Discover the 2026 trend map by Leonard: a strategic tool for navigating innovation.

This interactive map allows you to visually explore the major trends identified by Leonard, VINCI’s foresight and innovation platform, that are shaping the future of infrastructure, mobility, energy, and construction.

What is the trend map? 

The Trend Constellation presented by Leonard is an interactive visualization that synthesizes the key directions observed by experts, partners, and members of the Leonard community. It is based on a collective process of observation and discussion conducted through events, meetings, and roundtables with leaders in innovation and transition.

This foresight tool enables you to:

  • Identify the major global trends influencing the construction, mobility, energy, and real estate sectors.

  • Visualize rapidly evolving fields of innovation.

  • Explore innovative projects and VINCI solutions related to these trends.

Discover the map

Featured trends:  

The era of construction tech

Startups are hitting the job site! Collaborative robots, new materials, modular construction… After a decade focused on software solutions, startups are now launching the production of materials, tools, and robots for the construction and real estate sectors—a return to the physical world significantly accelerated by AI.

The new horizons of AI

Design, detection, prediction, analysis… For every stage of a project’s lifecycle, there is now an AI solution. From detecting corrosion risks in infrastructure to optimizing customer journeys in retail, will AI deliver on its promise to optimize everything? Amidst the media hype, we guide you through the projects worth following.

Smart energy management

Already a central issue, energy has become even more critical due to geopolitical instability. Behind the overarching challenge of the energy transition, multiple transformations are at play: production conditions, management models, distribution circuits… In energy, everything is connected. As a result, everything is being reinvented, with a very real impact on our daily use.

Climate resilience goals

As the climate changes, the challenge of adaptation has become an urgent imperative. Infrastructure, networks, housing, and even working conditions… Designing robust and resilient models is now on the agenda for all public and business decision-makers. What solutions are available to them today?

Local urban flows

Every city is a sum of flows, and in the face of resource pressure, these flows are being reinvented. Energy, materials, mobility, logistics… The priority is now on short loops, sharing, and reuse. Localized resource recycling, shared mobility, and mixed logistics are the new paradigms for our cities. Come experience them.

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