pain and disruption is that the system we’re all so used to will change forever. We will all be better prepared to co-create a new sustainable system. While we’re all practicing ‘physical’ distancing we don’t have to be ‘socially’ distant. Society is coming together in all sorts of creative......

31 March, 2020 /

The report of our Partner of the Cultural Sustainability in Fashion workshop is now online. The Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative is designed to be a worldwide movement supporting the recognition of cultural IP rights for craftsmen and women who are the custodians and transmitters of traditional garments, traditional designs and traditional manufacturing techniques....

12 January, 2019 /

Article : De l’« invasion » à la nouvelle cité – Vers une Magna Europa Laura Petrache et Yannick Le Guern ont créé un modèle d’intégration global, pérenne et européen des migrants pour transformer une crise en opportunité, basée sur un projet politique, sur des engagements citoyens individuels et collectifs renouvelés. Nous leur avons demandé si nous pouvions établir un rapprochement avec l’histoire......

25 December, 2019 /

I had a great opportunity to interview Dr. Umesh MUKHI and hear all about his inspiring actions and innovative thinking about “how leaders can effecteviley manage this Coronavirus crisis”. Dr. Umesh MUKHI is the Assistant Professor of Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP). He is also affiliated with Global Sustainable Leaders Network. “The......

06 April, 2020 /

« Debate on languages – wor(l)ds and cultures –  by Laura Petrache at Rosa Parks Center  » The Power of words! http://collectif-fcspa.blogspot.com/2017/03/nuit-des-debats-rosa-parks-les-mots-ca.html...

24 March, 2017 /

PME, TPE, Entrepreneurs, chefs d’entreprises, n’attendez pas le 11 mai pour un déconfinement business. B1-AKT met ses experts à votre disposition pour faire le point, préparer votre entreprise dès maintenant pour limiter les risques économiques, sauvegarder votre activité et saisir les opportunités. Salariés en chômage partiels, qui désirez anticiper l’avenir ou vous reconvertir, formez-vous  et obtenez des nouvelles compétences pour......

17 April, 2020 /

Présentation du dispositif d’intégration pérenne des migrants – Assemblée Nationale. A migration crisis? Facts, challenges and sustainable solutions-Migrant Integration Lab – Laura Petrache, Yannick Le Guern Since the beginning of 2014, approximately 800,000 people have arrived at EU borders through irregular channels, fleeing conflict and violence at home or in search of a better life abroad. This migration surge has......

18 November, 2016 /

Intercultural Institut observateurs et acteurs de la diversité culturelle. Observatoire de la Diversité Culturelle A l’occasion du Festival “La Nuit des Arts et des Mondes”, l’ODC a reçu dans ses locaux les organisateurs du festival, en la personne de Laura Petrache et Yannick Le Guern, qui reviennent sur cette 3ème édition et sur les précédentes....

11 October, 2015 /

Pour devenir un cocréateur inspiré du monde et croire à la vie… Yannick Le Guern reçoit Samy Kallel, consultant et formateur en leadership et management. Il a développé une méthode pour être plus à l’écoute de soi et du monde, pour être un meilleur leader, un meilleur manager grâce à la méthode SURF. Le leadership c’est être réceptif, créatif, avoir......

25 May, 2013 /

HOW TO BUILD A BETTER HUMANITY In Franţa a apărut volumul „A l’aube de l’humanité. Idées concrètes pour changer le monde” – „In zorii umanităţii. Idei concrete pentru a construi o lume mai bună” (editura L’Harmattan). Co-autorii cărţii – Laura Petrache şi Yannick Le Guern – propun un diagnostic complet al actualelor şi viitoarelor crize şi sugerează noi viziuni, metode......

08 February, 2022 /

Webinar gratuit sur Zoom – LIEN: https://fgv-br.zoom.us/j/95361307663 Meeting ID: 953 6130 7663 Date : Lundi 6 juillet Heure : 18h – 19h Paris Time Questions abordées : Quelles sont les mutations concrètes du monde ? vers quoi vont-elles ? Que sont les changements de paradigmes sociétaux, les nouvelles aspirations des individus et des peuples ? Comment interpréter la montée de la violence, des revendications et à......

29 June, 2020 /

传统渐失 文化面临危机 今年，法国接连遭遇恐袭，特别是11月13日在巴黎的恐袭更惨烈，总统奥朗德誓言摧毁恐怖组织。对此，法国政治 顾问、B1 AKT智囊团总裁雅尼克．勒盖尔恩（Yannick Le Guern）认为，仅凭武力还不能解决实质问题，需要改变法国的教育模式，找回渐失的传统价值观。 http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/15/11/29/n4584529.htm...

03 December, 2015 /

B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication and Migrant Integration Lab- Sustainable Solutions are proud to unite their forces to Refugees Foundation (e.V., Support for Refugees on the Run ) in Serbia....

