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André-Alexis des Forges
Lead trainer for LC's higher-education delivery model, coordinating modules, instructor preparation and assessment continuity across business, IT and technical programmes.
Professional training module
From Tech Buzz to Business Breakthroughs. This intensive course shows you how to turn emerging trends into real-world impact. Learn to scout, assess, and pilot disruptive technologies with clarity and purpose — all within a strategic innovation framework.
Overview
From Tech Buzz to Business Breakthroughs. This intensive course shows you how to turn emerging trends into real-world impact. Learn to scout, assess, and pilot disruptive technologies with clarity and purpose — all within a strategic innovation framework.
Learning outcomes
Monitor and evaluate trends in AI, cloud, IoT, quantum, and beyond
Apply frameworks like TRL, Hype Cycles, and diffusion models to new technologies
Identify high-potential use cases and prioritize strategic investments
Design and manage pilot programs for testing emerging tech
Build innovation ecosystems and partnerships
Translate disruptive trends into competitive digital strategies
Module content
3 Intense Days
7 Hours per Day (Split into two 3.5-hour sessions)
Your journey from trendspotting to innovation strategy execution:
Day 1: Technology Trends & Innovation Mindset
Explore today’s emerging technologies — from AI and blockchain to edge computing and quantum — and learn how to adopt an innovation-driven mindset.
Day 2: Technology Scouting, Validation & Application Mapping
Discover how to evaluate tech signals, run validation pilots, and link emerging tools to business use cases using structured frameworks like TRL and Gartner Hype Cycle.
Day 3: Strategy, Ecosystem & Innovation Execution
Translate innovation into action. Build roadmaps, identify innovation partners, design pilot programs, and integrate disruptive tech into your organization’s strategy.
Innovation isn’t just about ideas — it’s about intelligent technology adoption.
This workshop trains professionals to identify, assess, and implement emerging technologies that create competitive advantage. From trend analysis to roadmap execution, you’ll learn how to bring innovation to life inside any organization.
You’ll leave with practical tools to lead innovation strategy, assess tech maturity, and align technical experiments with business outcomes.
Monitor and evaluate trends in AI, cloud, IoT, quantum, and beyond
Apply frameworks like TRL, Hype Cycles, and diffusion models to new technologies
Identify high-potential use cases and prioritize strategic investments
Design and manage pilot programs for testing emerging tech
Build innovation ecosystems and partnerships
Translate disruptive trends into competitive digital strategies
This course is ideal for innovation managers, digital transformation leads, R&D teams, and tech-savvy business strategists.
The technology S-curve and diffusion of innovation
Deep dive: AI, edge computing, metaverse, quantum, generative design, robotics
Gartner Hype Cycle: hype vs. actual maturity
Innovation archetypes: disruptive, incremental, sustaining
Case studies: how real companies adopted emerging tech
Workshop: Map technologies against your industry
Tools: Gartner Hype Cycle, World Economic Forum Tech Tracker
Focus: Trends • Exploration • Awareness
Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and innovation risk
Signals vs. noise: spotting what matters early
Business model integration: lean canvas + tech evaluation
ROI frameworks for emerging tech
Frameworks: TRL, PESTEL, Lean Innovation Matrix
Workshop: Prioritize 3 technologies using structured scouting
Tools: TRL Grid, Tech Radar Templates, Lean Canvas
Focus: Evaluation • Pilot Planning • Business Alignment
From signal to system: creating an innovation roadmap
Collaborating with startups, labs, and universities
Creating pilot governance and KPI tracking
Building innovation programs in large orgs
Managing risk, ethics, and IP in frontier tech
Workshop: Draft a 6-month innovation roadmap for your domain
Tools: Partner canvases, innovation playbooks, roadmap boards
Focus: Strategy • Execution • Collaboration
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
Track and evaluate key technology trends impacting your industry
Use maturity models and scouting techniques to assess innovation viability
Run pilot programs that align with business value
Build strategic innovation roadmaps and execution frameworks
Work with partners to accelerate adoption and reduce R&D risk
Integrate emerging tech into a broader business or transformation strategy
Innovation managers and heads of R&D
Digital transformation leaders and CTOs
Strategic consultants and product innovators
Technical architects interested in frontier technologies
Corporate intrapreneurs leading new initiatives
Educators and researchers building tech foresight models
Class Reference: INO-010
Form Updated on: 06/17/2025 (Version 1)
Last Modified on: 06/17/2025
Includes global trend tracker databases, TRL assessment templates, innovation roadmap templates, and startup scouting tools. No coding experience required.
INO-010/ Innovation et Emerging Technologies est présenté ici en version synthétique française afin que les équipes pédagogiques puissent évaluer rapidement l'intérêt du module.
Le module s'inscrit dans la famille MBA. Il peut être adapté au calendrier de l'école, au niveau Tous niveaux, au volume horaire 3 jours et aux modalités d'évaluation prévues.
Ce module vise à relier les outils data, IA et automatisation à des usages professionnels concrets.
LC peut ajuster le déroulé, la langue d'enseignement, les supports, les exercices et les critères d'évaluation selon la promotion, le diplôme, le niveau d'autonomie attendu et les contraintes de planning.
Pour une version détaillée du syllabus en français, LC confirme le programme final après cadrage du niveau, des heures, du calendrier et des livrables attendus.
Academic delivery team
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LeadLead trainer & academic programme coordinator
Lead trainer for LC's higher-education delivery model, coordinating modules, instructor preparation and assessment continuity across business, IT and technical programmes.

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