The Four P’s of Innovation: People, Planet, Place and Product

Thought Leadership: Leaders in Innovation

What does it mean to innovate? How can our innovations make a difference?

As a leader in the architectural products industry, we’ve been cultivating the answers to those questions for decades (before businesses started entering those as prompts in ChatGPT).

To us, innovation isn’t just a buzzword – it’s a framework we use to better the welfare of people, the well-being of the planet, the enrichment of spaces, and the products that we make and use every day.

We call this the four P’s of innovation: people, planet, place and product.

This framework compels us to reevaluate the purpose and impact of our innovations, ensuring they contribute not only to the bottom line, but also create a positive and lasting impact on the world around us. It is an unwavering commitment to ignite change – to make a difference.

Making a difference is not only a reflection of our values; making a difference is the driving force of our innovations.

  • For 14 years, we’ve earned designation as a local top workplace, one of nine organizations that has been honored every single year.
  • We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace in the USA twice in the last three years.
  • As a global company, 77 percent of our employment is local – employing Wisconsin residents for nearly 30 years.
  • We are on track to become Net Zero Waste by 2025.
  • Inpro was the first Fitwel® certified company in the state. (Fitwel is a green-building certification system that focuses on occupant wellness and the health-affecting aspects of the built environment.)
  • We’re growing steadily and sustainably. Our recently announced expansion will be creating hundreds of new jobs for Wisconsin residents in the coming years.
  • 70 percent of our products contain recycled content. 

By abandoning the product-centric definition of innovation, we’re not just continuing to innovate – we’re continuing to make a difference.

Making a difference inside our planet.

Making a difference inside our customers’ spaces.

Making a difference inside our products.

And making a difference inside to our people.

S80 W18766 Apollo Drive
Muskego, WI 53150
800-222-5556
inprocorp.com

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Ayla Starr, Inpro Corp
Ayla Starr is a creative communications and public relations virtuoso aiming to strengthen communities and workforces by nurturing strategic partnerships, building creative communication plans and elevating corporate brands. She has been a part of the Inpro team for just under a year assisting in campaign implementation, communications and PR efforts to help strengthen Inpro’s presence in both the architecture and design industry, and manufacturing.

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