The Innovation Code Card Game: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

The Competing Values Card Deck is a great, immersive experience for organizations. The card deck helps teams sort themselves into the quadrants of the Innovation Code model and then uses the included and ancillary materials so participants can learn more about their teams. Armed with this knowledge, teams will be able to leverage the concepts of competition and collaboration in their organizations. Get ready to get a whole room of people up, moving around, and talking to each other without resorting to questions about everyone’s favorite ice cream flavor.

Jeff DeGraff is both an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. His simultaneously creative and pragmatic approach to making innovation happen has led clients and colleagues to dub him the “Dean of Innovation.” He has written several books, including Creativity at Work, Leading Innovation, Innovation You, and, most recently, Making Stone Soup. His thoughts on innovation are covered by Inc., Fortune, and Psychology Today to name a few. He has a regular segment on public radio called The Next Idea.

Staney DeGraff is the CEO of Innovatrium Institute for Innovation, a laboratory and consulting firm with multiple locations. Her research is focused on quantifying the commercial and social value of innovation. She has an MBA and an MS in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan.