Smart Leaders Stop Chasing Ideas and Do This Instead Ft. Alan Gregerman

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