With the heart of a start-up and the resources of a global corporation, we are always looking for imaginative ways to reinvent every aspect of our business. As we innovate, we find inspiration in people — their needs, values, desires, and passions.
This focus on people infuses how we approach innovation across all areas.
Constructive disruption: our unique approach to innovation
We believe the only constant is change. In other words, disruption is inevitable. By understanding and embracing it, however, it’s possible to create a kind of constructive disruption that moves business forward, keeping pace with changing markets and consumers’ evolving needs.
P&G Paves Path for Meaningful Virtual Internship Experience
Learning about fabric care purchasing and consumer digestive health behaviors on a laptop in their parent’s dining rooms is not how Jordan Tavernier or Nia Grant envisioned their P&G summer internships. Then again, no one could have predicted what 2020 had in store for any of us.
OPTE is a handheld beauty device from our P&G Ventures startup studio. It digitally scans your skin, detects age spots, sunspots and hyperpigmentation and precisely corrects them by immediately camouflaging them and fading their appearance over time.
Face Shields: From Design to Production in 14 days
Inspired by healthcare workers on the front lines of the global response to coronavirus, P&G researchers and engineers have developed the capability to produce face shields in Cincinnati and Boston — and they did it in less than two weeks.
P&G Paves Path for Meaningful Virtual Internship Experience
Learning about fabric care purchasing and consumer digestive health behaviors on a laptop in their parent’s dining rooms is not how Jordan Tavernier or Nia Grant envisioned their P&G summer internships. Then again, no one could have predicted what 2020 had in store for any of us.
OPTE is a handheld beauty device from our P&G Ventures startup studio. It digitally scans your skin, detects age spots, sunspots and hyperpigmentation and precisely corrects them by immediately camouflaging them and fading their appearance over time.
Face Shields: From Design to Production in 14 days
Inspired by healthcare workers on the front lines of the global response to coronavirus, P&G researchers and engineers have developed the capability to produce face shields in Cincinnati and Boston — and they did it in less than two weeks.
P&G Paves Path for Meaningful Virtual Internship Experience
Learning about fabric care purchasing and consumer digestive health behaviors on a laptop in their parent’s dining rooms is not how Jordan Tavernier or Nia Grant envisioned their P&G summer internships. Then again, no one could have predicted what 2020 had in store for any of us.
OPTE is a handheld beauty device from our P&G Ventures startup studio. It digitally scans your skin, detects age spots, sunspots and hyperpigmentation and precisely corrects them by immediately camouflaging them and fading their appearance over time.
Constructive disruption is important in any environment and even more so in the environment we’re currently operating in — requiring an ongoing mindset of constructive disruption and disruptive possibility.
Innovation our way
What happens when you infuse a global corporation with the spirit of a start-up? It unlocks a world of new ways to reinvent every aspect of the business.
Consumer Electronics Show
Reinventing experiences and changing consumer expectations is the hallmark of our innovation. Since 2019, P&G has showcased our innovation at CES, the premier global stage for new and emerging consumer technology.
Here’s how it works. Our LifeLab gives consumers an immersive look at the intersection of our deep consumer knowledge and category-changing innovations that define our brands.
Our lean innovation model, GrowthWorks, is a unique and disruptive approach that enables us to accelerate and elevate our product research and development processes.
Here’s how it works. We leverage the strengths that come with being one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers while also embracing the agility of a start-up. The results speak for themselves. We’ve already launched many successful experiments, and we’re currently running nearly 200 more.
P&G Ventures
Our start-up studio, P&G Ventures, works with entrepreneurs, inventors and start-ups to create new brands and businesses outside of the categories in which we currently compete.
Here’s how it works. First, we identify big consumer problems that aren’t being met today and look for business and technology partners to help solve them. Then, we use our resources and expertise to develop, test and refine the brands to set them up for long-term success. Finally, we help the new brands scale and grow into their full potential.
Since 2012, we have produced Signal P&G, a remarkable “inside out” conference that welcomes the world’s most innovative business leaders into the company’s headquarters in Cincinnati. Each year in July, we bring together nearly two dozen remarkable speakers to inspire an audience of thousands around the world to learn and take action – driving constructive disruption throughout the P&G ecosystem globally.
