Master the combination of scientific skills from AgroParisTech and managerial skills from NEOMA Business School
Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate
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Innovating to meet the challenges of transition
How can you integrate environmental, digital and organisational transitions into your strategy and professional practices?
Developed by NEOMA Business School and AgroParisTech, the Executive Certificate in Innovation & Transitions helps you gain a deeper understanding of these changes, identify new opportunities for innovation and adapt your management practices.
Combining scientific expertise with management skills, this programme enables you to take a broader perspective on today's challenges, anticipate their impact on your activities and contribute to transformation projects within your organisation.
The Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate at NEOMA is designed for professionals seeking expertise aligned with MSc entrepreneurship and innovation. This programme focuses on leading innovation, managing organisational transitions, and driving change in complex environments. You will learn how to develop new business models, support transformation, and create value through innovation. By combining strategic thinking and practical approaches, this certificate prepares you to lead innovation initiatives in evolving industries.
5 reasons to join the programme
Join a flexible curriculum, adapted to professional life
Apply solid knowledge directly in the field
Adapt with confidence to a complex world
Join a powerful network of + over 80,000 Alumni
Programme leadership
Stephane Lhuillery
Stephane Lhuillery is a professor at NEOMA Business School. His research focuses on the determinants of innovation, and more specifically on open and green innovation. He is also regularly involved in evaluating innovation policies for national and international bodies.
His articles have been published in journals such as Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Cleaner Production and Health economics. He is a member of the scientific committee of the open access journal M@n@gement.
NEOMA x AgroParisTech
The partnership between NEOMA Business School and AgroParisTech stems from a shared desire to design a training programme aimed at professionals, exploring innovation as a powerful lever for meeting the challenges inherent to transitions while examining how to harness them in business.
AgroParisTech is a French grande école under the supervision of the French Ministry of Agriculture & Food Sovereignty. The school is a founding member and component institution of the Université Paris-Saclay, as well as a member of the ParisTech network and Agreenium. AgroParisTech offers a wide range of courses, including continuing education for young managers and experienced professionals. All courses are characterised by their multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature, combined with a scientific and technical dimension. Research is one of the main missions of AgroParisTech, which conducts fundamental and applied research projects with public and private partners. AgroParisTech is co-supervisor of 21 joint research units (UMR) with INRAE, CIRAD and CNRS, among others.
NEOMA Business School is Qualiopi certified for the following categories of actions:
- Training activities
- Apprenticeship training
- Actions enabling the validation of acquired experience (VAE)
It refers to the ability to create new value by developing innovative ideas, business models, and solutions while adapting to rapid economic, technological, and societal changes.
They rely on structured innovation strategies, agile methods, and change management practices to navigate uncertainty and implement sustainable transformations.
Key skills include strategic thinking, creativity, change management, and the ability to design and implement innovative solutions in complex environments.
The Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate at NEOMA is aligned with MSc entrepreneurship and innovation and focuses on driving change in complex environments. This programme explores how organisations innovate, adapt, and transform in response to economic, technological, and societal shifts. Participants learn to design new business models, manage transitions, and lead innovation initiatives. By combining strategic thinking with practical tools, this certificate prepares professionals to create value and lead transformation in dynamic and evolving industries.
The Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate is aimed at all managers who wish to develop their skills and integrate the challenges of transitions into their technical and managerial roles. It is perfectly suited to managers in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
It is also aimed at managers in transition who are seeking to develop their knowledge of innovation in transition. This 5-week course combines in-person and distance learning sessions. Our diversified approach combines synchronous and asynchronous sessions, as well as individual and group work.
Note: It is not necessary to have any particular background knowledge of the ecological and digital transitions to participate in this course.
Navigating the transition: climate, biodiversity and resources
Understand the challenges of transition, from climate adaptation and mitigation to biodiversity and energy resources. Explore the consequences of these changes for economic sectors and regions.
Companies in the current of transition
Analyse the economic and regulatory environment for businesses faced with the challenges of transition. Explore the economic implications of the environment and delve into the normative and regulatory landscape of transition.
