Articles by Jeff DeGraff

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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.

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George Martin Never Out-Wrote the Beatles. That’s Exactly Why He’s the AI Leadership Lesson We Need Now

July 26, 2026 | Fortune

George Martin’s collaboration with the Beatles offers a model for leadership in the AI era, where exceptional leaders create impact through judgment, context, and the ability to amplify talent rather than trying to outperform it.

The Oracle Paradox

May 11, 2026 | Psychology Today

As increasingly powerful AI systems become less transparent, they risk functioning like modern-day oracles, making the preservation of human judgment, understanding, and agency more important than ever.

Half of America’s Billion-Dollar Startups Share This 1 Trait

July 8, 2026 | Inc. Magazine

America’s innovation advantage is strengthened by bringing together people with different experiences and perspectives, creating the productive friction that can generate breakthrough ideas, companies, and industries.

Universities Have Never Looked Better. AI Is Quietly Making Them Optional

June 15, 2026 | Inc. Magazine

As AI makes knowledge increasingly abundant and accessible, universities must rethink a model built around scarce information and demonstrate value through judgment, experience, relationships, and capabilities that technology cannot easily replicate.

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