I taught two law school classes this past semester: “Delivering Legal Services” at Michigan State University College of Law and a brand new courses called “Legal Technology Literacy and Leadership” at the University of Michigan Law School. To put it mildly, the pandemic presented some challenges for both classes, but the students impressed me with
De-risking Innovation – Beyond Ideas Workshop
In two online workshops (April 16 and April 22), I’ll be helping Mike Cappucci and Dean Khialani of FoundationLab (I’m on their Advisory Board) facilitate a free virtual workshop called “Beyond Ideas.”
If you are an innovator in law or have some great ideas that you want to move on the next stage, I encourage
The Time to Register for ABA Women of Legal Tech Summit is Now
Whenever I hear someone complain (and it’s still too often) about not being able to find “qualified women” to speak at legal tech conferences, I swallow my irritation and frustration and politely point them to the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s Women of Legal Tech list, which now includes 121 names. If you can’t
Celebrating the Seventeenth Blawgiversary of DennisKennedy.Blog
On February 15, 2003, I started this blog with a line from Babylon 5:
And so it begins . . .
I realized the other day that I had first written about blogs well over a year ago. In fact, the rise of blogs was one of my 2002 predictions for legal technology in
Reminder: Last Week for 20/20/2020 Offers
Quick reminder: January is Innovation Ideas Month at DennisKennedy.Blog. And I have some special offers from now until the end of the day on January 31, 2020.
As part of my 20/20/2020 offering until the end of January, I’m doubling the number of ideas I offer in my Idea Sampler Pack from ten to twenty
The Official Launch of Kennedy Idea Propulsion Laboratory
Since I retired from Mastercard, I’ve gotten a lot of questions from people who want to know what I’ll be doing next. I like to phrase the question as, “What is DennisKennedy.Next?”
I’ve had the luxury of having some time to think about this and get the opinions of some amazing people. I’ve also had
January is Innovation Ideas Month
In yesterday’s Delivering Legal Services class at Michigan State University College of Law, I introduced the approach of using mind mapping and brainstorming as tools to generate ideas. We did some initial experimentation before we launch into some target design thinking sessions over the next few weeks. The blackboard photo shows what we generated in
20/20/2020
Special Innovation Deals for January
If your organization’s number one agenda item for 2020 is demonstrating successful innovation outcomes, I have a special set of limited-time offers to get your efforts off to a great start in January, no matter what your budget is.
Three great options:
1. Kindle Book Discount<. A 20% discount
Now Available: Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law
I’m very excited to announce that my new book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations, is now available on Amazon. The book may also be purchased as a Kindle ebook.
A few months ago, I was planning to write a series of
Wilkins Award for Overall Achievement
In a nice surprise, I received the Robert Wilkins award for overall achievement and excellence in writing on Friday at the ABA Law Practice Division‘s fall meeting. Wilkins was a writer from whom I learned a lot about legal tech in the early years of my legal career, making this award extra special for