Corporate philosopher · Mathematician
Luc de Brabandere
Be logical. Be creative. Be critical.
Specialised in cognitive science and Fellow at the BCG Henderson Institute, Luc de Brabandere helps leaders think about their strategy. He co-founded the communication agency Cartoonbase, where artists and consultants work together. He teaches at several universities and has published some twenty books.
What Luc de Brabandere brings
Learning how to think, not what to think
Creativity cannot be artificial. Not being programmed is both our privilege and our responsibility!
— Luc de Brabandere
Talks
A keynote for a conference, a corporate event or a general audience, in French, English or Dutch.
- Thinking in a digital world
- Creativity
- Artificial intelligence and philosophy
Leadership seminars
A working session with a leadership team on strategy, creativity or critical thinking.
- Strategy and foresight
- Critical thinking
- Changing perspective
Schools and teachers
Teaching children and teenagers to reason: logic, critical thinking and discernment.
- Logic at school
- Teacher training days
- School leadership teams
Agenda
Next public talk
Talk
Wednesday · 8 pm
Être créatif dans un monde numérique (in French)
Autrement, rue d’Hérinnes 14, Enghien · Admission €6
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Books & projects
What he is working on
Le Métro des philosophes
Co-written with Anne Mikolajczak, published by Éditions 41 (EPFL Press): an original metro map with lines of thought and stations named after the great philosophers.
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Calculer sans électricité
Published by Éditions du Musée L: the catalogue of the collection of non-electric calculating machines that Luc de Brabandere donated to the museum.
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The Art of Thinking in a Digital World
The new edition of his university course, published in November 2024. Teaching material is being developed and an online course is planned.
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How We Think
In a world where skills change faster than ever, a return to the fundamentals: learning how to think rather than what to think.
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Teaching children to reason
The concepts of The Art of Thinking in a Digital World, this time for teenagers and their teachers.
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The Art of the ZigZag
“Think like a cartoonist”: the concepts of The Art of Thinking in a Digital World made useful for businesses.
In the press
L’humour, une intelligence qui ne peut être artificielle (in French)
La Libre · 19 September 2026
From “petit fien” puns to the most absurd reasoning, jokes play with our logic and expectations…
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Absolutely. Talk, leadership seminar, school or media: Luc de Brabandere speaks in French, English and Dutch on creativity, critical thinking, artificial intelligence and philosophy, logic, strategy and foresight. He also works with schools – pupils, teaching teams and school leaders.
Découvrez les thèmes et les formats sur la page Book Luc, puis envoyez-nous votre demande : nous vous ferons une offre adaptée. Ses conférences filmées sont à voir sur la page Talkspage.
How can I get Luc de Brabandere’s books?
La plupart des livres sont disponibles en librairie et sur les plateformes de vente de livres en ligne. Pour des commandes en grandes quantités, nous pouvons vous mettre en relation avec l’éditeur. Toute sa bibliographie est sur la page Bibliographiepage.
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