I’ve decided that I want as many people as possible to read my book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations, so I’m now making it available as a FREE PDF download – Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law – 2023 PDF Version. If
Dennis Kennedy
Forensic Biopsy. Called in before the autopsy.
Dennis Kennedy is the Principal Investigator at the Kennedy Idea Propulsion Laboratory (KIPL), where he investigates AI and innovation challenges when standard playbooks fail.
His framework is The NeoHolmesian Method he's developed: treating complex problems as investigations rather than predictions. Where most see uncertainty, he see patterns. Where most offer forecasts, he offers methods.
Reaching the 20th Blogiversary of DennisKennedy.Blog
One of the big challenges about publishing a blog on focused topics is that external events can intrude and make your posts seem like they don’t live in the real world.
Twenty years ago today, I published my first post on this blog. Over the years, I liked to mark each blogiversary (or blawgiversary) with…
Dennis and Tom’s 2023 Technology Resolutions – Podcast

Tom Mighell and I have an annual tradition at The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast of publicly announcing and discussing our technology resolutions for the upcoming year. We also talk about how well or not so well we did with our resolutions from the last year.
The 2023 edition of the podcast is now out to launch…
52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2023

For many years, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I’ve also wanted to find a good way for me to keep track of the books I’ve read. And it gives me a good reading target to shoot for.
Last year, I read 80…
How to Figure Out Legal Technology – Podcast
I got the chance to do a guest spot on Terrell Turner’s Law Firms and Finance podcast and the episode was just released. It seemed like a great topic for my first blog post of the new year.
The episode is called “How to Figure Out Legal Technology” and you can listen to and watch…
LegalTech 2022 in Review – The Kennedy-Mighell Report Podcast
Tom Mighell and I invited our friend Debbie Foster to continue our annual podcast tradition of reflecting on the past year in legal technology in the style of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption show. We tried to hit as many topics and highlights as we could in this fast-paced episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on…
My New LegalTech Hub Column on Law Department Innovation: The Biggest Disconnect
I’m excited to announce the debut of my new column on law department innovation for LegalTech Hub. It’s called “How to Solve the Biggest Disconnect in Law Department Innovation.”
As I say in the column:
“I routinely hear outside counsel say they wish their in-house counsel talked to them more about what…
Breaking Through Common Barriers to Law Department Innovation
Lawyers are trained to think in ways that can be the opposite of good innovation practices. We spot issues and potential problems, with an emphasis on problems. We identify and manage risks, with an emphasis on the risks of doing new things. We focus, sometimes agonizingly, on process, procedure, and precedent. Saying that something “has…
The Launch of the Law Department Innovation Library
Just Released: New Edition of The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies
#Collaboration is the hottest topic in #legaltech today! We all must find smart ways to work together.
And, just in time, Tom Mighell and I are pleased to announce the publication of the new edition of our classic book on collaboration tools and technologies: The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies, Work from Home…
