Radeka, Katherine: - "Katherine Radeka is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Rapid Learning Cycles Institute and supports a growing global community of Rapid Learning Cycles Certified(R) Professionals who are actively using the framework to get their best ideas to market faster.She has worked with companies on every continent except Antarctica, and in industries from aerospace to medical devices and pharmaceuticals to consumer electronics and alternative energy. In 2021, she launched the Accelerate Net Zero project to share her expertise with startups and early-stage innovation programs working on climate tech.In 2015, Katherine published the 1st edition of The Shortest Distance Between You and Your New Product. In 2012, she published the Shingo Research Award winning book The Mastery of Innovation, based upon her research into Lean methods for product development.Katherine has climbed seven of the tallest peaks in the Cascade Mountains and spent ten days alone on the Pacific Crest Trail - until an encounter with a bear convinced her that she needed a change in strategic direction."