From October 16 to 18, 2024, 70 students in the Master 2 public management program at IMPGT are taking part in an Art Thinking Seminar: Improbable. To meet major environmental and societal challenges, public services cannot simply optimize what already exists. With this seminar, students will explore the improbable in the manner of artists, a creative approach that can help them think differently about public action.
After 6 lectures, 6 workshops and critique sessions, the students will have created a work of contemporary art that makes full sense to them. More than an aesthetic challenge, the work must be a "visual thought" (Bertrand Lavier) that questions what is.
The IMPGT is the first French university to have organized this Improbable Seminar, starting in 2023.
The ephemeral exhibition
The fruits of these three intense days of reflection and creation will be the subject of an ephemeral exhibitionentitled "Regards (improbables) sur l'action publique".
on Friday October 18th
from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Le Cube in Aix-en-Provence
Free access, with online registration.
Le Cube (Aix-Marseille Université): 29 avenue Robert Schuman, 13100 Aix en Provence
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Le Séminaire Improbable > recognized as one of the 10 best pedagogical innovations, several thousand participants have taken part in a dozen countries (in Europe, the United States, Japan...), for academic institutions, innovation centers as well as major corporations curious to explore new ways of doing things. Sylvain Bureau, PhD from Ecole Polytechnique and professor at ESCP Business School, and Pierre Tectin, visual artist and Artistic Director of theArt Thinking Network, are the co-founders.
Le Cube > opened its doors in early 2019. It was conceived and designed as the highlight of the renovation of the Schuman campus, at the service of Aix Marseille University and its student and teaching community, and open to the city of Aix en Provence. By virtue of its structure, location and facilities, it is a dynamic tool at the service of the establishment, its components, staff and users, as well as a driving force behind the campus' cultural activities.
The speakers
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Céline DU BOYS
Céline Du Boys is Senior Lecturer in Public Management and Finance at the Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale (IMPGT), Aix-Marseille University, where she co-directs the Master in Public Management / Management of Public Administrations. Her research, rooted in Public Management, focuses on the resilience of local authorities and their financial and budgetary practices in the face of societal challenges.
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Nil SAMAR
Nil Samar is a trainer and speaker on the theme of art and the world of work. He is an Affiliate Professor at ESCP Business School, where he teaches Art Thinking in the grande école, PhD and executive programs. He also lectures at engineering schools (Polytechnique, Centrale Supélec) and business schools (Skema, Kedge, ESMT Berlin, ESSCA). For 5 years, Nil co-founded and managed the company Noun, which aims to democratize access to art through exhibitions and mediation events in public spaces and companies. He has also worked as a cultural and scientific mediator for various cultural institutions.
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Anaïs SAINT JONSSON
Senior lecturer at the Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale (IMPGT, Aix-Marseille University), Anaïs Saint Jonsson works on the reliability and quality of public services, in particular on issues of civil security and territorial protection: the environment and its inhabitants. She is co-supervisor of the Master's 2 courses Sécurité & Management des Territoires and Qualité & gestion des risques sociétaux.
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Sarah SERVAL
Sarah Serval is a lecturer at the IMPGT. A teacher-researcher, her research aims to understand the dynamics of territorial innovation in the face of the challenges of ecological, economic and social transitions. She is interested in the rules of the game that underpin these innovation activities in and through territories. She directs research programs and publishes book chapters and scientific articles on these topics.
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Florence TADJEDDINE
Florence Tadjeddine is an economic engineer with a degree from ENSAE, an HEC-certified coach and an AEC Disc trainer.
After a career as an executive in finance and as an entrepreneur in photography and the visual arts, Florence now assists managers and entrepreneurs in their professional development, mainly in the areas of managerial leadership, communication and creativity. She works in a variety of fields, from finance and industry to the world of young creativity and culture. An affiliated professor at ESCP and member of the Art Thinking Collective, she is a speaker at the Séminaires Improbables seminars dedicated to disruptive innovation and transformational leadership.
She has developed her activity in the artistic and cultural world, particularly in the field of photography. Founder of the publishing house l'Heure Dite since 2012 and founding partner of the online art platform IWantToBuyArt (2016), she has designed and produced projects linking people and images for companies, cultural institutions and events. She has also been instrumental in promoting the women's scene through her involvement in the Les Filles de la Photo movement, of which she was general secretary until 2020.
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Pierre TECTIN
Pierre Tectin lives and works in Paris. He is a graduate of the Reims School of Art and Design (2004) and the Paris School of Fine Arts (2007). Using collages of drawings and objects, he creates new meanings in the style of visual haikus. Interested in the relationship between creation and organization, he is an active member of the Curry Vavart collective and co-founded the Improbable workshops.
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