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Procter & Gamble and Innovation in Asia

Harvard Business Review

"Asia Fueling Global Innovation." That was the theme of the 2-hour panel discussion I moderated as part of a full-day ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of Procter & Gamble's SGD 250m Innovation Centre in Singapore. Historically, 80 percent of its growth comes from innovation. Brown noted three specific challenges.

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What's Your Medal Tally? – Behind the Scenes of myPicks | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Here’s what I found out from Pramati’s Co-founder & CTO Vijay Prasanna Pullur. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) You get to represent your country by predicting the real Olympic winners for various events. RS: Congratulations on the new Facebook game release.

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Get the Most Out of Your Board

Harvard Business Review

If you had zilch , you'd have to be more innovative, more passionate, and more creative. A 2010 Catalyst Information Center study (PDF) found "companies with gender diversity at the top drive better financial performance on multiple measures — including 36% better stock price growth and 46% better return on equity.".

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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying

Harvard Business Review

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

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C'mon, IT Leaders. Take a Chance!

Harvard Business Review

As a result, in recent years, innovative ideas have been stifled and entire industries have fallen into the death spiral of cost/price cutting commoditization. Instead of risk = bad, leaders need to understand that today, calculated risk = innovation, meeting marketplace demands, leapfrogging competition and creating true profit.