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
What is a Consulting Innovator?
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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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…
One Week Only: $2.99 Sale Price on Kindle Version of Make LinkedIn Work for You
Your professional network has never been more valuable to you than it is right now.
The best tool for capturing the value of your professional networks is LinkedIn. The people most likely to help us in difficult times are our connections. Most of us in the legal industry only use a tiny fraction of the…
Remote Collaboration Tools in a Time of COVID-19
I’ve been spending the last few days preparing for teaching my classes at the University of Michigan and at Michigan State University this week. Many, many others are also preparing to work from home, teach from home, and attend classes from home.
Collaboration, especially online collaboration, has been a focus of mine for many years.…
COVID-19 and Remote Collaboration Tools: Podcast
In the latest episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report (recorded several weeks ago), called “Coronavirus Looms – Can Technology Replace Travel?“, Tom and I looked at the practical impacts COVID-19 and pandemic concerns might have on ways we work together.
We were a bit closer the the mark than we had hoped to be…
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
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Recent Reviews of Make LinkedIn Work for You
Yesterday, I posted some highlights of recent reviews of my new book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law. Today, I thought it was only fair to post a couple of reviews of the even newer book I wrote with Allison Shields, Make LinkedIn Work for You: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals…
Highlights from Reviews of Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law
I’ve been getting some good reviews and nice comments about my new book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations. TOday seemed like a good day to post a few of them.
It’s practical and hands-on. It’s also encyclopaedic and full of wise observations
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