
This podcast is an interview with Matt May, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation.
Available May 19 is his new book In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing.
There is also a video podcast version of this discussion available (and see links below).
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Video Podcast (in two parts)
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Here’s an interview with Matt at TomPeters.com:
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