10 August, 2017 /

European Identity & interculturality projects. A warm thank you to Daniela Popescu and Ani Matei – Unesco General Secretary – Romania. Finding common ground “Today we live in a “fractured world” and it is not only visible in world relations but is also continuously increasing, within societies. The rise of populism and protectionism is of concern to those who have......

06 September, 2016 /

Le Président du Crédit Mutuel se bat pour que les banques financent les projets d’entrepreneurs. Dans ce nouveau numéro de L’Art de changer le monde, Yannick Le Guern échange avec Stéphane Bellocine, Président du Crédit Mutuel et auteur de Le Témoin du temps, un ouvrage à mi-chemin entre le comte initiatique et le roman de science-fiction....

15 January, 2016 /

Our founder Laura Petrache about the situation of refugees and Corona virus on Arab News.“A number of European governments have (used the crisis as justification) to close their doors,” Laura Petrache said, adding that refugees and migrants should not be stigmatized as more likely than other groups to be coronavirus carriers. It is very important not to stigmatize refugees as......

27 March, 2020 /

Boost your management team’s effectiveness and performance with our onsite or virtual project management training. You can sign to our next session dedicated to management training here: About the training: 3 days (you get to choose: online or onsite) to acquire all the tools, practices, and postures necessary for the project manager (with or without experience). Price: 1890 € excluding......

06 March, 2023 /

Fondateur de B1-AKT Leading Sustainable Strategies and Paragon Communication, Yannick Le Guern livre son analyse la crise des « Gilets jaunes », un mouvement qu’il définit comme « l’apax du printemps des peuples ». Alors que nous serions entrés « dans l’ère de la déconstruction de la société », l’entrepreneur milite pour l’instauration d’une « démocratie entrepreneuriale, agissante, globale, participative......

21 March, 2019 /

Systemic Innovation The term ‘systemic innovation’ is increasing in use. However, there is no consensus on its meaning: four different ways of using the term can be identified in the literature. Most people simply define it as a type of innovation where value can only be derived when the innovation is synergistically integrated with other complementary innovations, going beyond the......

02 May, 2020 /

Our sustainable social and business models are creating a larger awareness and social Impact. We Promote International Development Develop Sustainable Leaders by means of Programs and Trainings, Labs and Sustainable Learning Promote cooperation with other countries We Raise awareness about the actions carried out at local, national and international levels by institutions and governments in favor of innovation, dialogue, understanding......

28 November, 2016 /

Every four years since 1997, the National Intelligence Council has published an unclassified strategic assessment of how key trends and uncertainties might shape the world over the next 20 years to help senior US leaders think and plan for the longer term. The report is timed to be especially relevant for the administration of a newly elected US President, but......

23 September, 2020 /

New Year’s wishes: a statement of peace, betterness, and cohesive societies. « Dearest Humanity,During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded the world of its fragility and demonstrated the inherent risks of high levels of interdependence. In coming years, the world will face more intense and rapid global challenges. These challenges will repeatedly test the resilience and adaptability of communities,......

21 January, 2022 /

B1-AKT met the founders of Heroes and Friends, Tim & Menno Manschot in Amsterdam. They are contributing into building a better world by revolutionizing crowdfunding. http://www.heroesandfriends.com Tim & Menno Manschot told us: “We see the dawn of an awesome world. Informal initiatives share stuff and skills to solve minor and major problems. People are participating in projects that make a......

16 February, 2017 /

Welcome on board Heroes behind the Shield! The project – Faceshield Nova Friburgo – was developed by professors of UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense) and UERJ (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) in Nova Friburgo along side with Persona 3D company, in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The chief researcher of the project Edgard Poiate (Professor at UERJ/IPRJ) tells: «......

14 May, 2020 /

Super Man. Wonder Woman, you can take a break. The coronavirus pandemic has called for a new squadron of real-life heroes to protect the planet on the frontlines of the crisis. B1-AKT launches a series of International Portraits concerning Heroes of the Front Lines against the Covid 19 global pandemic (women and men). We Are One Social Media Campaign puts......

04 May, 2020 /

When spirited talent collides with fresh and creative ideas…#deepthinkers #thoughtleaders B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication Insight Strategic Management & Leadership Contribute to strategic development Strategic performance management Behavioral Attitudes & Postures Organisational Direction and Processes A culture of sustainability : Sustainable Development Strategy Lean Management & Agility Management Hard Skills...

05 July, 2018 /

« Business where people and planet matter »Holonomics approach is a concept we call ‘the dynamics of seeing’....

22 June, 2018 /

Founder and CEO of Beyond CSR, a startup social entrepreneurship organization, aiming at turning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into a Systemic Change and Impact Investment Tool, linking today’s to tomorrow’s business models....

