Presentations

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Jun 2023   “How can communities of practice activate and foster systemic resilience in times of crisis?” with Benoit Tezenas and Constance Garnier, KCO Symposium, Toulon (France)

May 2023   “Building communities in rural coworking spaces”, Research seminar “Open labs and Innovation management the Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems” Paris School of Business / Chair newPIC

Feb 2023 SISEC, “Who benefits from collaboration?’ A comparison of coworking managerial approaches in the making of professional communities”, with Costantino Romeo (Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris), Barbara Da Roit (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Maurizio Busacca (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Settimo convegno SISEC (Società Italiana di Sociologia Economica), Brescia (Italy)

Jan 2023 “The emergence of communities through interdependent dynamics of physical, cognitive and virtual contexts: the case of collaborative spaces.” The future of Collaborative Workspaces: a multi-scalar and interdisciplinary approach. European Conference, 23-24 January 2023, Romantso, Athens-Greece

Oct 2022   Creative Industries Conference (with B. Slavich and P. Opazo), ”Hungry minds: generating a state of permanent organizational curiosity”. New York City (NY), Oct 2022

Aug 2022 AOM 2022 – 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (with B. Slavich and P. Opazo), ”Hungry minds: generating a state of permanent organizational curiosity”. Academy of Management (Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division), 5-9 August 2022

Jul 2022 EGOS 2022 – European Group for Organization Studies, “Hungry minds: generating a state of permanent organizational curiosity” (with B. Slavich and P. Opazo) , Vienna (Austria), 7-9 July 2022

Feb 2022 Guest speaker. Seminar newPIC – Regards croisés sur les open labs “From urban coworking to coworking in rural and peripheral areas”, Paris School of Business (online)

Feb 2022  Guest speaker. Seminar newPIC – Regards croisés sur les open labs “From urban coworking to coworking in rural and peripheral areas”, Paris School of Business (online)

Jul 2021 European Group for Organization Studies EGOS 2021 “Striving for organizational creativity through high-order and low-order routine dynamics.”, Amsterdam (online)

Jul 2021 European Group for Organization Studies EGOS 2021 “Making, hacking, coding. FabLabs as intermediary platforms for modes of social manufacturing.”, Amsterdam (online)

Jul 2021 R&D Management Conference “The emergence of communities through interdependent dynamics of physical, cognitive
and virtual contexts: the case of collaborative spaces” (with Valérie Mérindol), (online)

Jun 2021 Regions in Recovery Special Sessions: Co-chair fo the track “SS4. Functions and Impacts of Collaborative Workspaces in Rural and Peripheral Regions and Towns (open session)”

Apr 2021 Coworking Symposium Conference, guest speaker and presenter, “Building communities through coworking spaces in rural areas” (Online)

Dec 2020 5th RGCS (Research Group of Collaborative Spaces) symposium, Round table participation with the title “Approaching new working practices from a postgrowth perspective in the Covid-19 context”, Univ. Milano (Online)

Dec 2020 5th RGCS (Research Group of Collaborative Spaces) symposium, “Spatial processes of translation: how coworking diffused from urban to rural environments”, Univ. Milano (Online)

Aug 2020 Academy of Management Annual conference AOM 2020 (with B. Slavich and P.Opazo), ”Assessing internal creativity: How creative organizations develop systematic ways to recognize novel ideas” (Online) Nominee Best Paper Award. Academy of Management (Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division)

Jun 2020 European Group for Organization Studies EGOS 2020 (with B. Slavich and P.Opazo) “Assessing internal creativity: How creative organizations develop systematic ways to recognize novel ideas”, Hamburg (online)

Dec 2020 Presentation & round table participation with the title „Approaching new working practices from a postgrowth perspective in the Covid-19 context” at the 5th annual RGCS (Research Group of Collaborative Spaces) (Milan-online)

May 2020 COST Project (H2020) (webinar speaker) “Rural coworking in times of Covid-19”

Feb 2020 Research seminar « Le management des industries creatives », organized by Revue Française de Gestion & HEC / Ecole Polytechnique (Paris)

Dec 2019 Guest lecture: “Deconstructing creativity: The evolutive process of organizational creativity and the diffusion of a new movement. The case of Chef Ferran Adrià and elBulli restaurant.”, University of Barcelona (Spain)

