Matthew E. May in Hermosa Beach, CA | The Wharton School - University Of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Matthew E. May

Male, 47 years old

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Who I Am For over years-- of which were as a fully retained advisor to Toyota-- I've been a professional advisor, trainer, and coach in the areas of creativity and innovation at the intersection of business and design. I write regularly about creativity, innovation, lean, and design thinking for HBR Blog Network, Rotman Magazine, Fast Company Design, U, and AmEx OPEN Forum. I speak all over the world on creativity, innovation, lean thinking, and design thinking. The name of my company is EDIT Innovation, a firm that exists to inspire creativity, guide innovation, and encourage simplicity in organizations the world over. EDIT helps develop set innovation strategy, conceive and launch new innovations, and become better innovators. We do that through creative sessions, seminars, workshops, and bootcamps, as well as through personal coaching and facilitation. How I Help I help companies of all sizes build a culture of constant creativity and innovation so they can consistently achieve breakthroughs and solve the problems that are most important to them. I use and teach techniques from design thinking and lean thinking...all under the banner of subtraction less is best. Books I have four books covering the general topics of creativity, innovation, lean thinking, and design thinking. THE LAWS OF SUBTRACTION Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Excess Everything (McGraw-Hill, ). THE SHIBUMI STRATEGY A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change (Jossey-Bass, ). IN PURSUIT OF ELEGANCE Why The Best Ideas Have Something Missing (Crown Business, ). THE ELEGANT SOLUTION Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation (Simon Schuster, ). You can find out more about my writing from my website at httpmatthewemay.com. Specialties Creativity and innovation strategy and advice, Creativity and innovation coaching, Creativity and innovation seminars, Creativity and innovation training, Creativity and innovation writing, Creativity and innovation speaker, Lean and design thinking advice, Lean and design thinking coaching, Lean and design thinking seminars, Lean and design thinking training, Lean and design thinking writing, Lean and design thinking speaker, Kaizen coaching, Kaizen training, Toyota Production System training read more ...