28 November, 2017 /

“La devise de Jean Lacouture est une promesse : « ne pas raconter sa vie telle qu’on l’a vécue, mais la vivre telle qu’on la racontera »On devrait enseigner Jean Lacouture dans les écoles. On y apprendrait la vie, l’engagement, le parti pris, l’amitié, l’amour. On y apprendrait à être soi, à être libre, à être debout, à faire progresser......

18 March, 2013 /

It seems we did it again! #IF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE. We have been nominated for the IF DESIGN Award for our European social innovation action within Migrant Integration Lab- Sustainable Solutions and B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication.  The project empowers migrants and facilitates integration by acquisition and/or development of skills. We enhance capacity-building for migrants by means of training......

30 September, 2018 /

Business leaders today have to be constantly accessible and attentive; they are under immense pressure to respond to ever more complex challenges with a level of insight that has to be truly world class to compete....

21 May, 2018 /

We are proud to share the work outputs of our Global Sustainable Leader & FWO postdoctoral fellow Angela Tacea on “Inter-institutional Power Dynamics in the European Decision-Making Process: an Analysis of the Impact of Rule Change on Policy Outputs” The evolution of the interinstitutional balance of powers has been a constant feature of the European integration process. On the one......

23 April, 2020 /

2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife! As in many other countries, people have been applauding to demonstrate their respect for medical staff. Nurses should not be “Heroes, just for one day”. Nurses are suddenly called heroes, though their work has always been meaningful and saved lives, not just during the COVID-19 crisis. Even before the COVID-19......

12 May, 2020 /

The landscape of today’s problems is rapidly changing. While we’ve made significant progress, many existing social challenges continue to grow in magnitude and complexity, and each year new problems arise. That dramatic change will not be driven by traditional thinking. Designing solutions for today’s social problems requires an entrepreneurial approach, a mindset that embodies the characteristics of bold thinkers with......

20 May, 2020 /

Much has been written about the increasingly urgent need for radical approaches to business, leadership, social change, and economics. The challenge now is how to encourage those in business and beyond to embrace an ecological perspective where intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions of complex systems are understood. One of the most important pillars within the Holonomics approach is a concept called......

06 May, 2020 /

B1-AKT outlines the strategic partnership with both Professor Becky Beamer and Doctor Gleason from AUS, both providing exceptional and inspiring work on academic research related to (1) factors influencing the psychological capital of migrant entrepreneurs and (2) the strategies used by migrant entrepreneurs to create something innovative out of readily available materials (a process referred to as “bricolage”, from the......

20 June, 2019 /

« Parce que l’Homme est sur Terre pour créer ou, de la joie d’être au monde » Une émission pour être bien et faire de sa vie un art. L’émission est aujourd’hui consacrée à L’Art et à Laurent Danchin, critique d’art, essayiste, commissaire d’exposition et défenseur de l’Art Brut, Normalien et professeur de lettre à Nanterre. Nous verrons, que les artistes, par leurs......

09 June, 2015 /

Cette interview du journaliste Stéphane Aubouard met en lumière des concepts innovants — Transition Design, approches Holonomiques, Action Ecosystémique, Hybridation culturelle, ou Win3 — à utiliser par les entrepreneurs, les politiques et tous les porteurs de projets œuvrant en faveur d’une transition, d’une évolution du monde. « Nous défendons un entrepreneuriat politique, engagé et citoyen » Pour Laura Petrache et......

06 May, 2020 /

Les gouvernements sont dépassés par la crise sanitaire et par ses conséquences sociales et économiques, les pires à venir, dans un contexte préalable, de contestation généralisée. Dans l’opinion et sur les réseaux sociaux, apparaissent des appels – est-ce une conscience ? – à ce que le jour d’après la crise marque une rupture évolutionnaire avec ce que l’on a connu......

08 April, 2020 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit, pour une troisième émission, Patrick Burensteinas, Alchimiste, pour nous parler de son dernier livre, l’Heptalion. Ce livre est dans la grande tradition et nous dévoile les arcanes de la Pierre Philosophale et du Grand Œuvre à l’instar du Mutus Liber, de Fulcanelli ou Robert Fludd, de Basile Valentin et de table d’émeraude, de Nicolas Flamel et......

25 September, 2012 /

Avec la participation de : Patrick Artus, économiste et directeur de la recherche et des études de Natixis, et co-auteur avec Marie-Paule Virard de “Croissance zéro, comment éviter le chaos?” (Éditions Fayard, 2015),Jean-François Di Meglio, président d’Asia Centre,Joris Zylberman, co-fondateur et directeur général d’ActuAsia, directeur de la publication et rédacteur en chef d’Asialyst, co-auteur avec Mathieu Duchâtel de “Les nouveaux......