Jun 2019. Round table participant: ” Nouveaux métiers, nouveaux environnements de travail “. Journée Innovation 2019 – Innovation & Services, Pôle Léonard de Vinci, Paris-La Défense

June 2019. Mérindol, V.; Aubouin, N.; Capdevila, I., “Open Labs As A New Organizational Design: Investigating A New Model For Knowledge Governance Modes”, R&D Management Conference 2019, Paris, France

Mar 2019: Capdevila, I. “Translating the Practice of Coworking from Urban to Rural Areas. The Case of Cowocat Rural, the Catalan Association of Rural Coworking Spaces”, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) (Erkner, Germany)

Jan 2019: “Coworking Rural: the experience of the Cowocat Rural network in Catalonia”. 3rd International Symposium RGCS 2019 “Creativity and (Co-)Creation in Changing Cities”, Barcelona (Spain). Track “Transforming organizations and territories” convenor.

Oct 2018. “Knowledge codification of the creative process in the evolution of organizational creativity. The case of Chef Ferran Adrià and elBulli restaurant.” (co-author: M.Pilar Opazo), 7th European Colloquium on Culture, Creativity and Economy CCE 2018, Stockholm

Oct 2018: Comité scientifique AIMS Groupe thématique Innovation “Communautés, écosystèmes et innovation” Montréal, QC, Canada

Jul 2018: “Knowledge codification of the creative process in the evolution of organizational creativity. The case of Chef Ferran Adrià and elBulli restaurant.” (co-author: M.Pilar Opazo), EGOS 2018, Tallinn

Jul 2018: “Spaces for creativity and innovation: a new model for knowledge governance modes” (authors: Mérindol V., Aubouin N., Capdevila I.” (presented by: V. Mérindol), EGOS 2018, Tallinn

Jun 2018: “New forms of work and organizational modalities”: track convenor (with S. Boutillier) at RNI CONGRESS – innovation Forum VIII “New organizational modes for innovation processes” (Nimes, France)

Jan 2018  “The local and global knowledge dynamics through communities. The case of communities of makers and social entrepreneurs in Barcelona”. 4th Geography of Innovation conference GEOINNO2018 (Barcelona, Spain) (track co-organizer)

Nov 2017 “The local and global knowledge dynamics through communities. The case of communities of makers and social entrepreneurs in Barcelona”. 3ème séminaire de l’observatoire des communautés de connaissance- BETA- Univ. Strasbourg (France)

Sep 2017 “The local and global knowledge dynamics through communities. The case of communities of makers and social entrepreneurs in Barcelona”. Séminaire Innovations GTI. AIMS (Palaiseau, France)

May 2017 “Coworking Spaces: A multi-level view of localized dynamics of innovation. The case of Barcelona”. Seminar on “Collaborative finance for collaborative spaces” (Barcelona, Spain)

May 2017 “Coworking Spaces: A multi-level view of localized dynamics of innovation. The case of Barcelona”. Colloque de recherche Mosaic (Lille, France)

Mar 2017 “Different collaboration approaches among entrepreneurs in coworking spaces in Barcelona”. Entrepreneurship Future Conference (Paris, France)

Mar 2017 “Introduire et développer une culture entrepreneuriale dans les universités : le rôle des open labs”. (co-author: V. Mérindol). 2nd Abbé Grégoire Innovation Day. CNAM (Paris, France)

Fev 2017 « Co-workers, Makers et Fabbers: Dynamiques d’innovations internes, locales et globales dans des communautés localisées à Barcelone ». 12th Business & Society Research Seminar. ESCP Europe (Paris, France)

Fev 2017 « Introduire une culture entrepreneuriale dans les universités : le rôle des open labs ». (co-author: V. Mérindol). Séminaire permanent Stratégies d’Innovation en Réseau et Dynamiques Entrepreneuriales Académiques SI(R)DE(A). Dunkerque (France)

Dec 2016 “Collaborative logics in the localized spaces of the sharing economy” (co-author: N. Aubouin). RGCS International Symposium (Paris, France)

Dec 2016 “The development of creative capabilities in established firms with work and workplace transformation in open innovation context” (co-authors: V. Mérindol and D.W.Versailles; presented by V. Mérindol). RGCS International Symposium (Paris, France)

Nov 2016 “Bottom-up initiatives towards a sustainable and smart city. Scaling solutions through local and global communities. The case of Barcelona”. 2ème Séminaire de l’Observatoire des communautés de connaissance / Communautés et Innovation (Strasbourg, France)

