“A thrilling book debunking our certainties”
CHANGE AS THE ONLY CONSTANT
“Innovation” is synonym of “change”. For many, change is hard to deal with. We all tend, more or less, to want to keep things as they are, under control. But today, everything changes all the time. Change has even become the driving force of this whole new dynamic. And it is going to keep accelerating moving forward.
In Taking the Plunge! A Different Take on Innovation, Alain Conrard sheds new light on innovation.
His original take on innovation highlights, among other things, that the only constant today is change itself.
And, as paradoxical as it may seem, change has become the only thing that is permanent.
MAURICE LEVY’S THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK
With the release of Taking the Plunge! A Different Take on Innovation, Alain Conrard’s approach reflects what many public figures also believe. On the heels of Jacques Attali (Writer and President of Positive Planet), Maurice Levy (Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Publicis Groupe) ardent proponent of innovation – he is the creator of VivaTech, tradeshow dedicated to start-ups and technologies – talks innovation with Alain Conrard.
Circling back on one of the main ideas of the book, Maurice Levy explains that, “change is an ongoing phenomenon” that drives the world forward. The charismatic leader of Publicis then establishes how change relates to living out one’s dreams: “Change paves the way to becoming better. We can’t dream of something within a context and situation that are oblivious to change: we always dream of ‘bigger and better.’” Innovation therefore leads to living out one’s dreams. That idea is at the heart of an initiative explained by Maurice Levy in this video: the creation of the Escalator. It’s an incubator set up to reach out to young ambitious talents with great ideas but with no means or connections to make things happen. “Reaching out to underprivileged youth to help make their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs come true is the least we can do,” he adds enthusiastically. Fully agreeing with Alain Conrard, he also underscores the societal aspect of innovation.
Maurice Levy also praises how crystal clear the book is in explaining innovation: “It is an extremely useful book and even greatly needed as it shows innovation moving forward. (…) The book impels us to embrace innovation as an ongoing perpetual momentum, and in that sense, this book is incredible: it invites us to reflect on everything.”
