Jeff DeGraff

Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations

Education

PhD University of Wisconsin 1985
MA University of Michigan 1982
BS Western Michigan University 1980

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(734) 647-4335

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R4328

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Jeff’s teaching, research and writing focuses on leading innovation and creativity. Jeff's life mission is to democratize innovation. He is co-author of several books including Creativity at Work, Leading Innovation, and The Innovation Code. His latest book, The Creative Mindset, brings tools and techniques to everyone. He has been the host of national PBS program, Innovation You, and an NPR segment, the Next Idea. He has written syndicated columns for Inc., Fortune, Wired, Psychology Today, and is one of the original LinkedIn Influencers. He is an engaging and much sought after speaker. He has consulted with hundreds of the world’s most prominent organizations at the most senior levels to help them successfully build innovation competencies, cultures, and ecosystems. Dr. DeGraff founded a leading innovation institute, Innovatrium, with centers in Ann Arbor and Atlanta. Before joining Ross, Jeff was a VP at Domino’s when it was one of the fastest growing companies in America. You can learn more about Jeff at https://jeffdegraff.com/

Featured Books

The Creative Mindset: Mastering the Six Skills that Empower Innovation

DeGraff, J DeGraff,S

Innovation doesn't come from an algorithm, it comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity is not a gift for the chosen few—it is a process that can be learned. Jeff and Staney DeGraff, two master innovators who have taught and worked with over half of all Fortune 500 companies, introduce six essential creative-thinking skills: Concentrate, Replicate, Elaborate, Associate, Translate, and Evaluate, or CREATE. Sequenced as steps, these skills...

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Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved

Jeff DeGraff

In today’s frenetic, uncertain world, the “same old, same old” routines are perfect ways to go nowhere fast. What has worked for you before—professionally or personally—no longer gets results. Whether you’ve been downsized, reached the end of a long relationship, or found yourself questioning where you are in life, it’s clear you need to change. To innovate. Make it new. Make yourself new. Now, in this invaluable book, the...

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The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing

Jeff DeGraff

The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing offers a new kind of learning experience. A set of three books that link together to form a coherent whole, these short volumes offer rich philosophical insight in easy-to-digest small bites. Each part invites you to carve out some space in your daily life to consider the art of growing into the creative, collaborative, and compelling leader you aspire to be.

Packed with deep insight, balanced with practical...

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The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

Jeff DeGraff and Staney DeGraff

The Innovation Code
The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

Harmony is sublime in music but deadly to innovation. The only way to create new, hybrid solutions is to clash. Innovation happens when we bring people with contrasting perspectives and complementary areas of expertise together in one room. We innovate best with people who challenge us, not people who agree with us.

It sounds like a recipe for chaos and confusion. But in ...

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2019

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20-23

“Rethinking the Liberal Arts for Business Education: The Rise of the Pracademic,”

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Jeff DeGraff

Published Date

12/2016

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BizEd

Leading Innovation in a Creative Milieu

Authors

Peter Bacevice and Jeff DeGraff

Published Date

02/2013

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The Kindai Management Review

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118-131

Innovativeness as Positive Deviance: Identifying and Operationalizing the Attributes, Functions, and Dynamics That Create Growth

Authors

Jeff DeGraff, Daniel Nathan Roberts

Published Date

08/2011

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Oxford University Press

Pages:

703-714

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship

Kim S. Cameron, Gretchen M. Spreitzer

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Featured Books

The Creative Mindset: Mastering the Six Skills that Empower Innovation

Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved

The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing

The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

Competing Values Leadership: Creating Value in Organizations, Third Edition

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A kreatív gondolkodás eszköztára (Creative Mindset translation)

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The Creative Mindset: Mastering the Six Skills that Empower Innovation

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The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

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Certified Professional Innovator Workbook

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Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams

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The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing

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Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved

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Competing Values Leadership: Creating Value in Organizations

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Leading Innovation: How to Jump Start Your Organization's Growth Engine

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Creativity at Work: Develop the Right Practices to Make Innovation Happen

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“The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict.”

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“Rethinking the Liberal Arts for Business Education: The Rise of the Pracademic,”

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Leading Innovation in a Creative Milieu

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Innovativeness as Positive Deviance: Identifying and Operationalizing the Attributes, Functions, and Dynamics That Create Growth

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LISTEN: How a Creative Mindset Leads to Innovative Ideas

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