About this episode
Alan Gregerman has spent decades helping over 300 companies, including Google and Marriott, unlock the one thing most organizations are killing without realizing it: innovation. His conclusion? Brilliant ideas almost never come from a blank sheet of paper in a conference room. In this episode, Alan and Jackson break down the 99% Rule, the wisdom of ignorance, and why your next breakthrough is more likely to come from a cheetah on the African savanna than your smartest employee. Plus, why the most dangerous thing for your business isn't failure, it's becoming irrelevant. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly entrepreneur interviews and real business strategies. 0:00 - Introduction & Alan's background 1:30 - Why companies get innovation completely wrong 4:00 - How school trains us out of our natural genius 7:00 - Get out of the office: the power of purposeful wandering 9:00 - The 99% Rule: where breakthrough ideas actually come from 14:00 - What cheetahs can teach your organization about speed 19:00 - The smartest thing a leader can say to their team 23:00 - Innovation, leadership and growth: how they work together 27:00 - The healthcare model that's solving the wrong problem 34:00 - The Wisdom of Ignorance: Alan's book and mission 39:00 - Fear of budget vs. fearless thinking 44:00 - Airbnb, Uber and the power of broke visionaries 50:00 - Final words: reset before the world forces you to #VisionProsLive #Innovation #AlanGregerman #WisdomOfIgnorance #LeadershipStrategy #BusinessGrowth #ThinkDifferently #EntrepreneurMindset #JacksonCalame #FirstClassBusiness