Michel Saloff Coste
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Michel Saloff Coste (born June 28, 1955) is a professor at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, in the Executive Development department, and co-founder of the 'Club of Budapest France' - an international non-profit organisation dedicated to leading citizens into discussing complex global issues. [1]
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[edit] Work experience
After completing his formal education, he worked as a consultant in communication, strategy and management, and eventually became involved in more fundamental research on these topics. In 1991, he joined Bossard Consultants, a leading European consulting firm, as head of R&D within 'Bossard Institute'.
In 1993 he created his own research and consultancy firm MSC et Associates (Management, Strategy, and Communication) specialized in global governance, Information Society and sustainable development. He has been its President since its foundation. [1]
From 1995 to 1997 he directed a permanent multidisciplinary workshop at the Ministry of Research in France, on the topic of societal change. He is a co-founder of New Cap Invest, a venture capital company dedicated to promoting highly innovative companies.
[edit] Research focus and contributions
Michel Saloff-Coste's research focuses on the paradigm shift within the Information society that he himself defines as a 'Creation-Communication society'. He elaborated a structural grid that defines the evolution of civilization in four waves – namely 'hunting & gathering', 'agriculture & breeding,' 'industry & commerce,' and 'creation & communication'. Then he analysed the interaction between different representation fields (which he calls 'reality fields'). He developed further his framework with Carine Dartiguepeyrou and together they articulated ten long-term visions of the future called 'horizons'; their collaborative work was published in a co-authored book Les horizons du futur.
[edit] Published works
- Vêpres Laquées (Baudouin, 1979)
- Paris la nuit (Balland, 1982)
- Les Horizons du Futur (Guy Trédaniel, 2001)
- Le management systémique de la complexité (Aditech Ministère de la Recherche, 1990)
- Le management du troisième millénaire (Guy Trédaniel, 1991, 1999 and 2005)
- Trouver son génie (Guy Trédaniel, 2005)
