Katherine Radeka is the founder and CEO of the Rapid Learning Cycles Institute, and the developer behind the Rapid Learning Cycles framework. The framework accelerates innovation with resilient decision making that eliminates the root causes of project delays and disappointing results. She has accelerated innovation in industries from aerospace to medical devices and pharmaceuticals to consumer electronics and alternative energy. She is the author of four books on innovation management, including The Shortest Distance Between You and Your New Product, which describes the framework in detail.