BusinessWeek Features Jump’s Work with the San Diego Zoo

October 15, 2009

Inside BusinessWeek's new special report on growth through innovation, writer Jessie Scanlon takes an in-depth look at Jump's work with the San Diego Zoo. Her article highlights the Zoo's recent successes and Jump's critical role in reframing the conservation landscape.

Jump’s Personal Touch Reaches the Health Care Debate

October 14, 2009

Jumpster Catherine Howard is traveling to Washington D.C. to testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. During a special session entitled ‘Insured But Not Covered: The Problem Of Underinsurance’, Catherine will share how a major medical catastrophe inspires her work to transform and improve our health care system. Watch the video (Minute 59).

Jump’s Lara Lee Offers Her Perspective on Biomimicry in Business

October 1, 2009

We’re psyched to be deeply involved in the San Diego Zoo’s 2nd annual Biomimicry conference. In addition to Jump acting as a leading sponsor of the event, Jump's Lara Lee will join a panel of top experts to discuss the business applications of biomimicry.

No. 1 Indian Financial Paper: Firms Must Dare to Care

September 25, 2009

We’ve got more news to share from Dev Patnaik’s recent trip to India. The Economic Times, India’s largest financial daily, profiled Dev in their Corporate Dossier section. The article describes Jump’s unique position in the market place between business strategy firms and pure design firms, and Dev offered key insights from Wired to Care, which

Designing for a Sustainable Future

September 23, 2009

Jumpsters Catherine Howard and Jay Newman recently co-developed an exciting new workshop for this year’s ACM Creativity and Cognition conference. Their workshop, titled Designing for a Sustainable Future, is for people who wish to develop, apply, and test sustainable design principles and methods for the creation and analysis of software-powered products, services, and systems. Get

design mind Explores the Meaning of Business, Post Credit Crisis

September 21, 2009

Check out the latest issue of Frog's Design Mind magazine to read their enlightening take on the meaning of business after last year’s economic collapse. Inside, Jump’s founder and managing associate, Dev Patnaik, offers his thoughts on the future of business and innovation. His article, entitled "Innovation Starts with Empathy", builds on his recent book Wired to Care.

IDSA International Conference Features Several Jumpsters

Jump’s Lara Lee and Ashley Tudor are heading to Miami to present at the 2009 IDSA International Conference: Project Infusion. Lara will provide insights on strategies for taking green innovations mainstream, while Ashley will explore the collaborative cultures of Pixar, Toyota and Google to explain why collaboration is critical to creativity and innovation. Get the

Lara Lee Tackles Brand Communities for the Marketing Science Institute

Lara Lee, Jump’s resident brand community expert, recently made a short-haul business trip to San Francisco to present at MSI’s conference on the New Art and Science of Branding. Lara’s talk focused on the requirements for taking on brand community building, as well as case studies of communities at New Leaf Paper, Vans, and Harley-Davidson.

Jump Visits India to Share Wired to Care Insights

September 17, 2009

Dev Patnaik, Jump’s founder and managing associate, is currently touring India to meet with local business leaders, students and journalists. Along the way, he stopped to share his thoughts on innovation and wide spread empathy in business with India’s Financial Chronicle. Watch the interview.

Jump Launches Innovation Blog on Fast Company Site

August 25, 2009

Check out FastCompany.com to read Dev Patnaik’s new innovation blog. As a featured writer in Fast Company’s expert design series, Dev will offer his views on harnessing innovation to create measurable business impact.