21 December, 2015 /

  Interview pour la Télé Chinoise indépendante NTD TVde Jean-Pierre Chevènement par Yannick Le Guern, président de B1-AKT à l’occasion du Colloque du lundi 14 décembre 2015 sur “La Chine et ses défis : vers un nouveau modèle de développement ?” organisé par la fondation Res Publica. Avec la participation de : Patrick Artus, économiste et directeur de la recherche......

20 December, 2015 /

The social sector is facing disruption. There is demand for new ideas, products, services, stakeholders, and relationships to overcome pressing societal challenges, and yet demand for support continues to outpace the supply of funding and services. The Social Impact Lab is responding to this disruption by investing in innovation and creating strategic partnerships that support the social sector that solve......

02 July, 2019 /

Launching the “Transnational LAB” (action oriented LAB) with Yannick Le Guern and Laura Iuliana B1-AKT and its leading thinkers are collaborating with global citizens all over Europe. It is gathering participants from 12 countries, across disciplines, in order to experiment and explore how to articulate a trans-national vision of Europe. The Lab draws its inspiration from systemic, citizens-led alternatives and......

18 October, 2019 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit Alain Gauthier à l’occasion de la sortie de son livre « « , dans l’émission « L’art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur Radio Widoobiz. Alain Gauthier porte la pensée intégrale et évolutionnaire. Vice président du Club de Budapest, fondateur aux Etats-Unis de SOL : Society for Organisationnal Learning, il développe l’enseignement du......

18 April, 2014 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit Didier Chambaretaud, entrepreneur et trapéziste volant (mais pas que), dans l’émission « L’Art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur  Widoobiz. Notre invité fait ses débuts dans un terrain vague, puis créera une école des arts du cirque lors de ses études à l’ESCP. Il devient ensuite consultant en management, vend des progiciels......

25 December, 2013 /

B1-AKT reveals a successful story of beauty in the USA. Innovation for leaders design thinking business. With her heart on her sleeve and a passion to empower, Kát has made every woman’s beauty her life. She believes that the path for a vibrant complexion at any age comes from choosing to be happy while living passionately, feeding the soul, feeding......

09 February, 2016 /

24 heures après l’élection de Donald Trump, Widoobiz a rencontré Yannick Le Guern et Laura Petrache, dirigeants de la société B1-AKT / Leading Sustainable Strategies & Communication. Ils sont les créateurs du Premier laboratoire européen d’intégration des migrants, réfugiés et minorités ethniques, le « Migrant Integration Lab ». Si les USA et une bonne partie de l’Europe ont décidé de prendre le virage protectionniste,......

10 November, 2016 /

Leaders understand it and tap into this “inner voice” to manifest their vision, values and culture, mission, strategies, and actions. Listen to it. Our inner voice calls us, nudges, or sometimes shoves us – into increasing levels of greatness. Particularly when we can focus on service to others: employees, customers, vendors, communities, and other stakeholders. To lead with soul requires......

07 September, 2020 /

#B1-Lab #Innovation #ChangeMakersEmpowerment Le Mastère Spécialisé® Management et Direction de Projets Aboutit à la réalisation d’objectifs prédéterminés et créer de la valeur, à partir de contributions dispersées dans un environnement de plus en plus complexe : tel est le défi du manager de projets....

05 September, 2017 /

« B1-AKT Migrant Integration Lab Mentors – Laura Petrache & Yannick Le Guern – meeting and coaching Migrant Entrepreneurs within Wow Labs» #SustainableCommunities #Entrepreneurship #ProjectBearers #SocialInnovation   Migrant Integration LAB –A Transnational Pattern  “A welcoming culture is one that contributes by helping migrants, newcomers and their families overcome obstacles in all areas of life while also providing targeted employment and business......

27 March, 2017 /

Focus on Romanian Society Trends and Media development with Yannick Le Guern and Cornel Ion. The role of the media in shaping public perceptions and opinions about significant political and social issues has long been the subject of both speculation and research. It is widely accepted that what we know about, think and believe about what happens in the world,......

02 September, 2016 /

“The migration surge has become a highly sensitive political issue, generating intense political and public debate. Meanwhile, the lack of an adequate response by governments has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants increasingly vulnerable. Governments are facing huge policy and practical challenges in determining and addressing the immediate and longer-term needs of refugees and other migrants. The......

20 February, 2020 /

Global Competitiveness & Migrant Entrepreneurship Global Competitiveness can be expanded through a multi-lingual, multi-cultural workforce and the revitalization of declining communities can be achieved through the contributions of migrant families working in tandem with their native-born neighbors, these are few of the reason of empowering migrants to success. @Migrant Integration Lab Special thanks to Yannick Le Guern B1-AKT Leading Sustainable......

