Innovation, Leadership and Human Potential in the Age of AI
Jeff DeGraff is Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where he has taught for more than three decades. Known internationally as the "Dean of Innovation," he has advised Fortune 500 companies, governments, healthcare systems, universities and military organizations in more than 50 countries on innovation, leadership and organizational transformation.
A bestselling author, LinkedIn Top Voice and award-winning educator, DeGraff's current work explores how artificial intelligence is transforming leadership, learning and human potential. His research argues that, in an age when answers are increasingly automated, our greatest competitive advantage lies in developing judgment, adaptability and the uniquely human capacity to create what does not yet exist.
Artificial intelligence is transforming education, but not in the way most people expected. As answers become instant, abundant and inexpensive, the true value of education shifts from delivering information to developing judgment, adaptability, creativity and wisdom.
In this provocative keynote, Jeff DeGraff challenges educators to rethink what it means to prepare students for a world where knowledge is increasingly automated. Rather than asking how we can teach more content, he explores how we can cultivate the uniquely human capacities that AI cannot replace: making sense of ambiguity, exercising sound judgment, creating what does not yet exist and leading with purpose in uncertain times.
Participants will leave with practical guideposts for navigating the emerging landscape of AI and higher education, helping them recognize what should change, what must endure and how teaching mastery can become more deeply human in the age of intelligent machines.
