Steve's Insights
Corporate Innovators Shocker at Intercorp Peru
Corporate Entrepreneur Community discovers innovation gold (and great cuisine) in Peru! It goes without saying, we all know that Silicon Valley is the heart of innovation, not just in the US but probably in the entire entire world. Everyone speaks about the next...
Eric Ries interviews Me on the Secrets of Being a Serial Innovator
Honored to be interviewed over at Startup Lessons Learned by my friend and business partner, Eric Ries. Big thanks to Eric (Author of An Interview with Steve Liguori, Serial Innovator) for interviewing me and putting a spotlight onto my innovational journey and...
Corporate Entrepreneur Community Brings Together Innovation Executives (Fortune Article)
Have you read this terrific article written by Fortune's Adam Lashinsky about Eric Ries' "Unlikely Corporate Guru" story and his new side business (a membership organization called the Corporate Entrepreneurship Community)? Thanks to Adam (Author of Original Fortune...
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable (ANA article)
In an article about innovation and taking risks, Author Amelia Duggan examines how companies are developing unique strategies to encourage innovation in a supportive corporate culture. In this article, the author examines how HP, Hallmark, Reese's, and USPS are...
ING, GE and P&G Star at Lean Startup Conference!
Have you seen the highlights from Eric Ries and the Lean Startup Conference? ING Bank, General Electric, and P&G have all made tremendous progress with their innovation journey and I couldn’t be prouder. Way to go! Of course, no one is declaring victory as...
Why is “Paradox of Choice” for Customers a hot trending topic?
The Paradox of Choice: Will innovators be Forever Delighting or Confusing? Everyone knows that one of the core benefits of innovation is giving more choice to customers, whether it's consumers in the B2C world or business customers in the B2B world. Everyone loves...
Can You Resolve Steve’s 3 Paradoxes of Innovation?
My presentation this summer at the ANA/BMA conference – the largest B2B conference in the world – crystallized my experiences from a year-and-a-half of consulting with big businesses that want to compete more effectively with disruptive startups. Why? Because if you...
Keys to Innovation: Cisco Sparks Employee Innovation
The Cisco Innovate Everywhere Challenge - And Its Aftermath “Steve, that was fantastic. In fact, a finalist just told me that the Innovate Everywhere Challenge has been their best experience EVER at Cisco,” said Alex Goryachev, Cisco Director of Innovation. Alex gave...
Keys to Innovation: What Corporate Entrepreneurs Need to Succeed
We Need a New Operating System for Corporate Entrepreneurs When I assert that big corporations not only can but must act like startups, I hear rank skepticism. So many business leaders, students, entrepreneurs, managers, consultants and assorted other experts respond...
Keys to Innovation: Reinvent Halftime? Reinvent the Super Bowl!
Probably like you and 112 million other people, I watched the Super Bowl Sunday between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. I think most people would agree: while the game was so-so, once again the Super Bowl halftime show was a smash. Here are pictures from...