23 February, 2018 /

«Migranţii şi romii au un punct comun : traversează o criză existenţială în ceeace priveşte integrarea lor socială» Laura Petrache Cum să-i primim şi să-i integrăm mai bine pe migranţi şi pe membrii minorităţilor etnice ? Iată o întrebare la care încearcă să răspundă Laura Petrache. Românca în vârstă de 36 de ani, trăită şi formată în California după o primă......

17 November, 2016 /

Laura Petrache is talking about migrant entrepreneurship, mentors & migrant relation, intercultural dialogue and networking By supporting migrant and social entrepreneurship we enable others in the wider community to recognize the contributions which migrants bring and this is a very important issue....

25 February, 2018 /

Building Migrant Integration Lab in Europe- Presenting the B1-AKT device”Migrant Integration Lab#European Commission #Timmermans We empower Migrants / We Enhance Capacity Building / We create hybrid European Culture. The “Migrant Integration Lab” is a holistic device for newcomers’ sustainable integration, designed and implemented by B1-AKT in 7 countries. The MIL provides opportunities for businesses, social entrepreneurs, and governments; it empowers......

28 October, 2016 /

Migrant Integration Lab is a global European device dedicated to the sustainable integration of migrants and ethnic minorities. Laura Petrache, one of the organizers, answered to our questions. By Nadia Henni-Moulaï Entrepreneur des médias, Fondatrice de MeltingBook, Directrice de la publication et des Éditions MB. Q: Could you explain us what is Migrant Integration Lab? A: The migrant crisis has......

24 October, 2018 /

Building Global Industrial Solutions with Capelier #Metrology #IIOT #smartsolution #sustainability #impact #efficiency # cutting edge measurement #sustainablestrategies #metrologyforthedevelopmentofIndustry 4.0 #industrialperformance Manufacturing organizations face significant challenges: cost pressures, increased regulations, disruptive technologies and the increasingly costly delivery of raw material resources. Processes, workflows and the understanding of performance are dramatically changing. Operations can no longer work in linear execution, or in......

08 February, 2022 /

B1-AKT team is wishing you a Happy New Year filled with innovation, success, and a dash of magic. We are looking forward to another year of shared accomplishments and impact. Thank you to our B1-AKT team and all the people who made an impact this past year and who were « bridging » by creating meaningful connections and successful collaboration. Keep on......

01 January, 2024 /

Dear Readers our November Issue of our Newsletter is out! Insights: Today, the pandemic has resulted in tragic loss of life, disproportionately impacting the poor and those with underlying health conditions, and devastating lives and livelihoods. Through these challenging times, we have all been inspired by a new definition of the term “essential” — a realization that material things may......

18 November, 2020 /

Quand l’élève est prêt, le maître arrive… Yannick Le Guern reçoit dans l’émission « L’Art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure… » Bernard Marie Chiquet, quelqu’un qui apporte un regard sur l’Homme dans les organisations. Il initie des débats sur la manière d’entreprendre, de manager, de nous comporter dans les entreprises. Il promeut le modèle de......

25 June, 2013 /

Intervention-expert de Yannick Le Guern, président de B1-AKT sur NTD TV internationale, (TV chinoise-américaine) pour éduquer à la dignité et rebâtir des modèles de solidarité et fraternité républicaine‪#‎Lartdechangerlemonde‬ ‪#‎widoobiz‬ ‪#‎yannickleguern‬ Article en Chinois ici: https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2015/11/29/a1238612.html...

14 November, 2015 /

  Intervention longue Télé Chinoise indépendante NTD TV, portrait de Yannick Le Guern, président de B1-AKT.  Des idées pour redonner du sens et des projets à la France. Comment renouer avec de la construction commune et un engagement citoyen et républicain. Utiliser la prospective, la culture et renouer avec des projets sociétaux et collectifs au lieu de replis et réactions......

19 December, 2015 /

Exceptional leaders know how to integrate power, collaboration, and influence to more effectively lead their organizations. Leadership success depends on the equal and judicious alignment of corporate culture, operations, and strategy.  The key to harnessing great ideas is an inclusive and collaborative environment. People are the driving heart in everything we do, and together with Stainless team we were happy to......

18 April, 2023 /

B1-AKT and MMG are pleased to announce they have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining B1-AKT’s leading management consulting services with MMG’s world class strategy-led enterprise delivery training services. The B1-AKT-MMG partnership brings together deep skills in business and strategy, product ideation, organizational change management, complex project steering and innovation labs, in order to help support clients through successful......

24 July, 2020 /

B1-AKT – Migrant Integration Lab & MakeSense s’associent afin de donner l’opportunité aux migrants et réfugiés d’être accompagnés dans leurs démarches entrepreneuriales par une équipe spécialisée et par un réseau de mentors en postulant à l’appel à projet pour participer au programme MENT – Migrant Entrepreneur team up with mentors. MENT est un programme mis en place et porté par......

