{"id":1526,"date":"2024-03-12T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpinstitute.dev.onpressidium.com\/news\/benedicte-gallon\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:08:50","slug":"benedicte-gallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/news\/benedicte-gallon\/","title":{"rendered":"[COMMUNAUT\u00c9] B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale adjointe\u00a0: Le Learning Planet Institute : confiance, exploration et libert\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00ab<\/strong> I wish you endless dreams and the furious desire to make some of them come true.<\/em> \u00bb. This phrase by Jacques Brel is the driving force behind B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon, Deputy Managing Director of the Learning Planet Institute, where she has been working for over seven years. After a trip around the world, a humanitarian commitment, and experience in auditing and consulting, she had, in her own words, never seen an organization with such a high level of commitment. \u00ab<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>such trust in others<\/em> \u00bb<\/strong>. Meet us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With a smile on her lips and a mischievous look in her eye, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon<\/a> has a warm energy and dynamism that she passes on in the corridors of the Learning Planet Institute<\/a>, teams and students. In her office at the heart of the 5,300m\u00b2 Paris campus she oversaw, she talks about her career and her affection for an organization that is unique in her eyes. \u00abI didn't come to the Learning Planet Institute completely by chance. In fact, I don't think anyone did: students, staff, or teachers!\u00bb <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After business and engineering school, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon started out in industry, before setting off on a round-the-world trip with her husband. This trip was not only an opportunity for hiking, mountaineering and diving, but also for a humanitarian commitment with the\u2019NGO Cameleon<\/a> in the Philippines. \u00ab <\/em>After this world tour, we had received a lot and we wanted to give something back.\u00bb <\/em><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple decided to return to the Philippines for two years to support and structure Cameleon, which accompanies abused young girls and offers community programs. Their eldest daughter is born in the Philippines, and they return to France. B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon then worked for KPMG, in the specialized NGO section. As parents, she and her husband also run a parents' cr\u00e8che. \u00ab<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em> Educational issues were already very prominent \u00bb<\/em><\/em> <\/em>she said, smiling. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In parallel, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon works with the Telethon and the Scouts et Guides de France. At the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation. She sets up social sponsorship and works on two major projects: one on hearing, and the other with the Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires, the CRI (former name of the Learning Planet Institute). \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em> As time went by, I became detached from the projects, the relationship with Fran\u00e7ois Taddei<\/a> and I returned to the Learning Planet Institute when a position opened up for me. \u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hasn't left him since. And for good reason: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don't think I've ever seen an organization with such confidence in each other. There's a real respect for others. I listen to you because you have something to contribute, whether you're a student, researcher, teacher, manager or employee. There's a rare kindness and respect here. When new people arrive, we are first and foremost welcoming, never suspicious.
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<\/em>For B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon, the Learning Planet Institute's culture is ultimately one of listening to the collective. \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> It's quite incredible, and I believe that the values conveyed by Fran\u00e7ois Taddei and Ariel Lindner<\/a> at the very beginning are still there. The role of the student, for example, is particularly central.\u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon, listening to young people and their projects should be extended beyond the walls of the Learning Planet Institute. \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> Here, students set up their own projects (project-based learning), learn to collaborate and tackle issues from a variety of angles. They develop critical thinking skills. We pamper them and truly embody this closeness to them.\u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon is well placed to speak, as she is often present at project presentations and student parties. \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> <\/em>Students and Learning Planet Institute teams are very close, whether through internships, apprenticeships, the clubs students create, or Learning Planet Institute's flagship activities such as the\u2019IKIGAI<\/a> or the MakerLab<\/a>. \u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em> <\/em>In fact, when asked about the typical profile of Learning Planet Institute students, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon finds it hard to answer, such is the diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone comes away with their own uniqueness, enriched by the uniqueness of others. Here, we recruit you as you are, in all your authenticity and wholeness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Anchored in research, which has also been an integral part of the Learning Planet Institute's culture from the outset, students and teams are encouraged to explore, test projects and prototype. \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> <\/em><\/em>The YES culture at Learning Planet Institute is no joke. It's a culture of freedom. There are no limits, we allow ourselves to explore the unknown, it's encouraged and it lasts. The ability to say to ourselves that we're constantly breaking new ground, that we're not going where no one else is, is uncomfortable but makes us a moving organization and a crossroads for interesting encounters. Sometimes it's scary, but that's how we set up projects, how we create, with people on the inside, but also on the outside. \u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon said, she didn't come to the Learning Planet Institute completely by chance, and she thinks that's true of everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We come here because we believe in the project, because we share the same values. We come because the mission of creating a learning society is, for some, a real quest. We come because we choose each other and we choose a community. These are things we're very sensitive to when recruiting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Learning Planet Institute is an organic organization. This culture of welcoming others, of exploration, of interdisciplinarity is reflected in the walls of the campus in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. \u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> <\/em><\/em><\/em>The management and the building are totally aligned with our values.\u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>, emphasizes B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Gallon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> It's a place for expression, freedom and experimentation. We test projects, we prototype... The development of this campus right up to the installation was one of my first major projects. I had to review all the plans and layouts, and bring on board the teams and a whole community that had not yet lived together (at the time, there were researchers at the Cochin hospital, teams and students in the Montparnasse tower...). We had to think about the best way to get students, researchers and project managers to live together. It went really well. The building reflects this community, and is the physical expression of the Institute: an interdisciplinary, agile, modular place that respects materials (waste management, purchasing, choice of suppliers...). People enjoy coming here. \u00bb<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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