In a world obsessed with speed, time has become a resource we believe we can control, optimize and make profitable. Yet this utilitarian view rests on an illusion: time cannot be managed, only understood. And it is precisely this misunderstanding that generates much of the tension in organizations today. Accelerating cycles, short-term pressure, confusion between what is urgent and what is important: companies operate with an increasingly unbalanced relationship to time. This imbalance weakens decision-making, undermines the quality of strategic thinking and makes it hard to plan for the long term. Time then becomes a source of disorientation rather than a lever for performance.
Bringing in an expert on time means introducing a radical shift in perspective. At the crossroads of science and philosophy, such an expert helps deconstruct our representations and question our relationship to speed, anticipation and uncertainty. It is no longer about going faster, but about thinking more clearly. These talks give executives a valuable framework for regaining control of their trade-offs. By rehabilitating the long term, clarifying the different timescales at work in organizations and distinguishing what is urgent from what is strategic, they restore meaning to action and strengthen the quality of decisions.
- Break free from the illusion of speed as a universal solution
- Improve the quality of strategic decision-making
- Reconcile the operational short term with a long-term vision
- Rethink the relationship to urgency and performance