01 March, 2017 /

AKT AS-1 mets en place une école basée sur la synthèse des pédagogies innovantes Montessori, Steiner, Fresnay, Antoine de la Garanderie avec Isabelle Marinica à Bucarest – Roumanie. Harmony Tree Montessori Education Zona Baneasa, Oras Voluntari, Strada Dragos Voda nr 4A, Judet Ilfov. « Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, where study was unknown, and yet......

30 August, 2015 /

  Yannick Le Guern reçoit Pierre Rabhi, pour une émission tournée vers la terre et l’humanisme, dans l’émission « L’art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur  Radio Widoobiz. Pierre Rabhi, paysan, penseur et écrivain nous transmet dans un livre-entretien avec Olivier le Naire : « Le semeur d’espoirs » aux editions acte sud, sa vision d’une humanité plus respectueuse de la......

15 December, 2015 /

“Ce n’est point parce que j’ai réussi que je suis content; mais c’est parce que j’étais content que j’ai réussi.” Alain. Yannick Le Guern, reçoit cette semaine Pierre-Eric Sutter dans l’émission, « L’Art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure… » sur Widoobiz. Nous recevons Pierre Eric Sutter aujourd’hui pour parler notamment de son livre : Réinventer le sens de......

10 May, 2014 /

Un besoin de transformation de l’action politique… A l’heure du confinement de la pensée et de l’action citoyenne restreinte, les individus se demandent comment survivre ou comment les gouvernements doivent agir et régler tous les problèmes, sanitaires, économiques, sociaux, tout autant que leur désœuvrement. Cette pensée est celle de la peur et de l’inaction. Sans vouloir défendre des gouvernements qui......

14 April, 2020 /

Profitez-en pour vous former avec des formations intégralement prises en charge. Salariés en chômage partiels, qui désirez anticiper l’avenir ou vous reconvertir, formez-vous et obtenez des nouvelles compétences pour enrichir votre CV. PME, TPE, Entrepreneurs, chefs d’entreprises, membres de CODIR, suivez le  Webinar« Kit de survie – Déconfinement business » pour préparer votre entreprise et votre organisation dès maintenant pour limiter les......

08 May, 2020 /

Campagne de sensibilisation et de mobilisation internationale citoyenne, en faveur de l’intégration pérenne des migrants et des publics en difficulté. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/campagne-de-sensibilisation-et-mobilisation-citoyenne-le-guern/?fbclid=IwAR3jIulO-IJhU9DArQHlZN4OLMpJJWPbnu-zHb8w0NmPUMdPRKgyskevcWQ...

04 June, 2019 /

Thèse de doctorat de Yannick Le Guern – Mention très Honorable avec félicitation du Jury – CREFIGE – Centre de Recherche en Finance et en Gestion – Université Paris IX Dauphine. Soutenue le 28 juin 2006. LE GUERN Yannick L’INTRODUCTION DE NOUVELLES MÉTHODES DE MANAGEMENT PAR LES PROCESSUS DANS L’ACTION PUBLIQUE RÉGALIENNE Telecharger : These Yannick Le Guern Action Publique......

07 November, 2011 /

As we are preparing to come out of lockdown. People around the World has one thing in mind, what will be the new normal post COVID 19 lockdown. In order to answer this question, the leading team of “You Learn I Learn” got together once again to have a fruitful discussion. Here below we are sharing with you all few......

08 May, 2020 /

Young people live in a society in which creating sustainable career opportunities is complex. Guidance is crucial to support motivated, smart career-choices and prevent early leaving from education and training for a number of reasons. The style of career counselling advocated at Mission Locale de Thiérache can help young people make meaning of their career-lives and (re-)kindle their sense of......

20 December, 2023 /

We are happy & proud to share with you the report of our international partner Cultural IP Rights Initiative: Profiles of textile Artisans in Kutch, Gujarat, India. A synopsis of the Report is available here: Synopsis The innovative character of this field study stems from the cross-disciplinary approach and the exclusive focus on the textile artisan...

15 March, 2020 /

An entrepreneurial and economic project for a resilient, learning, and inclusive territory. A hybrid place of experimentation and innovation: a cultural, entrepreneurial, economic, citizen and societal place. A project incubator based on an international ecosystem of experts, mentors, and funders, to support concrete projects of societal, cultural and citizen innovation with a positive social impact. A place for accommodation, local telecommuting and......

08 February, 2022 /

Michel Saloff Coste, fondateur de « Design me a planet » et de « In Principo », un homme qui sort de l’ordinaire… et qui nous donne quelques clefs pour prendre les tournants de civilisation qui s’amorcent et construire alternativement un monde meilleur. Dans cette seconde partie, nous allons parler d’un scénario d’évolution possible et positif de notre planète, de l’Homme et......

