Why Innovation Without Humanity Fails
Innovation and sustainability have become the default language of modern business. From tech companies to global banks, nearly every organization claims to be innovating for a better world and driving change toward a more sustainable future. But beneath the surface of these promises, Oscar Di Montigny sees something missing, something vital.
“Too often, we innovate without asking why. We sustain systems that should be reimagined,” says Di Montigny, the creator of Humanovability and the Spherical Economy. “We solve problems with more technology but neglect the transformation of the soul.”
This disconnect is precisely why he coined the term Humanovability, a fusion of innovation, sustainability, and human centricity. In his view, it is no longer enough to develop new tools. We must also develop new awareness. And without aligning our strategies with deeper ethical, emotional, and spiritual intelligence, we risk creating solutions that are profitable but ultimately harmful or hollow.
Di Montigny’s core belief is that the future does not need more optimization. It needs more meaning. And Humanovability provides a roadmap for exactly that.
What Humanovability Really Means
At its heart, Humanovability asks a simple but revolutionary question: Is our progress aligned with our humanity?
Unlike traditional innovation models, which prioritize speed and scalability, Humanovability centers on conscious design a decisions made with awareness of their impact on people, communities, and the planet. It challenges the idea that success is measured solely by output or growth, and instead introduces a new metric: alignment with the human soul.
This isn’t abstract theory. It has real-world implications. Di Montigny envisions businesses where product development includes ethical foresight, where leadership training includes spiritual grounding, and where every strategic decision is filtered through a lens of love, respect, and gratitude.
This is not about abandoning profit. It is about ensuring profit does not come at the expense of dignity, consciousness, or interconnection. Humanovability redefines value to include emotional resonance, relational depth, and collective well-being.
In Oscar’s Spherical Economy model, this becomes even clearer. While linear economies extract and circular economies recycle, spherical economies reflect inviting a full-systems view that includes the seen and unseen, the material and the spiritual.
From Smart to Wise: The Evolution of Conscious Business
For years, the business world celebrated being “smart” smartphones, smart cities, and smart working. But the impact strategist and cultural thinker Oscar Di Montigny believes the next great leap will be from smart to wise.
Wisdom, in his framework, is not just about data or efficiency. It’s about discernment. It is the ability to act with long-term vision, rooted in emotional intelligence, ethical responsibility, and spiritual clarity.
This is the natural extension of Humanovability. Wisdom-infused organizations understand that every system, whether technological, economic, or environmental, exists within a human context. And if the human being is suffering, the system will eventually break.
Through the Wise Gate initiative, Di Montigny is helping organizations operationalize this thinking. He offers tools like the Grateful Balance Assessment, which measures not just performance but alignment across emotional, ethical, and spiritual dimensions. These tools help companies see what’s often invisible but deeply influential: the emotional states, beliefs, and blind spots that shape every decision.
This movement has already begun. Consumers are gravitating toward brands with clear values. Workers are leaving toxic environments in search of purpose. Investors are looking for companies that can offer not just ROI, but relevance and integrity.
The Italian thinker Oscar argues that Humanovability will be the guiding compass for companies that want to meet this moment with courage and conscience.
Human First, Then Forward
Oscar Di Montigny doesn’t see innovation or sustainability as trends. He sees them as invitations to ask better questions and build a better world. But without the human being at the center, these efforts will fall short.
Humanovability is his answer. It is a philosophy, a framework, and a call to action. It challenges companies to evolve not just what they do, but why they do it. And in doing so, it invites a new kind of leadership, one that is not just efficient, but enlightened.
In Oscar’s words, “We do not need more brilliant minds. We need more awakened souls.”
The future of innovation isn’t just about what we can create. It’s about who we become in the process.
