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Jeff DeGraff

Jeff DeGraff

Jeff DeGraff Top Innovation Speaker, Business Professor, Bestselling Author and “Dean of Innovation”

Jeff DeGraff
Jeff DeGraff's Biography

Jeff DeGraff is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and the founder of the Innovatrium. Jeff is a well-known speaker with a mission to bring innovation to everyone everywhere. He has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies, such as General Electric, Coca-Cola, Google, and Mercedes-Benz, about building innovation strategy and competency. An author of many books and articles published in Inc. and LinkedIn, his opinions appear in Business Week, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal, just to name a few. His Public TV program “Innovation You,” his book with the same title, and his segment in Michigan Radio called “The Next Idea” encourage and empower individuals to innovate in their every-day life. His latest book is “The Innovation Code,” co-authored with his wife, Staney DeGraff. They are collaborating on “The Creative Mindset” to be released in September 2020. His simultaneously creative and pragmatic approach to making innovation happen has led clients and colleagues to dub him the “Dean of Innovation.”

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Creativity And Innovation In The New World Of Work

In this keynote, our speaker Jeff DeGraff explores how creativity and innovation are essential in today’s rapidly changing workplace. He explains how new ways of thinking can drive adaptability, resilience, and growth.

Audiences gain practical tools to unlock their creative potential and apply innovative approaches to solving complex challenges in their organisations.


Leading Innovation: How To Jumpstart Your Organization's Growth Engine

In this talk, Jeff DeGraff reveals how leaders can ignite innovation to fuel growth. Drawing on decades of experience with Fortune 500 companies, he demonstrates how to design systems and cultures that consistently generate new ideas.

Our speaker equips leaders with strategies to overcome barriers, energise teams, and jumpstart sustainable growth engines.


Business Design In The New Tech Centric World

In this session, Jeff DeGraff explains how technology is reshaping the way businesses are designed and operated. He shows how leaders can adapt structures, processes, and models to remain competitive in a tech-driven world.

Our speaker provides frameworks for integrating technology with creativity, enabling organisations to design for the future.


The Power Of Diversity And Teams

In this keynote, Jeff DeGraff highlights why diversity is the cornerstone of successful innovation. He explains how differences in perspective, background, and expertise fuel creativity and breakthrough solutions.

Audiences learn how to build and lead diverse teams that collaborate effectively and turn diversity into a powerful driver of innovation.


Connecting The Dots Of Innovation: Making Collaborative Innovation Work Where You Work

In this talk, Jeff DeGraff demonstrates how collaborative innovation transforms organisations. He explains how to connect people, ideas, and resources across boundaries to make innovation actionable.

Our speaker equips audiences with practical methods to foster collaboration and create an innovation ecosystem in their workplace.


Doing The Creative Work The Company Can’t

In this session, Jeff DeGraff challenges individuals to take ownership of creativity that often falls outside traditional corporate structures. He shows how personal initiative and unconventional thinking can generate breakthroughs.

Our speaker inspires audiences to step beyond constraints and pursue bold ideas that transform both their careers and their companies.


Innovation You: Four Steps To Becoming New And Improved

In this keynote, Jeff DeGraff shares his practical framework for personal innovation. He outlines four clear steps that help individuals reinvent themselves, adapt to change, and unlock new opportunities.

Our speaker motivates audiences to view innovation as a personal practice, empowering them to continuously grow and improve in every area of life.

Jeff DeGraff
Jeff DeGraff's Biography

Jeff DeGraff is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and the founder of the Innovatrium. Jeff is a well-known speaker with a mission to bring innovation to everyone everywhere. He has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies, such as General Electric, Coca-Cola, Google, and Mercedes-Benz, about building innovation strategy and competency. An author of many books and articles published in Inc. and LinkedIn, his opinions appear in Business Week, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal, just to name a few. His Public TV program “Innovation You,” his book with the same title, and his segment in Michigan Radio called “The Next Idea” encourage and empower

individuals to innovate in their every-day life. His latest book is “The Innovation Code,” co-authored with his wife, Staney DeGraff. They are collaborating on “The Creative Mindset” to be released in September 2020. His simultaneously creative and pragmatic approach to making innovation happen has led clients and colleagues to dub him the “Dean of Innovation.”

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