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Cultivating Innovation to Stand Out: Jeff DeGraff with Innovation Instigator, Stephen Shapiro

Cultivating Innovation to Stand Out: Jeff DeGraff with Innovation Instigator, Stephen Shapiro

It is important to find value in being different. In this episode, I interview Stephen Shapiro, innovation instigator, business consultant, Hall of Fame speaker and author of Best Practices Are Stupid.  Together, we discuss how innovation can help people stand out. According to Shapiro, it is key to find out what makes you unique.

Office Hours with Jeff DeGraff is a video series where the Dean of Innovation interviews thought leaders on the broad subject of innovation. These thought leaders come from various backgrounds but all share insight from their personal and professional experience that can be adapted to foster innovation either in a business setting or in your personal lives.


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