Awards & distinctions
- 2026 Mention spéciale de l’Association française de science économique en mai 2026 pour l'ouvrage collectif "Une histoire économique et sociale. La France, de la préhistoire à nos jours" (chapitre en co-autpship avec Gabriel Galvez-Behar pp. 797–820). Passés composés.
- 2021 Prix (Reviewer's favorite award) à la 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design pour le papier THE LOGICS OF DOUBLE PROOF IN PROOF OF CONCEPT: A DESIGN THEORY-BASED MODEL OF EXPERIMENTATION IN THE UNKNOWN.
- 2016 PMI Award, Best paper of the Year 2015 in Project Management Journal (PMJ)
- Prix de la meilleure contribution managériale et sociale à l'AIMS 2024 pour 8. Rayssac, J., Dalmasso, C., & Hooge, S. (2024). Le bien-être de l’artisan de Haute-Horlogerie face à la figure de l’opérateur 4.0 en atelier de production (No. hal-04583261). AIMS, Montréal.
Team
Chaire Futurs de l'industrie et du travail (FIT2)
Biography
Sophie Hooge is a researcher specializing in innovation, creative design, and the management of complex projects, particularly in industrial sectors such as the automotive and aerospace industries. Her work explores the cognitive and organizational mechanisms underlying the generation of innovative ideas, with a particular focus on intuitive biases, conflict detection processes, and the dynamics of dual-process thinking (intuitive vs. deliberate). She also analyzes the challenges posed by major societal and technological “grand challenges”—such as climate change or the integration of artificial intelligence—on managing uncertainty in design and project management. Her expertise encompasses the study of prescriptive regimes in industrial settings, the organization of radical innovation capabilities, and collaborative methods—such as KCP workshops—to foster collective exploration and co-design. His research draws on mixed-methods approaches, combining quantitative analyses (patents, historical data) and qualitative analyses (case studies, fieldwork), to shed light on design and innovation practices in established or emerging industrial contexts.
Publication(s)
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2026
Detecting Fixation Bias in Creative Idea Generation: Evidence from Design Novices and Experts DOI : 10.1080/10400419.2024.2424620
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2025
The Rise of "Alone Teamwork": Unveiling the Transformations in the Creation Process of Artists Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools DOI : 10.4324/9781003509738-6
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2025
FOR A TYPOLOGY OF THE UNKNOWN OF GRAND CHALLENGES ACTIONNABLE BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS DOI : 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.253bp
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2023
Value management of innovation projects: Contemporary challenges and perspectives DOI : 10.4337/9781789901801.00025
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2023
Big data as an exploration trigger or problem-solving patch: Design and integration of AI-embedded systems in the automotive industry DOI : 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102763
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2022
Innovative design on the shop floor of the Saint-Nazaire Airbus factory DOI : 10.1007/s00163-021-00380-x
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2021
The logics of double proof in proof of concept: A design theory-based model of experimentation in the unknown DOI : 10.1017/pds.2021.566
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2020
En lisant les thèses et les HDR DOI : 10.3917/eh.098.0173
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2020
L’apport de la théorie de la conception à la gestion de crise L’exemple d’une war room créative et activatrice face à la Covid-19 DOI : 10.3166/RFG.2021.00498
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2020
IDENTIFICATION and EXPLOITATION of NEW DESIGN PATHS by BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION EXPERTS in A GENERATIVE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP DOI : 10.1017/dsd.2020.117
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2019
Innovative design in factory - New methods to go from closed to expandable prescriptions at the shop floor level DOI : 10.1017/dsi.2019.122
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2018
Refaire société par la création de communautés d’innovation: Le cas des ateliers SpotLAB sur les nouvelles mobilités en régions DOI : 10.3166/rfg.2018.00245
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2016
Breakthrough R&D Stakeholders: The Challenges of Legitimacy in Highly Uncertain Projects DOI : 10.1002/pmj.21554
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2016
Collaborative Organizations for Innovation: A Focus on the Management of Sociotechnical Imaginaries to Stimulate Industrial Ecosystems DOI : 10.1111/caim.12179
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2016
Innovative design, a tool to renew the management of common resources. the case of a basque local sheep breed; [Renouveler la gestion de ressources communes par la conception innovante ? Le cas d'une race locale au Pays basque] DOI : 10.1051/nss/2016037
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2016
Gambling versus Designing: Organizing for the Design of the Probability Space in the Energy Sector DOI : 10.1111/caim.12178
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2016
Organising for radical innovation: The benefits of the interplay between cognitive and organisational processes in kcp workshops DOI : 10.1142/S1363919616400041
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2015
Framing value management for creative projects: An expansive perspective DOI : 10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.11.002
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2015
Gamification of Creativity: Exploring the Usefulness of Serious Games for Ideation DOI : 10.1111/caim.12138
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2014
Motivations for innovation in public transport: The benefits of a low cost perspective
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2014
Beyond the generation of ideas: Virtual idea campaigns to spur creativity and innovation DOI : 10.1111/caim.12066
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2014
The challenges of innovation capability building: Learning from longitudinal studies of innovation efforts at Renault and Volvo Cars DOI : 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2013.11.005
