Jake and Jonathan

Jonathan is back for a final episode. 💦 Season 1 comes to a close. ⛵️ Hot new consoles. 🎮Secret new course..?! 👀 Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B deal PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation The all-new Xbox Series X | Xbox The new Xbox Series X and Series S controller: All you need to know AJ&Smart Newsletter: Product Design & Innovation straight to your inbox. The Boys (Prime) The Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass :ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀 Buy Sprint! 📘 Buy Make Time! 📗 The Hosts Jonathan Courtney : Instagram , Twitter , AJ&Smart , Innovation Hackers , jonathancourtneyux.com Jake Knapp : jakeknapp.com , The Sprint book , Make Time book , Twitter Rate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦 Write in with your thoughts: pbc@ajsmart.com Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Overcast , PocketCasts , Castro , SoundCloud , Spotify , YouTube

Links Microsoft Encarta (Wikipedia) LEGO LEGO Ideas LEGO Idea (formerly Cuusoo) (Wikipedia) LEGO minifigure (Wikipedia) Rhino LEGO Voltron LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V DK LEGO Books LEGO Women of NASA AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass :ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀 Buy Sprint! 📘 Buy Make Time! 📗 The Hosts Jonathan Courtney : Instagram , Twitter , AJ&Smart , Innovation Hackers , jonathancourtneyux.com Jake Knapp : jakeknapp.com , The Sprint book , Make Time book , Twitter Rate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦 Write in with your thoughts: pbc@ajsmart.com Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Overcast , PocketCasts , Castro , SoundCloud , Spotify , YouTube

Jake’s moving to an Island. 🏝 Digging ditch witches. 🧙‍♀️ Why don’t schools teach you how to cook? 👨‍🍳1000 reviews of Sprint! 🔥A $100,000 logo..?! 🤑 The Cube at 10: Why Apple's eye-catching desktop flopped Apple’s latest event Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Language pet peeves. 🇺🇸 Why Jake is not a great business partner for John. 📈 How Jake REALLY feels about the Design Sprint Masterclass. 😱 Miro vs Mural vs Google Slides. 🥊 Jake take about a new business idea 💡 thesprintbook.com/bootcamp Prezi Mural Miro Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

John interviews Ruben Flores-Martinez, CEO of CashDrop. 💸 They talk about innovating on business models. 💡 Creating a mission-driven startup. 🧐 Enabling the next wave of eCommerce. 🛍 And the hidden power of LinkedIn. 🧳 thesprintbook.com/bootcamp Simon Sinek: Start with Why CashDrop CashDrop on Instagram Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Are books really effective in changing behavior and habits? 🐒 What would Jake change about Make Time? 🤔 Should books be evergreen? ☘️What if books weren’t written to be page-turners? 😴 Podcasts are boring. 😩The cash trucks of Malcolm Gladwell. 💰 Podcast ads. 🎙 Book: This Is Marketing Book: The Checklist Manifesto Book: Decisive Book: Getting Real Book: Getting Things Done Book: Switch Book: Storytelling with Data Scratch Charles Duhigg Malcolm Gladwell Pod Save America Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

The App Store woes hit John. 🎭 Epic Fortnite drama. 🕺 Make Time app coming…?! ⏰ Can Sprint be too SLOW at times..?! 😱 Apple's 1984 ad Fortnite's 1984 spoof ad TheSprintBook.com Send in thoughts to hey@jakeknapp.com Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Jake & Jonathan discuss charming men. 👱‍♂Jonathan will (get in) touch with himself on vacation. 🤏 Jake chases a mystery smell. 💨 Books. 📚 Frodo Saggins. 🧙‍♂️ Why alcohol is bad for you. 🍷 How to name products. 🤔Brand Sprint. 🏃‍♂️ Book: The Magicians: A Novel Book: Hyperion Book 2 The Three-Hour Brand Sprint Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Hand condoms. 🧤 Torso condoms. 👕 Jake’s dancing bootcamp. 🕺 Jonathan spends 30k on a secret weapon to build his bigness. 🧠 Toto Japanese Toilets Book: Hyperion Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

