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 :aj...
Oct 05, 2020•54 min•Ep. 200
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 ...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 148
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...
Sep 21, 2020•33 min•Ep. 147
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 newsl...
Sep 14, 2020•56 min•Ep. 146
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 & Jon...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 145
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 Workshoppe...
Aug 31, 2020•44 min•Ep. 144
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) S...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 143
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 Jak...
Aug 17, 2020•37 min•Ep. 142
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...
Aug 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 141
(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 B...
Aug 03, 2020•41 min•Ep. 140
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 bitcoi...
Jul 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 139
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 ...
Jul 20, 2020•54 min•Ep. 138
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:...
Jul 13, 2020•55 min•Ep. 137
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 Ap...
Jul 06, 2020•42 min•Ep. 136
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 Worksh...
Jun 29, 2020•53 min•Ep. 135
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 Coo...
Jun 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 134
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&Smar...
Jun 15, 2020•55 min•Ep. 133
Jake & Jonathan discuss the current situation in the U.S.
Jun 08, 2020•28 min•Ep. 132
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 ...
Jun 01, 2020•23 min•Ep. 131
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/mastercl...
May 25, 2020•41 min•Ep. 130
Star Wars. 💫 Connection issues. Famous Irish people. ☘️ Life after Corona. 🦠 Gandalf update. 🧙♂️ Advice to junior designers. 👶 Links What life after lockdown might look like | CNBC Reports (YouTube) Book: The Lean Startup Design Life podcast Chris Do Redesigns Our Logo! (For FREE) (YouTube) MacBook Pro 13" 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 Knap...
May 18, 2020•52 min•Ep. 129
German lockdown is over. 💃 Authenticity over caution. 😌 Why most designers are angry. 😤 Big Gandalf update. 🧙♂️ Soaking in the pandemic. 🦠 Fetish dinner. 🍽 Handling layoffs. 😕 And a little bonus at the end. 🎶 Links @gildy on Instagram Pool Party by Rudy Willingham User Research is Overrated | Jonathan Courtney Book: Power of Moments You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Spr...
May 11, 2020•58 min•Ep. 128
Remote school life. 🏫 The glory of being home alone. 🛀 Fortnite. 🔫 Jonathan is (not) sexist. 💁♂️ Links Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Travis Scott’s first Fortnite concert was surreal and spectacular 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 (@jake...
May 04, 2020•38 min•Ep. 127
Jonathan is zen. 😌 Jake published a Remote Sprint Guide. ✍️ The economy in times of Corona. 🦠 Links: Book: The Workshopper Playbook ✨ Book: Good Strategy Bad Strategy Volkswagen California Beach 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 ...
Apr 27, 2020•34 min•Ep. 126
Links Get on the waiting list for Jonathan’s book: The Workshopper Playbook Book: How to Double Your Profits in Six Months or Less Poolside.fm reMarkable 2 Book: Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 3) Book: Annihilation: A Novel 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...
Apr 20, 2020•42 min•Ep. 125
Links: Book: The Power of Moments Dalgona coffee AJ&Smart’s Remote Design Sprint Guide ✨ Animal Crossing Book: Hyperion Collection Book: The Body 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 n...
Apr 13, 2020•54 min•Ep. 124
Links: ajsmart.com/newsletter workshopper.com Edge LEGO Pirates of Barracuda Bay QWSTION Bags Animal Crossing 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...
Apr 06, 2020•48 min•Ep. 123
Links: Apple’s New iPad Pro & Magic Keyboard Animal Crossing Half-Life Alyx Doom Eternal Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance AJ&Smart Interviews Jason Fried about Remote Work Secrets (YouTube) Better Help Book: Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks 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 & Jo...
Mar 30, 2020•59 min•Ep. 122
Links: Animal Crossing Better Help Book: Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks 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...
Mar 23, 2020•37 min•Ep. 121
Links: Book: Obstacle is the Way Waking Ned Devine Jumanji: Welcome to Jungle Thor: Ragnarok The IT Crowd Black Books The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Spirited Away My Neighbor Totoro Studio Ghibli Museum Book: Fahrenheit 451 Youtube: Monstro Freedom: Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet StayFocused 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...
Mar 16, 2020•52 min•Ep. 120