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2013
Naissance et bouleversements d'un modèle de conception dominant : 70 ans d'histoire de conception de la turbine à gaz a turbomeca DOI : 10.3917/eh.073.0013
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2012
A new methodology for advanced engineering design: Lessons from experimenting C-K theory driven tools
Teaching
Elective Course Period (October and January)
Design to Innovate
This course provides an introduction to contemporary theoretical and practical issues in design. Its structure is unique for two main reasons: To understand the contemporary logic of innovative design, the course brings together—often erroneously separated in Anglo-Saxon universities—the contributions of engineering design, strategic technology and innovation management, and industrial design; By drawing on the most recent theories of design reasoning, the course presents both the scientific models and the tools of the various design regimes found in contemporary businesses: the “wild” design of inventor-entrepreneurs, regulated parametric and systematic design, and innovative design. The course consists of three main modules designed to help students grasp the following concepts: 1. Design Regimes Theoretical foundations of modeling design reasoning. Modeling a design regime and its robustness. Performance of a design regime. The relationship between design and scientific and technical knowledge. Crises and contemporary developments in design organizations. Intensive innovation and the R&D paradox. New challenges and new forms of innovation. Design professions. Origin and role of the various key players: engineering firms, strategy, design, laboratories, and research departments. Different modes of knowledge production. 2. Rule-Based Design Systematic design and axiomatic theory. The concept of conceptual models and generative models. The specificity of design reasoning in relation to decision-making, modeling, and optimization. Managing rule-based design. Value analysis, functional analysis. Suh’s matrix. Organization of R&D and robustness of regulated design (Suh’s axioms). 3. Innovative Design Object identity and repeated innovation. Crises and the design of object identity. Management of intensive innovation (innovation field, product line). Individual and collective fixation. Generation bias and selection bias in creativity. Individual and collective challenges. Unified theory of design reasoning and the innovative design regime. - C-K theory: concepts of concept, operator, expansive partition, and conjunction. Organization of disruptive innovation. R-I-D model. New organizational structures and associated management approaches. Performance and value in innovation. Industrial ecosystems and “colleges of the unknown.” Governance of the innovative enterprise and the extended corporate purpose. Industrial innovative design strategies. New approaches to corporate strategy and performance. Organization of routine design (design office, business unit, industrial research, project management) and innovative design (innovation communities, concept demonstrators, Fab Labs, etc.). KCP Method.
Design Engineering (DE) Option
National and International Context The program collaborates with leading international academic institutions in its field (Chalmers, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Imperial College, RWTH Aachen, Delft, etc.) and with France’s top design schools (Strate College, École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, ENSAD). Compared to the curricula of these leading international scientific institutions, the program allows students to combine courses in “Engineering Design,” “Project Management,” “Innovation Management,” and “Industrial Design” in a unique way. Career Prospects and Opportunities Graduates of this track go on to work in a wide variety of sectors (automotive, aerospace, high tech, luxury goods, services, innovation or intellectual property consulting, healthcare, energy, retail, etc.), including the creative industries. With the expansion of innovation departments in many large corporations, several students have quickly risen to high-level innovation leadership roles (Schneider, Thales, RATP, SNCF, Urgo, Airbus, etc.). Some representative elective topics covered in recent years: The elective project runs from October through June. Topics are carefully selected from a wide range of sectors. They fall into two main categories: • Type 1: Students participate in the development of a range of new products or systems and implement new design approaches. Some examples: Seb / startup incubator: development of devices to combat mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases Soft@Home / Orange: leveraging data from home internet routers Urgo Médical: development of connected devices for healthcare Decathlon: the “freshness” of sportswear: methodology for exploring and structuring a new value proposition. • Type 2: Students participate in the development of design methods. Some examples: Airbus: methodology to support cross-sector technology transfer; innovation support tool for the “design-oriented factory” Thales Avionics: From Operational Need to Innovative Design: The Case of Helmet-Mounted Displays for Helicopter Pilots. SNCF / Zeebra (startup): Development of digital tools and services for coordinating innovation experts within the company. Throughout this work, students receive significant support from the course’s faculty. This is a key educational experience during which students can consolidate their knowledge and gain initial professional experience on a topic that addresses real-world business challenges.
Introduction à l'entreprise et Management Industriel
Ingénierie de la valeur de l'innovation - Master MTI
Approfondissement des théories de la conception - Master MTI
PhD supervision
- 2023 Mastering the impacts of industrial transformations on fulfilling know-how: the case of Swiss Haute Horlogerie RAYSSAC Justine
- 2022 Specificities of creation in the Cultural and Creative Industries: value frameworks, organizations, and management tools for singularity RICCI Nicolas
- 2020 Intensive innovation HR model: what roles and HR organizations for a controlled regeneration of the company's innovation capabilities? LEVESQUE John
- 2020 Understanding the innovation challenges of industrial companies in the face of the unknowns of transitions: modeling and experimenting with a new engineering of expertise DEVAL Marie-Alix
- 2018 The proof of concept as a tool for developing collective generativity capabilities: modeling, experimentation, and performance conditions JOBIN Caroline