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Sylvain Bureau is a Professor in the Entrepreneurship department at ESCP Business School in Paris. He co-founded the Art Thinking Collective and the Jean-Baptiste Say Institute at ESCP, establishing himself as a thought leader in interdisciplinary business education.
His research focuses on:
- Creative practices across science, art and business domains
- Art Thinking methodology development
- Innovation in entrepreneurship education
- Interdisciplinary approaches to business challenges
Bureau developed the Art Thinking method taught through the Improbable seminar across multiple institutions including ESCP, École Polytechnique, CentraleSupélec, Stanford, and HEC Montréal, in collaboration with cultural institutions like Centre Pompidou and the Louvre Museum.
His scholarly work has received extensive media coverage in Financial Times, Forbes Japan, France Culture, Harvard Business Review France, and other prominent outlets. He co-authored the book 'Free Your Pitch' (Pearson).
Recognition and awards:
- Recipient of École Polytechnique's best thesis award (2007)
- Improbable seminar ranked among top 10 global pedagogical innovations (2021)
Bureau holds a PhD from École Polytechnique and graduated from École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in economics. He completed teaching development programs at Harvard Business School (2009, 2020) and the International Teacher Program (2017-2018), and has been a visiting scholar at Duke University, UC Berkeley, and City University of New York.
