Sign up for the Certified Professional Innovator program at University of Michigan April 28 & 29th, run at the Innovatrium by Professor Jeff DeGraff. Past participants were from Apple, GE, Honeywell, Lenovo, John Hopkins, Toyota and Siemens.... Come get certified with this world class community of Innovators.

1. PARTICIPANTS GIVE AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 9.4 OUT OF 10 [I LEARNED THAT INNOVATION] CAN BE MORE STRUCTURED THAN
DIVINELY INSPIRED A COMPLETELY NEW PERSPECTIVE BUILDING INNOVATION CULTURE AND COMPETENCY [THE] BEST
LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVER—IT IS FUN YET VERY RELEVANT TO WORK—[IT] FILLS IN LOTS OF KNOWLEDGE VOIDS
AND PROVIDES LOTS OF FOOD FOR THOUGHTS FOR FUTURE FOLLOW UP SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
BEST I HAVE SEEN IN MY CAREER CREATIVITY + EXECUTION MOTIVATING…VERY
DIFFERENT EXCELLENT PROGRAM 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THEY
R E C O M M E N D THE PROGRAM—ABSOLUTELY—NO SECOND THOUGHTS
I HAVE BECOME A BIG FAN OF THIS [PROGRAM] AND STRONGLY
RECOMMEND IT TO OTHERS SHOWS HOW INNOVATION CAN EVEN TAKE PLACE
AT A NON-PROFIT IT REALLY HELPED ME TO MORE DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE
PRINCIPLES [OF INNOVATION] AND HOW
TO USE THEM INNOVATION IS NOT
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FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES HOW TO WORK WITH OTHERS TO GATHER IDEAS
I LEARNED THAT INNOVATION IS ACHIEVABLE IF WE FOLLOW A GOOD PROCESS—IT’S
NOT ROCKET SCIENCE WILL HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND AND COMMUNICATE WITH
KEY COWORKERS—I AM GOING TO APPROACH BRAINSTORMING AND STRATEGIZING WITH
STRUCTURE LEARN HOW TO BECOME AN INNOVATION LEADER WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING
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NEW PERSPECTIVE I HAVE BECOME A BIG FAN OF THIS [PROGRAM] AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT TO OTHERS
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2. THE JEFF DEGRAFF INNOVATION LIBRARY
JEFF DEGRAFF
Leading innovation can be hard, and many individuals and teams fall prey to common innovator mistakes, such as having more ambition than
capability or choosing big over fast. This program is designed to develop highly practiced innovation leaders through a series of e-learning modules,
workshops, and action learning to address these challenges. Certified by the University of Michigan, the program provides access to leading
innovation faculty and prepares leaders to manage innovation with frameworks, methods, and tools to build both the necessary mindset and skills.
PROGRAMCOMPONENTS
VIEW AN INTRODUCTORY VIDEO ON THE CPI PROGRAM AT
www.innv.at/CPI-Overview
Innovation
Leadership
Assessment
14 instructional
videos and
self-paced modules
online about the
fundamental
innovation principles,
method, and process
A CPI workbook
for the 14 video
modules
A two-day jumpstart
boot camp where
participants craft
their innovation
challenge and create
an action plan to
develop a solution
Bi-weekly group
coaching and
teleconference for
90 days after the
boot camp to build
on momentum, keep
participants focused
and projects moving
along, and help
participants develop
a proof of concept/
prototype
Project review
teleconference
where participants
present a venture
capital committee
style short pitch
summarizing their
innovation project,
its progress, key
insights, and future
plans*
1 The program combines both the theory and practice of innovation
where the modules are taught by Jeff DeGraff, a Professor at the
University of Michigan Ross School of Business and well-known
authority in innovation
2 Leaders bring real world projects and are coached to create a
prototype or a proof of concept for those innovation projects
3 Leaders learn how to create a game changing innovation strategy
4 The program builds competency and the culture of innovation for
the organization to create sustainable growth
5 Certified by the University of Michigan, recipients receive CPI
designation that can be used in personal and corporate credentials
6 The basic program can be customized for particular industries or clients
* Pending a satisfactory faculty review, a Certified Professional Innovator certificate will be sent from the University of
Michigan to graduating program participants.
The Dean of Innovation
www.jeffdegraff.com734 - 926 - 0350
BENEFITS