Our external partnership program, Connect + Develop, is based on the belief that collaboration accelerates innovation.
Here’s how it works. Our global team searches for trailblazers outside the company. Then, we create and nurture partnerships with these inventors, patent holders and other innovators—ultimately leading to new solutions in every area of business, from supply chains to products and technologies to in-store and e-commerce experiences.
IWS is our operational excellence program that ensures superiority in our manufacturing and supply chain performance.
IWS provides a structured program that unleashes the power of our people through capability building and focusing everyone, every day on loss elimination. It creates an inspiring workplace where continuous improvement is the driving force to delight consumers and customers with superior products and value.
P&G has made IWS available for other companies to leverage via our partnership with EY.
Our commitment to innovation means we’re always trying new things and looking for new areas where we can find inspiration and contribute to the conversation.
Accelerating P&G’s Digital Transformation
CIO Vittorio Cretella shares how P&G is building digital capabilities across the organization and activating them at speed.
Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer, Kathy Fish: Telling stories about past innovation processes inspires people to grow the business and solve the complex problems of the pandemic.
P&G’s second showing at CES 2020 reiterated how we are leading constructive disruption to innovate superior products that re-invent the consumer experience.
Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer, Kathy Fish: Telling stories about past innovation processes inspires people to grow the business and solve the complex problems of the pandemic.
P&G’s second showing at CES 2020 reiterated how we are leading constructive disruption to innovate superior products that re-invent the consumer experience.
Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer, Kathy Fish: Telling stories about past innovation processes inspires people to grow the business and solve the complex problems of the pandemic.
Every breakthrough idea starts in the mind of a forward-thinking person. Someone who looks at a challenge with fresh eyes, connects the dots in a new way, and constructively disrupts the boundaries of what’s possible.
Here are some of the big thinkers trailblazing new paths.
Spinning Up Mask Manufacturing (China)
As a demand for masks grew across the world, P&G China–under lockdown themselves–quickly ramped up new lines to get millions of these pandemic essentials into production.
Cecilia Colburn, manager of our Green Bay paper plant, shares how her team removed the ‘clunky-ness’ from initial COVID safety precautions in one-eighth of the time expected while ramping up production.
Taking Menstrual Education from Front Door to Digital (India)
During a pandemic lockdown with only one suitcase and a laptop in her possession Sanya Chopra led her team to take an on-campus menstrual education program online to reach teenage girls.
As a demand for masks grew across the world, P&G China–under lockdown themselves–quickly ramped up new lines to get millions of these pandemic essentials into production.
Cecilia Colburn, manager of our Green Bay paper plant, shares how her team removed the ‘clunky-ness’ from initial COVID safety precautions in one-eighth of the time expected while ramping up production.
Taking Menstrual Education from Front Door to Digital (India)
During a pandemic lockdown with only one suitcase and a laptop in her possession Sanya Chopra led her team to take an on-campus menstrual education program online to reach teenage girls.
As a demand for masks grew across the world, P&G China–under lockdown themselves–quickly ramped up new lines to get millions of these pandemic essentials into production.
Cecilia Colburn, manager of our Green Bay paper plant, shares how her team removed the ‘clunky-ness’ from initial COVID safety precautions in one-eighth of the time expected while ramping up production.
We have redefined innovation success as delivering an irresistibly superior experience... We believe this starts with a deep understanding of our consumers and staying connected with them throughout the development process.
Awards
We are recognized often not only for our innovations, but also for the way we go about the process of innovating.
The World's Most Innovative Companies
2019
Top 25 Most Innovative Client Companies
2020
The Packaging Innovation Awards
2019
Best Workplaces for Innovators
2019
25 Most Innovative CMOs in the World
2019
Best Sustainable Packaging Innovation
2019
The Innovator 25 2019 Americas
2019
Voted Product of the Year
2019
Ongoing innovation
Check out the latest from the frontlines of innovation.
Constructive Disruption
Success in our highly competitive industry requires agility that comes with a mindset of constructive disruption — a willingness to change, adapt, and create new trends and technologies that will shape our industry for the future.
