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LegalTech 2022 in Review – The Kennedy-Mighell Report Podcast

By Dennis Kennedy on December 30, 2022

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…

The TRB Retrospective Workshop on #LegalEd

By Dennis Kennedy on June 1, 2021

What did we learn and what should we take forward from our legal education experience in COVID times?

Alyson Carrel (Northwestern), Cat Moon (Vanderbilt), and I (Michigan State) are co-hosting a virtual workshop on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 9:00 CDT on this topic. Think of it as an “after action report” on…

52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2021

By Dennis Kennedy on January 31, 2021

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 67…

Featured Service: Panel Convergence Innovation Assistance

By Dennis Kennedy on September 8, 2020

I’ve written extensively about what law departments can do to innovate their panel convergence efforts in recent years, including in my book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations. I’ve also made the book chapter on panel convergence available for free here.

There…

What is a Consulting Innovator?

By Dennis Kennedy on May 7, 2020

In The Sign of the Four, Arthur Conan Doyle writes this exchange between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson:

I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession,—or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.”

“The only unofficial detective?” I said, raising my eyebrows.

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The Official Launch of Kennedy Idea Propulsion Laboratory

By Dennis Kennedy on January 20, 2020

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…