Experience With Leading Organizations
See Matt in Action
“If there was only one thing I attended at the show, Matt’s keynote made it all worthwhile.”
Jess Root
Plant Based World Expo
MORE DOESN'T ALWAYS LEAD TO BETTER.
Leaders have more data, technology, ideas, and pressure to innovate than ever. Yet more possibilities don’t always make the path forward clearer.
Too often, teams rush toward solutions before challenging the assumptions behind the problem they’re trying to solve.
Purposeful innovation starts by getting clear on what actually needs to improve.
The Innovate on Purpose Framework
A simple path to create meaningful, lasting impact.
REAL PROBLEM
Identify the real problem worth solving.
CHANGE THAT IMPROVES
Create a change that genuinely makes things better.
ACCEPTANCE
Build acceptance by engaging people and building momentum.
IMPACT
Turn better decisions into lasting results.
YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE READY TO
SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS
Challenge assumptions and recognize what others overlook.
FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS
Identify what deserves attention and where effort can create greatest impact.
TAKE CONFIDENT ACTION
Build the acceptance needed to turn ideas into action.
NOT JUST A KEYNOTE.
AN EXPERIENCE.
Matt combines business storytelling, humor, audience participation, real-world innovation experience, and practical tool to create a keynote that is energetic, memorable, and immediately useful.
Real successes, failures, and lessons from inside innovation.
Audience participation taht brings the ideas to life.
A framework leaders can immediately apply.
Examples and applications connected to your audience.
TIRELESSY RESEARCHED.
BUILT IN THE REAL WORLD.
Before Matt taught innovation, he set out to understand what actually makes it work.
He studied hundreds of innovations—from the wheelbarrow to the iPhone— examining breakthrough successes alongside ideas that failed to create lasting change. Across industries, technologies, and centuries, the same three variables kept appearing:
A REAL PROBLEM. A CHANGE THAT IMPROVES. ACCEPTANCE.
But Matt didn’t stop at the research.
He put those principles to work inside established organizations—building innovation capabilities, observing customers, testing new ideas, learning from failures, navigating resistance, and scaling change in the real world.
RESEARCHED
Hundreds of innovations studied
APPLIED
Research applied to real-world successes
“Matt Mueller is someone who knows how to make innovation happen inside established organizations. It’s human, it’s clear, and you can start putting the technique into practice right away.”
Scott Kirsner
Co-founder, Innovation Leader
WHAT LEADERS ARE SAYING
Insights. Engaging. Immediately Useful.
TESTIMONIALS
“Matt tailored the presentation specifically to us… He knocked it out of the park! If you are considering bringing in Matt to your event, I would highly recommend it.”
Jake Ballentine
“It helped me find clarity and purpose around the innovation I want to execute… His story makes you consider the reason and be more intentional behind your decisions.”
Georgiy Feldman
“He was super authentic and his story was captivating… He helped my team make better decisions and improve their workflow. I give him the highest recommendation.”
Stephanie Hyde
“The need to hone our skills around Matt’s key principles is imperative for us to correct the frivolous nature of what innovation has become. No matter the industry, no matter your goals, you will glean new insights.”
Martin Lindstrom
“Matt’s presentation was not only relevant but deeply impactful. It was a valuable experience that resonated with all attendees.”
Lori Duckworth
“Matt drives shifts in perspective that help innovators regain confidence. Even better, you get rich concrete solutions.”
Kendall House
The Book Behind The Keynote
The Mindful Innovator
A practical approach to innovation that starts with seeing more clearly.
In The Mindful Innovator, bestselling author and innovation strategist Matt Mueller explores why some innovations create meaningful, lasting change while others generate complexity, resistance, and wasted effort.
Drawing from the study of hundreds of innovations—from the wheelbarrow to the iPhone—as well as years of hands-on experience building innovation capabilities inside established organizations, Matt identifies the recurring principles behind successful innovation.
The book challenges a common assumption: that innovation begins with generating more ideas. Instead, meaningful innovation starts by understanding the real problem, creating a change that genuinely improves the situation, and building the acceptance needed for people to embrace it.
Blending innovation strategy, customer insight, human behavior, leadership, problem solving, and organizational change, The Mindful Innovator gives leaders a more intentional way to make better decisions and turn promising ideas into real-world impact.
These ideas form the intellectual foundation of Matt’s signature innovation keynote, Innovate on Purpose, where audiences learn how to see what others miss, focus on what matters, and take confident action.
Extend The Keynote Experience
Put the ideas from Innovate on Purpose directly into your audience’s hands. Organizations can provide attendees with copies of The Mindful Innovator or create a Custom Company Edition featuring your organization’s branding and a personalized message from leadership or Matt.
Book Matt For
Keynote Speaking
Looking for an unforgettable experience that will leave your team empowered. transformed, and marching toward your vision?
Workshop Facilitation
Go beyond a good idea! We will dive deep into the problems that you are looking to solve, and develop a strategic execution plan that will deliver massive impact with the least amount of effort.
Consulting
Need results fast? With mindful innovation consulting can dig into your companies biggest challenge and discover the strategic path forward with insights and execution.
READY TO INNOVATE ON PURPOSE?
Let’s talk about your event and the shift you want to create for your audience.