Lisa Friedman, Ph.D. is a co-founder of the Enterprise Development Group (EDG), an international consulting and training firm specializing in Innovation strategy and best practices, organization design, and leadership development. EDG is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and works with companies and leaders around the world. She helps client organizations to answer 3 questions about their work:* Where is our industry going - whether we go there or not?* Who do we want our organization to become in this emerging future?* How can we inspire and enable our people to build this future? Her books and book chapters answer one or more of these questions, and are full of stories and examples from years of work with clients creating the future in their industries.Lisa is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on innovation best practices and architecture, future-driven leadership, and eco-innovation for the world we share. She coordinates EDG's Silicon Valley innovation tours and Discipline of Innovation workshops. Lisa is on the Advisory Board for two Silicon Valley start-ups; is a Board member for the International Association of Innovation Professionals; and is a Programs Advisor for FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), the largest non-profit in the U.S. focused on education and support related to hereditary cancer.Lisa's clients have included: Apple, AXA Insurance, the BBC, Danish Broadcasting, Discovery Communications, Hospital North Zealand (Denmark), Intel, Kaiser-Permanente, Panasonic, Philips Medical, Rainforest Action Network, SRI International, Stanford University, Swisscom, Travel Channel, Universal Music, Unicredit, and the U.S. Air Force.