Pascal Le Masson elected to the Académie des technologies
Published on 21 February 2024
Professor Pascal Le Masson is an engineer and then a doctor at the École des Mines de Paris, and is Deputy Director of the Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS – Mines Paris – PSL). His work, conducted in particular with his colleagues at the Théorie et Méthodes de la Conception Innovante (TMCI) chair, focuses on generative processes, design management and transition design.
He is the author of Strategic Management of Innovation and Design (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and Design Theory (Springer, 2017), as well as numerous scientific articles. He is head of the Design Society’s Special Interest Group Design Theory and a member of several scientific councils.
The Académie des technologies is a national public administrative body under the supervision of the Minister for Research and the protection of the President of the French Republic. It has over 300 elected members from a wide range of backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of technologies. It is organised in such a way as to ensure that its work is collegial and relevant: opinions and reports, general guidelines and action programmes are voted on by the plenary assembly.
The Academy’s actions are governed by four key principles: progress, a sense of the general interest, listening and anticipation.