How To Be Awesome At Your Job Podcast

145: Encouraging Innovation Through Conflict with Jeff DeGraff

Professor Jeff DeGraff shows how to stir up some constructive conflict to encourage innovative thinking in the workplace.

You’ll Learn:

The extraordinary value of arguing
Who are the four types of people at the workplace and what creative tensions emerge among them
Effective ways to create constructive conflict at work

About Jeff

Jeff DeGraff is called the Dean of Innovation because of his influence on the field. Dr. DeGraff is a professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He has advised hundreds of the world’s most prominent firms. He has founded a leading innovation institute, Innovatrium, with labs in Ann Arbor and Atlanta. Jeff’s thoughts on innovation are covered by Fortune, Wired and the Harvard Business Review to name a few. Jeff writes a column for Inc. magazine and has a regular segment on public radio called TheNext Idea. He is the author of several books.

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Items Mentioned in this Show:

Jeff’s Website and MOOC: JeffDeGraff.com
Book: The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict by Jeff DeGraff
Book: Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim
Book: The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith
Company: The Innovatrium