Episode 22 | Dr. Kirstin Ferguson on Blindspotting in the AI Age

🚀 Why "I Don't Know Yet" Is the Most Valuable Leadership Skill in the AI Age: Dr. Kirstin Ferguson, author of best-selling book Blindspotting, reveals how expertise becomes your biggest enemy and why intellectual humility beats certainty every time.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction & Antarctica Adventures
02:06 Welcome to Dr. Kirstin Ferguson
04:15 Why Travel Reduces Blindspots
04:38 The UK Post Office Scandal: When "The Computer Is Always Right"
06:19 How Success Becomes the Enemy of Adaptation
08:19 The Power & Authority Problem: Why People Won't Tell You You're Wrong
10:09 Why Leaders Are Trained to Have All the Answers (And Why It's Wrong)
15:37 Meg's SuccessFactors Story: Leading Through "I Don't Know"
23:56 What If the Post Office Had Been Curious Instead of Certain?
33:13 Meg's Oracle Epiphany: When Everyone's Pretending to Know
35:36 Reading the Room: When NOT to Say "I Don't Know Yet"
43:57 Kirstin's Work-From-Home Pivot: How to Change Your Mind Publicly
46:31 The Career Advice Blindspot: Why Parents Give Terrible Job Advice
49:15 The Three Practices: Be Honest, Be Curious, Be Flexible
50:47 Leadership Corner: Should You Pursue Leadership During Uncertain Times?

🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
The "curse of expertise": Why being right makes you worse at knowing when to doubt yourself
How 900+ innocent people were prosecuted due to blind faith in technology
Why "I don't know yet" builds more trust than false certainty
The art of reading the room while admitting uncertainty
How to unlearn outdated expertise for the AI age

📚 RESOURCES:
Blindspotting: How to See What Others Miss | https://amazn.so/97uYE8w
Head & Heart | https://amazn.so/oOLPfL2
Dr. Kirstin Ferguson's weekly column "Got a Minute?" - Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
How Travel Rewires Your Brain | https://superage.com/one-creativity-h...
SAP SuccessFactors Migration | https://news.sap.com/2023/02/sap-succ...
Think Again, Adam Grant | https://amazn.so/wglEb5N

*🔗 CONNECT:*
Kirstin's LinkedIn:   / kirstinferguson  
Kirstin's Website: https://www.kirstinferguson.com/
Leadership Questions: [email protected]
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