Empathy in Philanthropy

May 16, 2012

Udaya Patnaik keynotes the 2012 Connecticut Philanthropy Summit May 23. The presentation is a call to action for grantmakers to use empathy to forge deeper community connections, identify new opportunities to advance their missions, and gain the courage to take risks. More information about the event and the Council can be found here.

The Most Awesome Low Empathy Terminology Ever

May 15, 2012

I was at the Hertz Gold desk at an East Coast airport today and the Walkie Talkie of the woman at the counter went off. She told the caller “Hang on, I’m with an 18.” I was of course intrigued to know what an “18″ was. She told me that at Hertz, an 18 was

Executive Leadership in Foodservice

April 24, 2012

Dev Patnaik speaks to a group of business executives as part of the Women’s Foodservice Forum April 23, 2012, put on by the Kellogg School of Management. More information about the Executive Programming can be found here.

Advancing Creative Thinking

April 20, 2012

Creativity is often touted as an increasingly valuable skill in the workplace these days. But what does being creative actually mean? And how do you foster and apply it? The Creativity Conference explores these issues over two days, April 27 & 28 in Ridgefield, CT. Jump’s Bruce King-Shey and Jordan Fischer will be on panels

CEO Summit 2012 in Auckland, NZ

April 17, 2012

Dev was a guest speaker at the 2012 Better By Design CEO Summit in Auckland, New Zealand. In his presentation, Dev passionately explains how empathy, time and time again, is the difference between successful companies and those that flounder. Think empathy is a nice-to-have, soft feature? Think again. Learn how you can create widespread within

Helping Startups Find the Revenue

Ryan Baum and Alison Mora present to a group of entrepreneurs from Telefonica’s innovation arm, Waywra, Mexico. Ryan and Alison will walk the group through 8 Types of Revenue Models and lead a worksession to help them apply the models to their businesses. Learn more about Wayra’s 9 incubators around the world here.

Quest For the Best

Jump CEO Dev Patnaik was interviewed recently by Bill Ringle for his Quest for the Best radio show. Dev talks about how his first job unlocked new ways of thinking about business, why the learner’s mindset matters more than most realize, and how to create an innovative work culture. Listen to the full interview now.

The Serious Business of Innovation

April 10, 2012

Jump’s Annie Chang is presenting with Jump friend and client, Manoj Fenelon, Director Foresight, Global Beverage Group at PepsiCo, at the MBA Innovation Summit. The Summit is Friday, April 13th in NYC. It is a student-led initiative, jointly organized by the business schools at Columbia, Wharton, and Yale. More info. and tickets here.

Global Innovation in New Zealand

March 29, 2012

Dev Patnaik recently spoke at the Better By Design CEO Summit in Auckland, New Zealand on the power of empathy to drive innovation. The conference, put on by New Zealand’s Trade and Enterprise agency, brings together some of the top business thinkers and designers from around the world. Learn more about this exciting event here.

Empathy at the Gates Foundation

March 21, 2012

Jump Principal Udaya Patnaik speaks this Friday at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the benefits of Widespread Empathy in philanthropy. He joins speakers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and Philanthropy Northwest. More information and registration here.