Consultant, speaker, and author of the thought provoking book In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing, Matthew May discusses the need for creative new ideas in an increasingly competitive global economy. He delves into the art of crafting new ideas through an essentially subtractive approach. He calls the results elegant solutions. These elegant solutions combine surprising power with uncommon simplicity. They not only fix the problem, but add value as well.
Matthew May is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Thursday, May 7, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Consultant, speaker, and author of the thought provoking book In Pursuit of Elegance: Why What Isn't There Trumps What Is, Matthew May discusses the need for creative new ideas in an increasingly competitive global economy. You will learn:
* The meaning and importance of elegance and symmetry in the creative process
* Why very often, less is more, in design, problem solving, and management
* How subtraction is really addition in creating simplicity and elegant solutions
* How doing nothing at all my be the correct course of action, contrary to belief
Matthew May (photo left) travels the planet to help organizations and individuals bolster their ability to guide change through creative problem solving and innovative thinking. He's paid to poke, prod, and provoke. While the assignments are always different, Matt May generally gets hired to do one or more of the following things.
Matt May talks to teams and groups, small or large, and delivers high-impact and thought-provoking messages, generally on creativity, innovation, and change.
Matt conducts a highly interactive 1-day seminar for groups large or small called THE SUBTRACTION SEMINAR.
As a student and practitioner of change and innovation, Matt May has a grounded perspective of what works and what doesn’t. He can lend that expertise to a consultative review, or act as a facilitator and coach to individuals and teams.
Matt loves the written word, which is why he writes articles, books, blogs. His work stands for itself, so when folks like the way he presents an idea or concept in a certain voice, they often ask him to write pieces for them.
Matt May blogs at In Pursuit Of Elegance
My book review of In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing by Matthew May.
Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.
To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832
Let's talk with consultant, speaker, and author of the thought provoking book In Pursuit of Elegance: Why What Isn't There Trumps What Is, Matthew May as he discusses the need for creative new ideas in an increasingly competitive global economy. He delves into the art of crafting new ideas through an essentially subtractive approach. He calls the results elegant solutions. These elegant solutions combine surprising power with uncommon simplicity. They not only fix the problem, but add value as well on Blog Business Success Radio.
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