Jeff De Graff

Clinical Professor of Business Administration at Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Biography

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Education

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

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.

Videos

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Books

The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflic AuthorsJeff DeGraff and Staney DeGraff Published Date2017 Source Berrett Koehler 978-1-5230-8476-0

Certified Professional Innovator Workbook AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date12/2014 Source Amazon Publishing 0986230804

Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date07/2014 Source Amazon Publishing 0692242708

The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date12/2013 Source Amazon Publishing B00HAJNN62

Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date2011 Source Ballantine Books 0345530691

Innovativeness as Positive Deviance: Identifying and Operationalizing the Attributes, Functions, and Dynamics That Create Growth AuthorsJeff DeGraff, Daniel Nathan Roberts Published Date08/2011 Source Oxford University Press Pages: 703-714 The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship Kim S. Cameron, Gretchen M. Spreitzer

Papers

  • The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflic AuthorsJeff DeGraff and Staney DeGraff Published Date2017 Source Berrett Koehler 978-1-5230-8476-0
  • Certified Professional Innovator Workbook AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date12/2014 Source Amazon Publishing 0986230804
  • Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date07/2014 Source Amazon Publishing 0692242708
  • The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date12/2013 Source Amazon Publishing B00HAJNN62
  • Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved AuthorsJeff DeGraff Published Date2011 Source Ballantine Books 0345530691
  • Innovativeness as Positive Deviance: Identifying and Operationalizing the Attributes, Functions, and Dynamics That Create Growth AuthorsJeff DeGraff, Daniel Nathan Roberts Published Date08/2011 Source Oxford University Press Pages: 703-714 The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship Kim S. Cameron, Gretchen M. Spreitzer

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