IRDESS

IRDESS, the Institut de Recherche et Développement en Économies et Sciences Sociales, is a Besançon-based institute focused on developing the human factor in personal and professional settings. Its work seeks to help organisations reconcile economic and social concerns while treating human energy as a resource to sustain and promote, rather than exhaust. Founded and managed by André Lombardet, a consultant and researcher, IRDESS draws on experience in management, research, leadership, training and advice. Its founder also supports organisations in the social economy, including services for welcoming, assisting and caring for people, and provides methodological support for management projects.

IRDESS offers guidance across three connected areas: training and consulting, managerial methods, and practical reflection resources. Rather than a fixed catalogue or set of recipes, its programmes provide reference points and techniques for addressing sensitive and essential issues. The institute’s reflection-action booklets explore self-awareness, communication, group dynamics, project leadership, management and collaborative thinking.