What changes when leaders step away from the demands of the quarter and spend a few days looking further out? Recorded live at the Jump Offsite in Napa, Michelle Loret de Mola and Dev Patnaik reflect on conversations about consciousness, AI, and the choices that shape our future. They explore why even powerful people can feel powerless, why the impact we have matters more than the legacy we leave, and why making better decisions sometimes means knowing when to stop looking for the perfect answer. Along the way, they revisit insights from Michael Pollan, Cory Doctorow, Barry Schwartz, Lynne Twist, and Jamil Zaki, including the value of choosing wisely when the future is uncertain and what it means to “trust loudly.” Dev also shares what switching checkout lines seven times at Safeway taught him about his own decision-making. A conversation with the room brings one more question into focus: Who could you be a better champion for, especially when their ideas make your life more difficult? Plus, headlines from the future: a swallowable battery for medical devices, a false AI-generated intelligence report that nearly triggered a military operation, and Australia’s proposal to make social media algorithms optional. Because shaping the future starts with the choices we make, the trust we extend, and the people we help move forward.

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The Jump Podcast

The Jump Podcast features Dev Patnaik in dialogue with Michelle Loret de Mola. This is the conversation for future-focused leaders thinking about strategy, culture and leadership. The world is crazy. Everything seems to be changing, and not always in a good way. Today, business leaders are struggling to figure out how to avoid becoming the next Kodak, Blackberry or Blockbuster. But fear not, dear listener. Things can get better. People can do better. And the world can be better.

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Jump is the world’s leading independent strategy and innovation firm. We work with the world’s most admired companies on their most important growth challenges. Using a future-focused approach to strategy, we’ve helped these firms grow their businesses in times of change.