InnovAI: Artificial Intelligence and visionary concepts
InnovAI is a research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR). It explores how generative artificial intelligence can support human creativity and the development of visionary concepts—shared representations of the future that structure collective exploration.
The Projet
At the intersection of management, the psychology of creativity and design theory, InnovAI investigates how AI can be used not only to generate ideas, but also to simulate futures, coordinate innovation, and support collective decision-making about long-term trajectories.
The project combines large-scale surveys, laboratory experiments, and field studies conducted with academic partners (CGS Mines ParisTech, Uni Université Paris Cité) and industrial partners (CEA Y.SPOT, Dassault Systèmes, and Schneider Electric). The project is led by Thomas Gillier, Grenoble Ecole de Management.
- Project start: 01/01/2026
- Project end: 01/01/2029
Scientifique Team
- Scientific Director: Thomas Gillier, Associate Professor, GEM Alpine School
Academic partners and principal associate researchers:
- Fiona Schweitzer – GEM Alpine School
- Pascal Le Masson – CGS Mines ParisTech
- Antoine Bordas – CGS Mines ParisTech
- Benoit Weil – CGS Mines ParisTech
- Todd Lubart – Université Paris Cité
- Florent Vinchon – Postdoctoral researcher, Université Paris Cité
Industrial partners:
- Philippe Caillol, CEA Y.SPOT
- Eloi Baudoux, Dassault Systèmes
- Hervé Dujardin, Schneider Electric
Funding
