Deborah Perry Piscione is a principal at Vorto Consulting, a serial entrepreneur, and a thought leader in innovation process. She is the architect of Improvisational Innovation, a nine-month process that democratizes innovation so anyone can participate that has been adopted at many Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, she is the author of the New York Times bestselling Secrets of Silicon Valley and The Risk Factor and conducts Silicon Valley boot camps based on the teachings of her books. David Crawley is a principal and cofounder of Vorto Consulting. He has consulted extensively with the top management of multiple Fortune 500 companies on the topics of innovation, lean product development, and business process improvement.