20 January, 2014 /

  Yannick Le Guern reçoit Michel Saloff Coste, fondateur de « Design me a planet », un homme qui sort de l’ordinaire… et qui nous donne quelques clefs pour prendre les tournants de civilisation qui s’amorcent et construire alternativement un monde meilleur. Dans cette seconde partie, nous allons parler d’un scénario d’évolution possible et positif de notre planète, de l’Homme......

08 February, 2014 /

La Nuit des Arts et des Mondes, festival des Arts et de l’Interculturalité, se déroulant en juin 2016 est placée sous le haut patronage de l’UNESCO. Nous remercions particulièrement M. Daniel Janicot, Président de la Commission Nationale Française pour l’UNESCO, ainsi que Messieurs David Fajolles et Alexandre Navarro et, Madame Catherine Gallaud, M. Ani Matei et Madame Daniela Popescu -La......

11 September, 2015 /

Christine Marsan est psychosociologue, chercheur, consultant, ecrivain. Elle a créé les ateliers de la mutation et s’interroge sur les changements de l’Homme aussi bien que ceux de la société. La base de son questionnement, résoudre l’interrogation existentielle : pourquoi les gens ne sont pas heureux, souriant et aimables tout le temps ? Comment faire pour que les gens puissent œuvrer......

25 January, 2013 /

Today we invite you to shape the future! Visions for transitions to sustainable societies are needed, based upon the reconception of entire life-styles that are human scale, place-based, but globally connected in their exchange of technology, cuture and information. These visions are based upon communities that are in symbiotic relationships to the ecosystems within which they are embedded. Transition Design......

03 May, 2020 /

Ashoka and the Schneider Electric Foundation, in partnership with Enel and networking partner B1-AKT announce the 15 winners of the 2017-2018 “Social Innovation to Tackle Fuel Poverty” programme in Europe during COP23 in Bonn, Germany....

13 November, 2017 /

Get on the Fast Track to Success with B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication With 3 leading offices in France, USA and Eastern Europe, B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication offers you an unparalleled network for leadership. Our services are provided to all the major companies of its niche. We offer the most innovative, leading and sustainable solutions in complex......

24 May, 2017 /

Leading projects is challenging during the best of times – the current pandemic is surely going to make the job more difficult. If your PMO is on lockdown, as most of us are, we encourage you to try to find the positive amongst the storm. In the world of business, we often don’t have the opportunity to stop and reflect......

13 November, 2020 /

Education for sustainability develops the knowledge, skills, values and world-views necessary for people to act in ways that contribute to more sustainable patterns of living....

12 April, 2018 /

Sustainable Solutions for leading Change with B1-AKT-Leading Sustainable Strategies & Paragon Communication “Paragon Communication Lab”, against violence. Context: UNESCO’s Academy of Young Women in Bucharest, Romania....

26 August, 2017 /

Laura Petrache is speaking about #Transition #Social #Sustainable #Design, #ArchetypalBranding #SustainableLeadership at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs...

20 April, 2018 /

When you are invited to talk in great events about CHANGE, you need to pick one of the two primary options: Option A- be smart, be safe, and tell: The infusion of new disruptive practices will be great, and moving forward it will be greater.Option B- take risks, listen your gut, expose and embrace the uncertainties, and tell: Disruptions empower......

12 June, 2020 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit dans l’émission « L’art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur Widoobiz, Olivier Masselot. Quelqu’un qui apporte un regard sur l’Homme dans les organisations. Il initie des débats sur la manière d’entreprendre, de manager, de nous comporter dans les entreprises mais pas que. Olivier Masselot va nous présenter le modèle Neuro-Quantique,......

18 March, 2014 /

Today, business models and industries that can’t adapt to the new environment caused by COVID-19 will go extinct. This opens up opportunities for agile entrepreneurs to capitalize on this new, rapidly changing environment. Every crisis yields entrepreneurial opportunities.What are some challenges that you’ve experienced because of these and other behavioral changes? The opportunities you’re uncovering? Write them down. Each one......

02 September, 2020 /

By Laura Petrache and Yannick Le Guern “The only thing constant is change” We all have heard this phrase. Maybe so much that we tune it out as a “cliché”. The world around us is constantly disrupting us, everywhere in our lives. Surely one will answer: we cannot control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond.......

13 January, 2020 /

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” Buckminster Fuller....

10 April, 2018 /

“We look at the present through a rearview mirror. We march backwards into the future.” Through technological advancements, demographic change, internet convergence, and the growing power of social networking and social collaboration, the next 20 years will drive us to apply the opportunities to lead a more meaningful life. Innovating to Zero is a radical future concept where the focus......

