Château de Montsoreau: birth of a museum, augmented by co-creation

The Château de Montsoreau re-opened in April of 2016, with the installation of the Philippe Méaille collection. The locations is now devoted to contemporary art. To help define the Château’s new identity, “co-creation” assistance was sought. Now that the opening is accomplished, how does the site look? Here’s a glance at already visible signs of

Angers, June 20th, 2017: Semiology and Design Thinking Training

How to collaboratively design innovative and meaningful projects? Innovation is more and more important for public organizations. Co-conception, creativity management and methods hybridization help innovate and renew project management. Design Thinking and Semiology are two methods to develop and augment innovation. Combining them makes innovation an operational process. How to collaboratively design innovative and meaningful

Orlando, April 28th, 2017: Our talk at the American Institute of Architects Convention

“Sense and the City: Active Design and Slowness” How can design profit from semiology and ethnography to aid the emotional value of place? How can it help balance active design principles that encourage physical activity with the shaping of urban oases of calm? In collaboration with the City of New York’s Department of Design and Construction, SemioTiPS

Paris, March 20th, 2017: Training session on UX Research for Design

User Experience Research find its roots in both Social Sciences and Design. It aims at understanding Users or Clients interactions and uses, in order to better address their needs and expectations. This one-day training session offers to discover 3 complementary methods: Ethnographic observation Semiological analysis Qualitative interview. We will show how these 3 approaches can be