Claudia Kotchka
Claudia Kotchka is a Senior Executive and Change Agent who successfully led an innovation culture transformation at Procter & Gamble. Claudia is a decisive, high-energy and results-driven leader with broad based experience in cutting-edge innovation practices, strategic use of design, culture change and the marketing of mega brands. She is recognized for advancing and integrating design, innovation, strategy and execution. A pioneer in innovation practices; she is acknowledged for strategic thinking, organization development, financial acumen and proven results. Her positive approach engenders enthusiasm throughout an organization.
In early 2009, Ms. Kotchka retired from P&G, completing a milestone filled thirty-one year career, where she held leadership roles with increasing scope. She served on the Global Leadership Council for the last seven years and more recently a member of the Innovation Council and the Corporate Women’s Leadership Team. When she retired, Claudia had completed two key roles reporting directly to the CEO, A.G. Lafley, leading Design Innovation Strategy and a framework for Business Model Innovation.
Keynote
November 4, 4 PM
Harrison Auditorium, NC A&T State University Campus (Free and open to the public.)
Join Claudia as she discusses the different perspectives offered by design thinking and how unique approaches to problem solving change and enhance business.
Downloads and Additional Resources
Download a PDF file of Claudia's presentation.
Workshops
November 5, 12 PM
Gateway University Research Park, 5900 Summit Avenue, Browns Summit, NC 27214
Claudia worked with participants to brainstorm and prototype their dream wallets, products that can provide insight to one another's lives.
November 12, 12 PM
Gateway University Research Park, 5900 Summit Avenue, Browns Summit, NC 27214
Our follow-up workshop allows participants to distill the approaches and techniques they have learned from Claudia and apply them to problem-solving in their specific businesses and industries.
Downloads and Additional Resources
Learn more about Claudia's workshop and the lessons learned from years of practice.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/95/open_design-kotchka.html
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_25/b3989431.htm








