L’outil et l’ethos. Quand sémiotique, communication et organisation progressent dans l’application

International audienceOrganizations are made up of signs and meanings, open to interpretation, asmanifested in discourse, relationships, interactions, tools, systems, and in the work environmentitself. That is what makes semiotics such a useful approach. Yet it has taken many years to for therelationship between semiotics and organisational sciences to reach maturity. This paper retracesthe founding principles (I), the foundations (II), and the development (III) of this relationship,which today spurs expert interventions, in the form of consultancy and training courses.Toute organisation constitue un vaste espace figuratif ouvert à la signification :discours, espaces, dispositifs internes, formes relationnelles, etc. Le projet sémiotiquey prend toute sa valeur. Cependant les relations entre sémiotique et organisation ontété longues à se construire. On se proposera d’en éclairer les fondements ou principesorganisateurs (I), avant d’en rappeler les fondations (II), puis le développement (III) quidonnent aujourd’hui matière à des expertises et formations (IV)