Oct 2016 “Makers dans l’université. Une vision international”. Conférence Focus Livre blanc Open Labs. PSB Paris School of Business (Chair newPIC / ANRT)

September 2016, “Open Creative Labs” track convenor (with Suntje Schmidt) and presenter, RBG-ICG Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference (London, UK)

September 2016 “Creative capabilities of established firms in open innovation context”, with Valérie Mérindol and David Versailles, 17th International CINet Conference (Turin, Italy)

July 2016 “Collaborative logics in the localizedspaces of the sharing economy” with Nicolas Aubouin, EGOS annual conference (Naples, Italy)

July 2016 “What are the creative capabilities of the firm in the context of open innovation?” with Valérie Mérindol and David Versailles, EGOS annual conference (Naples, Italy)

July 2016 “Science – society relationships: an investigation toward the various types of organizational intermediaries” with Valérie Mérindol and Emilie Pauline Gallie, R&D Management Conference (Cambridge, UK)

January 2016  “A multi-level view of localized dynamics of innovation. Co-working spaces as micro clusters”. 3rd Geography of Innovation Conference (Toulouse, France)

January 2016      “Coworking Spaces: A multi-level view of localized dynamics of innovation.? The case of Barcelona.” Seminar “Pathways to inclusive entrepreneurship and growth” , organized by the University of St Andrews and the Scottish Government (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)

November 2015         “Co-workers, Makers et Fabbers: Dynamiques d’innovations internes, locales et globales dans des communautés localisées à Barcelone”  Research Group on Collaborative Spaces, Université Paris Dauphine, (Paris, France)

November 2015         “The local and global knowledge dynamics through communities. The case of the coworking and fabbing movements in Barcelona” 1er Séminaire de l’Observatoire des Communautés de Connaissance (Strasbourg, France)

October 2015         “From molecular to techno-emotional episteme: how Ferran Adrià at elBulli redesigned haute-cuisine through local ingredients and global recipes” Fourth European Colloquium on Culture, Creativity and Economy (Florence, Italy)

September 2015         “Setting the playground. Collective creativity in coworking spaces in Barcelona” 6ième Rencontre du Groupe de Recherche Thématique « Innovation » de l’AIMS (Strasbourg, France)

June 2015         “Global and local dynamics of knowledge communities and the innovative capacity of cities”. Symposium “L’apport des communautés de pratiques et des réseaux de pratiques dans les organisations et dans les villes intelligentes” (Toulon, France)

June 2015         « Les ancrages locaux et les dynamiques globales des communautés innovantes ». XXIVème conférence de l’AIMS – AIMS annual conference (Paris, France)

June 2015         “Coworking spaces and the localized dynamics of innovation. The case of Barcelona”. XXIVème conférence de l’AIMS – AIMS annual conference (Paris, France)

June 2015         « Les différentes approches entrepreneuriales dans les espaces ouverts d’innovation ». XXIVème conférence de l’AIMS – AIMS annual conference (Paris, France)

May 2015          “Finding creativity a home: Setting the playground and playing in coworking spaces” (with Yue Zhao). 10th Organization Studies Workshop (Chania, Crete, Greece)

May 2015          “Knowing communities and the innovative capacity of cities”. 8èmes Journées de la Proximité. (Tours, France)

May 2015          “Different inter-organizational collaboration approaches in coworking spaces in Barcelona”. 8èmes Journées de la Proximité. (Tours, France)

April 2015         “A creative process bridging local and global knowledge: the case of “ElBulli””. (with Patrick Cohendet and Laurent Simon). Association of American Geographers (AAG Annual Meeting) – (Chicago, IL, USA)

November 2014 “A multi-level view of localized dynamics of innovation. Coworking spaces as microclusters”.  Annual colloquium of ARIMHE (Association pour la Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur le Management des Entreprises) about « Territoire(s), Management et Entrepreneuriat » (Avignon, France). Proceedings can be downloaded at: http://www.arimhe.com/uploaded/actes-colloque-arimhe-2014.pdf

November 2014 “How can city labs enhance the citizens’ motivation in different types of innovation activities?”. City Labs Workshop – SocInfo 2014 (Barcelona, Spain)

October 2014 “Coworking spaces and the localized dynamics
of innovation in Barcelona”. ISPIM Americas Innovation Forum (Montreal, Canada)