04 May, 2020 /

« Tribune pour une véritable politique européenne d’intégration des migrants » Quelques semaines après le démentellement de la jungle de calais, les questions de fond ne sont toujours pas résolues, faute d’avoir été posées, … et surtout entendues par les pouvoirs publics. Sur le terrain, les associations font du mieux qu’elles peuvent pour répondre à des situations de crises, d’urgence permettant de......

24 November, 2016 /

Yannick Le Guern reçoit dans l’émission « L’art de changer le monde et de bâtir une humanité meilleure » sur Widoobiz, Michel Saloff Coste, homme de réflexion et d’action, artiste, humaniste, co fondateur du club de Budapest, de l’Université intégrale et de Design me a planet, pour son livre « trouver son génie », édité chez Guy Trédaniel, valoriser ses......

25 November, 2012 /

Face aux formes persistantes de xénophobie et d’exclusion sociale, face aux actes spectaculaires d’intolérance dont nos sociétés peuvent être le théâtre, la Convention de l’UNESCO de 2005, par laquelle les États parties s’engagent à développer des politiques publiques pour la promotion et la protection de la diversité des expressions culturelles, s’avère plus que jamais actuelle : elle incite à mieux......

02 October, 2015 /

AKT AS-1 and The Goeth Institut present: Can art help to create a European community? A round table debate about art’s impact on the society and the political discourse Debate : « How can art help to create a European community? » February 6 at 7 pm, Pavillon Carré de Baudouin, 121 rue de Ménilmontant, 75020 Paris THIS DEBATE WILL FOCUS......

06 February, 2013 /

Vous vous posez la question où va le monde ? Regards prospectifs : les scenarii d’évolution de la société et du monde. Partie 1. Une émission de Yannick Le Guern avec Michel Saloff-Coste, philosophe, élève de Deleuze, artiste, prospectiviste. Il rejoint le club de Budapest, fonde l’Université intégrale et Design me a planet. Il est l’auteur de nombreux ouvrages dont......

08 January, 2015 /

Word of the day:  Skeuomorphism. This is a term that will be familiar to designers. Skeuomorph /ˈskjuːə(ʊ)mɔːf/ noun: skeuomorph; plural noun: skeuomorphs an object or feature which imitates the design of a similar artefact made from another material. an element of a graphical user interface which mimics a physical object Skeuomorphs are used in design for a number of reasons,......

05 May, 2020 /

Wanted Notice For « The Place to Be » project, we are looking for a place in France with cultural, historical or architectural interest (such as a castle, convent, abbey, industrial building,train station, bank or company headquarters, sheds etc.) to buy for a symbolic sum (1 € to 200 000 €) in order to create a  cultural, entrepreneurial and economic, citizen and......

27 January, 2021 /

Novel, innovative and creative solutions to business problems We develop high level in-depth knowledge of the latest theories and methodologies in business research and act as thought leaders for organizational change. Our Customers assume a significant and high-potential role as boundary-spanners between academia and business. We make sustainable development so attractive that it becomes normal and part of your company.......

24 September, 2020 /

An estimated 29 million people have migrated from Arab countries since 1990, according to UN data Political crises and civil conflicts have blurred the lines between voluntary and forced migration ABU DHABI: Less than two months since an unhappy year for the Arab region’s migrants and refugees came to an end, the omens of things to come are far from......

15 February, 2020 /

Women Leaders for Sustainable Cities and Villages: Caroline Fernolend (Mihai Eminescu Trust) and B1-AKT- Laura Iuliana &Yannick Le Guern “If women ran the world, there would be no wars.” It’s an old stereotype, but there’s something to be said for the effects of more women in leadership positions. In fact, according to a Morgan Stanley report, “more gender diversity, particularly......

23 August, 2016 /

Why values are important? The evidence shows that when organisations have strong values embedded in their culture they perform better and have higher levels of stakeholder engagement and satisfaction.  Research published by PwC highlights that companies with distinctive and aligned cultures are 2 times more successful with execution, and 1.8 times more likely to show higher profitability and growth. Moreover,......

20 October, 2022 /

We are proud to announce our partnership and collaboration with Beyond CSR – UK  in Creative Leadership, Design Thinking Labs, Awareness Campaigns, Policy and Culture Innovation. Experts on Complex Issues & Sustainable Communities Builders. Excited to be part of the board! Based in UK, BeyondCSRNet are a team of experts from diverse backgrounds committed in social innovation and entrepreneurship as cornerstones......

09 December, 2016 /

Entrepreneur engagé dans l’évolution de notre société et « influenceur d’un monde meilleur» , Yannick Le Guern est le fondateur de B1-AKT Leading Sustainable Strategies and Paragon Communication. Il nous explique comment il a imaginé un dispositif européen d’intégration global et pérenne des migrants....

21 February, 2019 /