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Michael (Mike) Steep is the founder and former executive director of Stanford Engineering School’s Center for Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities and the former senior vice president of global business operations at innovation mega-hub, PARC Xerox. He draws on first-hand experience and anecdotes from time spent with the biggest names in Silicon Valley to instruct audiences on how to get ahead of disruptive innovation. Viewing new technology as opportunity, Mike highlights the importance of allowing innovation to trump company culture and legacies\u2014and not the other way around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael (Mike) Steep is the founder and former executive director of Stanford Engineering School’s Center for Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities and the former senior […]
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