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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 dealPlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStationThe all-new Xbox Series X | XboxThe new Xbox Series X and Series S controller: All you need to knowAJ&Smart Newsletter: Product Design & Innovation straight to your inbox.The Boys (Prime)The Magicians Trilogy Boxed SetAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass:ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀Buy Sprint! 📘Buy Make Time! 📗The HostsJonathan Courtney: Instagram, Twitter, AJ&Smart, Innovation Hackers, jonathancourtneyux.comJake Knapp: jakeknapp.com, The Sprint book, Make Time book, TwitterRate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦Write in with your thoughts: [email protected] to the show: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PocketCasts, Castro, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube

LinksMicrosoft Encarta (Wikipedia)LEGOLEGO IdeasLEGO Idea (formerly Cuusoo) (Wikipedia)LEGO minifigure (Wikipedia)RhinoLEGO VoltronLEGO NASA Apollo Saturn VDK LEGO BooksLEGO Women of NASAAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass:ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀Buy Sprint! 📘Buy Make Time! 📗The HostsJonathan Courtney: Instagram, Twitter, AJ&Smart, Innovation Hackers, jonathancourtneyux.comJake Knapp: jakeknapp.com, The Sprint book, Make Time book, TwitterRate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦Write in with your thoughts: [email protected] 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 floppedApple’s latest eventBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

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/bootcampPreziMuralMiroBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

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/bootcampSimon Sinek: Start with WhyCashDropCashDrop on InstagramBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

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 MarketingBook: The Checklist ManifestoBook: DecisiveBook: Getting RealBook: Getting Things DoneBook: SwitchBook: Storytelling with DataScratchCharles DuhiggMalcolm GladwellPod Save AmericaBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

The App Store woes hit John. 🎭 Epic Fortnite drama. 🕺 Make Time app coming…?! ⏰ Can Sprint be too SLOW at times..?! 😱 Apple's 1984 adFortnite's 1984 spoof adTheSprintBook.comSend in thoughts to [email protected]: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

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 NovelBook: Hyperion Book 2The Three-Hour Brand SprintBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

Hand condoms. 🧤 Torso condoms. 👕 Jake’s dancing bootcamp. 🕺 Jonathan spends 30k on a secret weapon to build his bigness. 🧠Toto Japanese ToiletsBook: HyperionBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]

(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 GreeneAce HotelBook: Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Paperback by Danny MeyerOur 15 favorite design podcasts | InVision BlogPowell's BooksBook: Recursion: A Novel Hardcover  | Blake CrouchBook: Wool | Hugh HoweyBook: Bird Box: A Novel | Josh MalermanBook: The Road | Cormac McCarthyBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: [email protected]