Business strategies for successful transition
Study to transition by defining effective strategies. Explore the business ecosystem and technological choices for seamless integration of transition elements.
On the client side: eco-friendly products and sustainable behaviour
Explore the impact of the transition on products through eco-design, green technologies and biomimicry. Dive into the sociology of consumer behaviour, sustainable marketing and the central role of the customer in the transition.
Managing the transition collectively
Learn how to support the transition at management level and mobilise your teams. The week concludes with written and oral assessments, summarising the knowledge acquired throughout the programme.
Please note: : The Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate is a skills block included in the General Management Programme (GMP). The GMP is a 10-month course (three days a month) made up of five skill blocks focused on positive leadership, innovation culture and managerial best practices. By joining the GMP, you can complete your Innovation & Transitions Certificate to obtain the RNCP Level 6 qualification “Business Unit Management and Development Manager”.
Evaluation methods
Participants are assessed in the following ways:
- Written assessment: Participants will take a 30-minute written assessment, answering a multiple-choice test and questions relating to mini-case studies.
- Oral assessment: Participants will keep a logbook throughout the module and give a 10-minute presentation to the group on how they plan to integrate transition issues into their professional role.
How to apply?
For more information on how to apply to the Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate, please contact our recruitment team.
If you are working, changing careers or looking for work, you may finance all or part of the Executive Innovation & Transitions Certificate (already registered in the RNCP Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles) using your Compte personnel de formation (CPF). Your CPF may be supplemented by your employer and/or Pôle Emploi if you are unemployed.
For more information, moncompteformation.gouv.fr/espace-prive.
The selection process is performed throughout the year. There is about a two-week interval between the applicant’s first step in the application process and the response from the selection jury. Note: we ask you to prepare your application by sending your CV beforehand to Ivana TEIXEIRA via ivana.teixeira@neoma-bs.fr.
A learning approach designed for professionals
NEOMA Business School’s Executive Education programmes are built around a learning model designed to accommodate the schedules and commitments of working professionals.
Depending on the programme, teaching is delivered on campus, online or through a blended format. Learning activities combine opportunities for interaction with faculty members, guest lecturers and fellow participants, live virtual classes*, and self-paced learning activities completed between sessions**. These activities form an integral part of the programme and support the progressive development of skills and competencies.
Participants also have access to a dedicated online learning platform. This brings together course materials, learning resources and preparatory readings, programme schedules, practical information, assignment submissions and access to virtual classes. Depending on the programme, the platform may be Exceed or another online learning environment.
*Synchronous virtual class: Participants attend a live online session with the lecturer.
**Asynchronous learning activity: Participants complete learning activities at their own pace, within the specified timeframe.
The teaching teams select the most appropriate methods to meet the objectives of each programme. Learning activities may include:
- Case studies
- Individual or collaborative projects
- Fieldwork
- Interactive digital resources
- E-learning modules developed by NEOMA Business School, as well as internationally recognised academic resources
To encourage discussion, practical exercises and the sharing of experiences during sessions, some courses also invite participants to review learning materials in advance.
This approach provides the flexibility needed to develop new skills while balancing studies with professional and personal commitments.
To participate effectively in online learning activities and virtual classes, participants must have access to a computer or tablet equipped with a microphone and camera, as well as a stable internet connection.
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Our dedicated point of contact for personalised advice and support.
Practical information
Programme format:
2 days on-site – 6 synchronous online sessions of 2.5 hours each
Tuition & fees:
€2,500 net of tax – Eligible for the Compte personnel de formation (CPF)
Location:
Online & Paris
Language of instruction:
French
Next intake date:
March
Entry requirements:
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Open to candidates with a Level 5 qualification (Bac+2) or at least five years of professional experience.
- An exemption may be granted following a thorough review of the application.
Degree awarded:
Certificate eligible for the CPF: Validation of skills block 1/RNCP level 6 title/ RNCP sheet No. 37655 / Business unit management and development manager
Registration date: 31/05/2023 - NEOMA
