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Procter & Gamble and Innovation in Asia

Harvard Business Review

"Asia Fueling Global Innovation." As promised , I asked Bruce Brown , P&G's CTO, one of the questions readers submitted last week: "As you look forward into the future what do you see as P&G's largest challenges, as seen through your eyes as CTO?" Brown noted three specific challenges. First, the general challenge of growth.

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Reversing the Curse of Dominant Logic

Harvard Business Review

Because we stand for premium products and high quality, we will undermine our global brands if we compete in low-cost markets. Radical goals such as this one apply constraints to a project — and the constraints illuminate novel ways of thinking. Worse, we risk cannibalizing our premium offerings. The lesson is clear.