Press release – Blue Ocean Awards, October 30, 2018, Paris. France Under the patronage of Bruno LE MAIRE, Minister of the Economy and Finance, HEC Paris, the AXESSIO Innovation Strategies firm and the General Directorate of Enterprises (DGE) will announce on November 6, 2018, at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (PMF conference center), the list…
Press release – Blue Ocean Awards, October 16, 2018, Paris, France (PDF) Organized jointly by HEC Paris, the AXESSIO Stratégies d'Innovation firm and the General Directorate of Enterprises, the Blue Ocean Awards announce the 19 finalist companies, in competing to win the prizes of its 5th edition, the award ceremony of which will take place at the end of the…
Paris, September 4, 2018 For the fifth consecutive year, the HEC Paris school, the AXESSIO Stratégies d'Innovation firm and the General Directorate of Enterprises of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, are jointly organizing the Blue Ocean Awards, including the awards ceremony will take place at the end of the special day on November 6, 2018 in Paris. THE…
The 18 best innovative concepts in France applying the 'Blue Ocean Strategy' are revealed The 18 finalists of the 4th Blue Ocean Awards Organized by the business school HEC Paris, the consulting firm AXESSIO Innovation Strategies Division and the French Ministry for Economy and Finance, Blue Ocean Awards have selected its finalists for its 4th edition. From almost 400 submissions,…
Spotlight on the 18 finalist companies of the 4th edition of the Blue Ocean Awards The 18 most innovative concepts in France! Paris, November 2, 2017, Organized jointly by the HEC Paris school, the AXESSIO Stratégies d'Innovation firm and the General Management of Business, the Blue Ocean Awards announce the names of the 18 finalist companies, in the running for…
Last jury session took place at the National Council for Digital. 5 progressive companies were sharing the vision and the strategy development of their outstanding projects. VeraCash– prepaid card backed by precious materials Openwood– ecological furniture made in France by local craftsmen Nap&Up– cocoon to take a nap anywhere Predictice– algorithms to optimize legal strategy Epopia – teaching kids to read and write through the game…
Following a ministerial schedule constraint, we are pleased to confirm that the fourth edition of the Blue Ocean Awards will be held all day on Friday, December 15, 2017, at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance. To reserve your places for free now : https://blue-ocean-awards-2017.eventbrite.fr Already nearly 800 participants registered to date, last year we had to close the…
For the third time jury members of the Blue Ocean Awards joined at the French Ministry for the Economy to attend pitch session of 5 finalists. Food and technologies, recycling and zero gravity, five new innovative companies have pitched their extraordinary offers: Monbanquet – catering through local artisans CleanCup – solution for managing disposable cups. Co-recycling – give or take things…
Jury of The Blue Ocean Awards had selected finalists for it’s 4th annual event. From over the 350 submissions received, we picked 20 French companies, which have an extraordinary approach to consumers and non-consumers needs. They are creators of new markets; their main tool is innovation, which are enabled to build a distinctive way for the realization of services or…
Some speak of disruption as the objective of the Blue Ocean Strategy. In their new book W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne show that Blue Ocean Strategy goes beyond the notion of disruption of the Austrian economist Schumpeter who established a link between the creation of a new market and destruction. This destruction originates from a new technology which replaces a historical technology, digital photography…
There are three ways to create a Blue Ocean: Propose a revolutionary solution to a problem facing an industry Redefine a problem facing an industry and solve it Detect and respond to a new problem or a new opportunity We are dealing to two modes of creation, disruptive creation the one to which…
From more than 400 applications received, 20 SMEs and startups selected as finalists will have the chance to show the 2017 jury how their offer creates a new market (in particular by presenting their Blue Ocean Matrix). The juries will begin on Thursday October 5 for 4 breakfast sessions every Thursday in October, at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance. The sessions…
