Deborah Perry Piscione

And so we're really trying to edify both sides of the house, if you will, to understand here's what's coming. You need to upskill as quick as possible if you need to, because we've got Gen Z coming into the workplace This is the first time we will have a generation coming in who knows the future and work better than the current people in leadership.

And so we're really trying to edify both sides of the house, if you will, to understand here's what's coming. You need to upskill as quick as possible if you need to, because we've got Gen Z coming into the workplace This is the first time we will have a generation coming in who knows the future and work better than the current people in leadership.

And so it's going to be a real, I don't want to use the word that's on my mind, but it's going to be a circus. And so you really have to edify yourself what's coming down the pipe and understanding how you need to evolve or make adjustments as quick as possible.

And so it's going to be a real, I don't want to use the word that's on my mind, but it's going to be a circus. And so you really have to edify yourself what's coming down the pipe and understanding how you need to evolve or make adjustments as quick as possible.

As Josh may have shared with you, he ended up applying to speak at a Web3 summit that I was putting on with another Silicon Valley notable. And we were probably getting in about a dozen applications a day. And I wasn't even the person necessarily to do the first vetting of these speaking topics. But I just happened to capture Josh's submission and I thought, There's a book. This is a book.

As Josh may have shared with you, he ended up applying to speak at a Web3 summit that I was putting on with another Silicon Valley notable. And we were probably getting in about a dozen applications a day. And I wasn't even the person necessarily to do the first vetting of these speaking topics. But I just happened to capture Josh's submission and I thought, There's a book. This is a book.

So you want to talk about risk taking. We didn't know each other at all. And so I just asked him, I emailed him and I said, look, your topic sounds interesting, but I have something even bigger to talk to you about. And we had our first phone call. And I would say within 10 minutes of that phone call, I was like, hey, do you want to write a book together? And that's how simple it was.

So you want to talk about risk taking. We didn't know each other at all. And so I just asked him, I emailed him and I said, look, your topic sounds interesting, but I have something even bigger to talk to you about. And we had our first phone call. And I would say within 10 minutes of that phone call, I was like, hey, do you want to write a book together? And that's how simple it was.

And I think when And I don't want to make this about gender at all, but I think that men in particular are really good about jumping off the cliff, right? And just saying, hey, I'm going to give this a shot. Women may be, in general, a little bit more risk averse. But when you open yourself up for opportunity, you never know what can come along. And it may work and it may not.

And I think when And I don't want to make this about gender at all, but I think that men in particular are really good about jumping off the cliff, right? And just saying, hey, I'm going to give this a shot. Women may be, in general, a little bit more risk averse. But when you open yourself up for opportunity, you never know what can come along. And it may work and it may not.

But in this case, not only did it work, but we ended up getting many bids on this book and then ended up working with Harvard Business Review.

But in this case, not only did it work, but we ended up getting many bids on this book and then ended up working with Harvard Business Review.

Yeah, I have always been fascinated with innovation and bringing ideas to the table because everybody's walking around with good ideas. It's just, is there a pipeline? Is the psychological safety there? Is there an improvisational element to being able to bring forth good ideas?

Yeah, I have always been fascinated with innovation and bringing ideas to the table because everybody's walking around with good ideas. It's just, is there a pipeline? Is the psychological safety there? Is there an improvisational element to being able to bring forth good ideas?

So right after I wrote Secrets of Silicon Valley, I ended up writing a book on risk-taking to enable innovation and really looked at what it took to to be successful, to have bottoms up innovation processes rather than the other way around, where it's top down and it's executives driving the future of innovation within an organization.

So right after I wrote Secrets of Silicon Valley, I ended up writing a book on risk-taking to enable innovation and really looked at what it took to to be successful, to have bottoms up innovation processes rather than the other way around, where it's top down and it's executives driving the future of innovation within an organization.

Because at the end of the day, what I realized is sometimes it's the people closest to the job. Sometimes it's the people with the smallest paychecks in the room who may have the next multi hundred million dollar idea. And so I ended up developing in concert with Qualcomm, an innovation process that enabled anybody in any corner of the company to bring forth a new idea.

Because at the end of the day, what I realized is sometimes it's the people closest to the job. Sometimes it's the people with the smallest paychecks in the room who may have the next multi hundred million dollar idea. And so I ended up developing in concert with Qualcomm, an innovation process that enabled anybody in any corner of the company to bring forth a new idea.

And so I've always come with that. mindset leading with innovation first. Josh comes from more of a HR perspective on and employee dissatisfaction. And I think the marriage between those two perspectives make it a very comprehensive book.

And so I've always come with that. mindset leading with innovation first. Josh comes from more of a HR perspective on and employee dissatisfaction. And I think the marriage between those two perspectives make it a very comprehensive book.