Anthropologist and cultural explorer Boris Lelong has spent more than 30 years studying how societies build connections, cooperate and navigate change. He now brings this experience to organizations to shed light on cohesion, leadership and collective intelligence.
From the Himalayas to Madagascar, from the Philippines to the Sahara and urban communities in France, Boris Lelong has spent more than thirty years observing how human communities build trust, transmit values and learn to act together.
With a PhD in Anthropology from Université Paris Cité, Boris Lelong combines field experience with scientific research. His recent work examines social networks, rituals, kinship and the mechanisms that enable human groups to build lasting organizations.
Founder of the Altamira project, he has developed intercultural projects bringing together residents, artists, researchers and institutions. These experiences give him a concrete perspective on cooperation, trust, engagement and collective project management.
For Boris Lelong, a company is also a human community, with rituals, symbols, shared rules and informal relationships. Understanding these mechanisms can strengthen cohesion, create meaning at work and unlock genuine collective intelligence.
Understanding people to act better together.
Boris Lelong draws on anthropology and more than thirty years of field experience to illuminate cooperation, cohesion, cultural transformation and the challenges of understanding a changing world.
Turn differences into collective strength.
Comment réussir ensemble malgré des codes et des habitudes différents ? Boris Lelong montre comment la confiance, une vision commune et la complémentarité transforment les différences en force collective.
The anthropological foundations of cooperation.
Pourquoi certains groupes coopèrent-ils mieux que d’autres ? Boris Lelong décrypte les mécanismes anthropologiques qui renforcent la confiance, la cohésion et l’énergie collective.
A different way to think about leadership and collective performance.
Une entreprise est aussi une communauté humaine. Boris Lelong montre comment confiance, reconnaissance et autonomie influencent la cohésion, le leadership et la performance collective.
Gain perspective in a world that is increasingly hard to read.
Comment comprendre un monde de plus en plus complexe ? Boris Lelong décrypte les tensions entre mondialisation et enracinement local pour aider les décideurs à retrouver des repères.
Connecting knowledge, technology and responsibility.
Et si l’être humain faisait pleinement partie de la nature ? Boris Lelong propose une écologie qui relie connaissance, technologie, responsabilité et qualité de vie.
Boris Lelong speaks at the key moments where people, performance and impact matter.
Formats adaptable to your goals and context.
A unique experience serving strong, useful messages.
A participatory format exploring what generates collective energy: trust, rituals, reciprocity, creativity and a group's ability to move into action.
An operational workshop on coordination, trust, project rituals and decision-making methods that help turn a group of individuals into a community of action.