(Recast) Jake and Jonathan finally get the recognition they deserve by the people at InVision! 😎 A designer-y discuss of toilets. 🚽 How hospitality skills and working in a restaurant make you a better designer. 🤵 Farts. 💨 And some boooooooks! 📚 Book: Design Is How It Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons by Jay Greene Ace Hotel Book: Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Paperback by Danny Meyer Our 15 favorite design podcasts | InVision Blog Powell's Books Book: Recursion: A Novel Hardcover | Blake Crouch Book: Wool | Hugh Howey Book: Bird Box: A Novel | Josh Malerman Book: The Road | Cormac McCarthy Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Rats. 🐀 You’ll get eaten by rats if you don’t register for Jake’s upcoming July 29th bootcamp! 🧀 Hobey Blobbins is killing it. 🕺🏻 German TV is dark but also white. 📺 An AI can write better than Jake..?!? 🤖 LEGO & Nintendo CUTENESS!! 🧸 Register for Jake’s new 4-hour July 29th bootcamp: thesprintbook.com/bootcamp Tony Robbins Unleash The Power Within Virtual Event Two Comma Club LIVE Dark | Netflix Avatar The Last Airbender | Netflix Lost OpenAI's GPT-3 may be the biggest thing since bitcoin Lego made a 2,600-piece replica of playing Mario on the NES - The Verge LEGO FORMA: Add a Splash of Creativity to Your Day Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

How to manage your energy & time like a BOSS. 🕺 Experimenting with Jake-ier online trainings. 👀 Kettlebells. 🎱 Coffee. ☕️ Alcohol. 🍷 People fun. 🌈 Remote Brand Sprint Template thesprintbook.com/bootcamp The 4-Hour Workweek Book: The Road Book: The Wall Book: So You Want to Talk About Race Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Is Apple DOOMED..?! ☠️ Quarantine month #4. ☢️ A design review of the new macOS icons. 🎨 Something broke in Jonathan’s brain. 🧠 The curse of the entrepreneur. 🧖 The Last of Us II Apple Design Awards 2020 The Comeback of Fun in Visual Design Book: The Surrender Experiment Book: Letting Go Book: Awareness Book: Dare Book: Ego Is the Enemy Book: The Untethered Soul Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Tech politics & big tech. 👻 How AJ&Smart is dealing with the Facebook situation. 🤔Hey vs Superhuman. 🦸‍♂️ What you should do early in your career vs later. 👨‍💻Book binging & recommendations. 📚Therapy for dudes. 🛋 Hey.com Superhuman Book: The Surrender Experiment Book: Letting Go Book: Awareness Better Help Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Crotchless shorts. 🩳 Jonathan (re)reads Make Time 📖 and buys a new SECRET domain name. 👀 A recommendation for the best books EVER written for making money online. 🔥 A discussion of the news. 🗞 Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Hyperion Cantos Book Series Book: Traffic Secrets PS5 Book: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience The Mandalorian Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Book: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Book: The Laws of Human Nature Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

This episode is a replay of an interview from many moons ago, but chances are you haven’t listened to it. Sarah Cooper is an ex-Google Docs design lead and super talented comedian! You should totally Check out Sarah on Twitter — she’s been doing some VERY interesting stuff. 😂 Links Book: 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings: How to Get By Without Even Trying by Sarah Cooper | Amazon.com Sarah on Twitter Sarah Cooper 10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings | Medium Sarah Cooper books The Cooper Review Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Keyboards. F*#$ racism. Taking time to understand instead of following the crowd. Messages from the future. A special teaser for those who stick to the end. 👽 Links Reflections on the Color of My Skin | Neil Degrasse Tyson (YouTube) Samuel Sinyangwe’s tweet thread Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist New Super Mario Bros.™ U Deluxe Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe The Last of Us Part II Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp Course: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass Course: Make Time Course Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

Jake & Jonathan discuss the current situation in the U.S.

Trump. Gender politics. Super serious. Secret Apple product LEAK. You are Batman. 🦇 Links Kevin Rose Jason Fried Sarah Cooper Facebook Says It Will Permanently Shift Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs To Remote Work | The Verge Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com

There’s an ACTUAL topic this week! 💦 Work from home, the good and the bad. 🏡 Benefits of office work. 🏢 Farts. 💨 Links Twitter, Square Announce Work From Home Forever Option: What Are The Risks? Mark Zuckerberg on taking his massive workforce remote Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com