Articles by Jeff DeGraff
Explore Jeff’s latest thinking on innovation, leadership, and organizational transformation through articles published in Inc., Fortune, Psychology Today, Big Think, and more.
Jeff is a prolific writer whose insights regularly appear in leading business publications. His articles bridge academic research with practical application, offering frameworks, case studies, and actionable insights for innovation practitioners.
Featured Articles
How 1 Email From the Military Started a Global Innovation Network
July 4, 2025 | Inc. Magazine
This article tells the story of how a single message from the U.S. Air Force sparked Project Mercury, a global network of innovators across the U.S. military, NATO, and allied nations. It shows how small beginnings can scale into transformative, international change systems.
The Age of Answers Is Over: Training Adaptive Thinkers for Modern Military Realities
May 23, 2025 | Modern War Institute at West Point
Published by West Point’s Modern War Institute, this piece argues that today’s military needs fewer rote answer-finders and more adaptive, paradox-embracing thinkers. It outlines new approaches for cultivating resilience, improvisation, and creativity in military leaders.
This Michigan Professor Wants to Blow Up the MBA as We Know It
August 24, 2025 | Poets&Quants
Featured in Poets & Quants, this article highlights efforts to radically reinvent business education at Michigan Ross. It shows how the MBA is being reshaped for an era defined by disruption, AI, and adaptive leadership rather than traditional management playbooks.
Why Organizations Love Innovation, But Hate Their Innovators
September 9, 2025 | Inc. Magazine
Why the best ideas emerge from productive tension between competing perspectives, not from harmony and consensus.
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Where to Read Jeff’s Work
- Inc. Magazine – inc.com/author/jeff-degraff
- Fortune Magazine – fortune.com/author/jeff-degraff/
- Psychology Today – Innovation You Blog
- Big Think – bigthink.com/people/jeff-degraff/
- Michigan Public Radio – The Next Idea series
- Faculty Focus – Teaching and pedagogy articles
- West Point Academy – Military innovation articles