We must lead the constructive disruption of our industry across all areas of the value chain, including but not limited to how we innovate, how we build brands, how we run our supply chain, and how we use digitization and data analytics.
Over the course of two days and five sessions, the Signal 2020 Conference #PGSignal commenced on July 15 & 16. Due to COVID-19, this year’s conference was entirely digital and open to all P&G employees, partner agencies and subscribers to Signal 360—the online technology and marketing news magazine born from previous Signal Conferences. The theme for Signal 2020 was Stepping Forward and was hosted by John Battelle.
Bringing our brands to market could be described as a million tiny innovations in the making. Each product’s intricate passage, from the lab to the production line to your everyday routine, is a sophisticated yet surprisingly beautiful thing to behold. See how some of the world’s brightest minds, purest ingredients, and finely tuned movements culminate in the moment Tide PODS helps to keep your favorite shirt looking, feeling and smelling like new.
Success in our highly competitive industry requires agility that comes with a mindset of constructive disruption — a willingness to change, adapt, and create new trends and technologies that will shape our industry for the future.
We must lead the constructive disruption of our industry across all areas of the value chain, including but not limited to how we innovate, how we build brands, how we run our supply chain, and how we use digitization and data analytics.
Over the course of two days and five sessions, the Signal 2020 Conference #PGSignal commenced on July 15 & 16. Due to COVID-19, this year’s conference was entirely digital and open to all P&G employees, partner agencies and subscribers to Signal 360—the online technology and marketing news magazine born from previous Signal Conferences. The theme for Signal 2020 was Stepping Forward and was hosted by John Battelle.
Bringing our brands to market could be described as a million tiny innovations in the making. Each product’s intricate passage, from the lab to the production line to your everyday routine, is a sophisticated yet surprisingly beautiful thing to behold. See how some of the world’s brightest minds, purest ingredients, and finely tuned movements culminate in the moment Tide PODS helps to keep your favorite shirt looking, feeling and smelling like new.
Success in our highly competitive industry requires agility that comes with a mindset of constructive disruption — a willingness to change, adapt, and create new trends and technologies that will shape our industry for the future.
We must lead the constructive disruption of our industry across all areas of the value chain, including but not limited to how we innovate, how we build brands, how we run our supply chain, and how we use digitization and data analytics.
Over the course of two days and five sessions, the Signal 2020 Conference #PGSignal commenced on July 15 & 16. Due to COVID-19, this year’s conference was entirely digital and open to all P&G employees, partner agencies and subscribers to Signal 360—the online technology and marketing news magazine born from previous Signal Conferences. The theme for Signal 2020 was Stepping Forward and was hosted by John Battelle.
Our people are on the frontlines of leading this effort to serve as a Force for Good, Force for Growth in the world. They are the innovators, the enthusiasts, the creators who bring our ethos to life. To share their stories more broadly, we developed the
Perhaps learning to code isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about summer fun, but for more than 30 girls in Greater Cincinnati, that’s exactly how they want to spend their summer.
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Microban 24 Sanitizing Spray as effective at killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
P&G Beauty announced the launch of its first ever reusable and refillable aluminum bottle system at scale, with its brands Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences and Aussie in Europe
Our people are on the frontlines of leading this effort to serve as a Force for Good, Force for Growth in the world. They are the innovators, the enthusiasts, the creators who bring our ethos to life. To share their stories more broadly, we developed the
Perhaps learning to code isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about summer fun, but for more than 30 girls in Greater Cincinnati, that’s exactly how they want to spend their summer.
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Microban 24 Sanitizing Spray as effective at killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
P&G Beauty announced the launch of its first ever reusable and refillable aluminum bottle system at scale, with its brands Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences and Aussie in Europe
Our people are on the frontlines of leading this effort to serve as a Force for Good, Force for Growth in the world. They are the innovators, the enthusiasts, the creators who bring our ethos to life. To share their stories more broadly, we developed the
Perhaps learning to code isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about summer fun, but for more than 30 girls in Greater Cincinnati, that’s exactly how they want to spend their summer.
