Évolution des connaissances et innovation. Application à une technologie laser à l'Onera

In this paper, we propose a method to model evolution processes of Knowledge in an organisation. We set the concepts of the methodology and describe the evolution models that will complete the historic point of view of MKSM systemic approach. Our goal is to make mechanisms that lead to innovative solutions more understandable and to study their possible influence for present and future. We also present an application of our methodology in this article. It concerns a measuring technology produced at ONERA (French National Aerospace Research Establishment) and considered as particularly innovative for thirty years