Jon Marshall is President of Innovation Frameworks LLC, a Portland, Oregon-based consulting and training firm that specializes in innovation. He and his team help companies improve the success of their products and processes through the application of innovation-enhancing methods, including a process for managing the "fuzzy front end" of projects, enhancing creativity, and improving proactivity. Mr. Marshall is also the Program Director of the Oregon Innovators Forum and President of the Program Management Forum, a sister organization to the Portland Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He can be reached at jon.marshall at innovationframeworks.com.