Community - Jeff DeGraff - The Dean of Innovation

Oh, The Joys of Screwing Up

Innovation poses two problems for most leaders, given the way they are trained to think. First, its value diminishes over […]

Pull out the list of the “most innovative companies” from your favorite business magazine. With the exception of their brand

Jeff DeGraff / September 12, 2012

“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality”. (Dante

“Having just a vision’s no solution, everything depends on execution The art of making art is putting it together” (Stephen

“Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it’s just the beginning”. (Marshall McLuhan) We are bound up and packaged within

Jeff DeGraff / February 28, 2012

“To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the

Jeff DeGraff / February 1, 2012

“Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.” (Otto von Bismarck

Jeff DeGraff / October 13, 2011

“Yes, there really is a Kalamazoo” the bumper stickers declared defiantly. Halfway between Chicago and Detroit, the Dutch enclave was

“I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.” (Norma Desmond) While our destiny may move towards wholeness, becoming fully

Social media has made it incredibly easy to maintain a large social network. Facebook tells you what friends are doing.