August 2014 “Different inter-organizational collaboration approaches in coworking spaces in Barcelona”.  Research seminar, Mosaic – HEC Montréal (Montreal, Canada)

July 2014 “Knowledge dynamics of co-localized entrepreneurs: coworking spaces as microclusters”. 30th EGOS Colloquium, European Group for Organizational Studies (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

June 2014 “Collaborative and competitive knowledge dynamics between co-located firms: coworking spaces as microclusters”, EURAM- European Academy of Management (University of Valencia, Spain)

June 2014 “Knowing communities and the localized knowledge-creation dynamics”, EURAM- European Academy of Management (University of Valencia, Spain)

May 2014 “Knowledge dynamics in localized communities: coworking spaces as microclusters”. XXIIIème conférence annuelle de l’AIMS – Association Internationale de Management Stratégique. (Rennes, France)

May 2014 “Les ancrages locaux et les dynamiques globales des communautés de connaissance”. 4th annual conference. Atlas-AFMI Association Francophone de Management International. (Aix- en-Provence/Marseille, France)

July 2013 “A typology of localized spaces of collaborative innovation”. 29th EGOS Colloquium , European Group for Organizational Studies (Montreal, QC, Canada)

June 2013 “Integrating individual creativity in communities of knowledge”. Cognitio, Creative Minds: Cognitive Sources of Art and Discovery (UQÀM, Montreal, QC, Canada)

June 2013 “Typologies of localized spaces of collaboration”. Co-create (Aalto University, Finland)

June 2013 “Typologies of localized spaces of collaboration”. PIN-C (Lahti, Finland)

May 2013 “Créativité et innovation dans les différents types d’espaces physiques de collaboration” . 81ème Congrès de l’Acfas – Association Francophone pour le Savoir (Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada)

May 2012 “Proximities, creativities and cities” (article co-author). 7èmes Journées de la Proximité (HEC Montréal)
May 2012 “Linking the creative milieu and the creative economy: the process of the creative product development” ). 7èmes Journées de la Proximité (HEC Montréal)

March 2012 “L’entreprise multinationale à la croisée de la mondialisation et du management interculturel : comment relever le défi posé par la distance linguistique”. 6èmes journées d’études du groupe GEM (ESSEC, France)

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

September 2016, co-organizer, 1st seminar Research Group on Collaborative Spaces, Barcelona Chapter (Barcelona, Spain)

Nov 2015 Convenor of workshop “Innovation labs, which roles play the places” (“Labs d’Innovation, quels rôles jouent les lieux ?”). “Innovation labs symposium” IEA. Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Paris La Défense

Nov 2014 “Different inter-organizational collaboration approaches in coworking spaces in Barcelona” Research Seminar, ESG Management School, Paris

Nov 2014 Presentation “Les Open Labs en France : De nouveaux modèles d’innovation ?” ANRT, Paris

Oct 2014 Séminaire: Conception et création collective, Mosaic-HEC Montréal (Montreal, QC, Canada)

Aug 2013 Round table. Promising 2013 Seminar, Université Pierre Mendès (Grenoble, France)

July 2013 PhD Colloquium. 29th EGOS Colloquium, European Group for Organizational Studies (Montreal, QC, Canada)

July 2013 PhD Colloquium. 3Rd annual conference. Atlas-AFMI Association Francophone de Management International. (Montréal, QC, Canada)

Jun 2013 « Typologies of localized spaces of collaborative innovation ». Doctoral seminar, HEC Montréal

Jan 2013 « Conceptualisation d’un Hub de Créativité au Planétarium Dow: Créativité collective en action au sein du Quartier de l’Innovation de Montréal » (McGill University, Montreal, QC)

Nov 2012 « Creative teams and management of innovation in organizations ». Course in General Management (Certificats), HEC Montreal

Sept 2012 « Conceptualisation d’un Hub de Créativité au Planétarium Dow à partir de l’expérience de l’École d’été en management de la création 2012 » (5@8 MosaiC, HEC Montréal)

Aug 2012 « The Montreal Creativity Hub project ». Research seminar « Génération d’idées, créativité et innovation » (MosaiC, HEC Montreal)

March 2012 « The innovation district 22@Barcelona » (ÉTS, Montreal)

Sept 2011 « 22@Barcelona: leçons pour le Quartier de l’Innovation de Montréal » (5@8 MosaiC, HEC Montréal)