6
Online Sessions
5
Days On-site in China (optional)
15
Spots per cohort
1 Sept
Start Date 2026
In a world defined by turbulence, connectivity, and creative destruction, speed alone is no longer a strategy.
Many organizations have learned to optimize; few have learned to adapt.
Innovation is too often treated as a process or a department, when it is, in truth, a leadership discipline.
It demands the capacity to mobilize people across boundaries, to experiment in the unknown, and to turn learning into renewal.
Collaborative Innovation is an executive program for leaders seeking to transform how their organizations think, lead, and collaborate in making innovation work.
It combines online sessions with an optional immersive study trip to China, culminating in attendance at the exclusive ZeroDX 2026 Forum — hosted by HAIER, the Business Ecosystem Alliance and Gary Hamel's Management Lab.
The program follows a unique and collaborative design that promotes peer-to-peer learning and deep reflection among business professionals.
Experience first-hand how collaborative innovation ecosystems in China can reshape your strategic thinking.
Develop the know-how to lead innovation across cultures and organizations.
Learn to forge partnerships and governance structures that drive innovation at scale.
Apply your newly acquired skills to move your organization toward strategic readiness.
Become a member of an exclusive international community of senior leaders.
Designed for executives and business professionals who are ready to move beyond traditional innovation models and lead with an ecosystem mindset.
Senior Leaders & Executives
Those in management positions who are responsible for driving organizational strategy and performance.
Ecosystem Builders
Leaders looking to position their organizations within fast-growing innovation ecosystems and build the collaborative partnerships needed to compete in rapidly evolving industries.
Business Professionals
Those seeking to move beyond traditional innovation models and harness collaborative, peer-to-peer, cross-cultural learning to spark breakthrough thinking.
At its heart, this program is about peer-to-peer learning: learning from and with fellow senior leaders, and practicing how to foster collaborative innovation in a real and practical way. The China Immersion takes participants to China, visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Qingdao.
This year's immersion culminates in exclusive, invitation-only access to the ZeroDX 2026 Forum in Qingdao — hosted by HAIER, the Business Ecosystem Alliance, and Gary Hamel's Management Lab.
Explore China's rise to innovation leadership and visit Hong Kong institutions shaping the environment for talent and innovation — including HKEX and HKUST.
Visiting organizations such as HAIER, explore how curiosity and openness to customers' journeys can give rise to ecosystem-wide innovation.
Visiting companies such as HAIER and HUAWEI, discover leadership and people practices that empower teams and distribute decision-making to where it is most needed.
Dedicated to ecosystem building — examining partner management practices, smart contracting, and how competing priorities are mediated through effective governance.
Our final day brings delegates to Qingdao for the exclusive ZeroDX 2026 Forum — hosted by HAIER, the Business Ecosystem Alliance and Gary Hamel's Management Lab. Participation is by invitation only. As delegates, you will have privileged access to one of the most forward-thinking gatherings on innovation ecosystems in the world. You leave not just with new perspectives, but with a community of fellow delegates, faculty, and global innovation leaders to continue the journey with.
— PROGRAM OUTLINE 1 CURRICULUM
Identifying innovation trends across horizons; avoiding strategic drift; crafting new questions for open and collaborative inquiry.
Experiencing mindset shifts and challenging leadership perspectives to support your innovation ambition — includes online MindFlex experience.
Welcome dinner Sunday, 13 September. On-site 14–18 September, visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Qingdao. Culminates in exclusive, invitation-only attendance at the ZeroDX 2026 Forum.
How innovation ecosystems form, grow, and evolve, and the role that ecosystem strategies, governance, and partner management play in their success.
Immerse yourself in an interactive workshop focused on Data Mastery in a Day. Led by industry professionals, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills and knowledge applicable to your work.
Begin your event journey by seamlessly registering and picking up your event materials. This is also a perfect opportunity to mingle with fellow attendees, creating connections that will last throughout the event.
Refuel your energy with a delicious lunch while continuing to network. Use this time to discuss the morning sessions, exchange ideas, and build connections that extend beyond the event.
Immerse yourself in an interactive workshop focused on Data Mastery in a Day. Led by industry professionals, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills and knowledge applicable to your work.
The program is jointly delivered by École des Ponts Business School and Ascent Growth Partners,
with contributions from regional innovation leaders and ecosystem builders.
École des Ponts Business School brings a 35-year tradition of leadership education rooted in human-centric innovation and the intellectual legacy of France’s leading engineering and research institutions.
Ascent Growth Partners, an award-winning advisory firm based in Singapore and Johannesburg, specializes in innovation strategy and ecosystem-driven growth across continents.
Local faculty and visiting experts provide in-depth perspectives from the world’s most dynamic innovation hubs.
Together, they bridge theory and practice — so you can bridge vision and execution.
6 weeks hybrid (20 h self-study + 15 h online + 1 week immersion)
Online collaboration sessions + in-person Innovation Sprint
End February/Beginning March 2026 – Southern China (Hong Kong & Shenzhen)
Emerging innovation ecosystems in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
€ 12 500
English
Maximum 25 participants
Paris Executive Campus:
6 Pl. du Colonel Bourgoin,
75012 Paris
info@pontsbschool.com
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