Just one word: ̶P̶l̶a̶s̶t̶i̶c̶s̶ Data
A classic scene in the movie THE GRADUATE explains to the young protagonist (Dustin Hoffman) that the future lies in plastics. Spool forward 50 years and the concept to replace plastics is data. ARK Group’s upcoming legal KM conference—October 22-23 in New York—poses the question “What...
Best Practices for Legal Innovation (ILTA Workshop Report)
I report here on best practices for legal innovation, based on the results the August 20th the Innovative Thinking Workshop at the ILTA annual conference that I facilitated with Cheryl Disch and Joshua Fireman. I start with my synthesis of and commentary on findings based on input from...
Is Disruption a Threat or an Opportunity?, #ILTACon19 Live
This is a live post from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference, ILTACon 2019. This session is Is Disruption a Threat or an Opportunity? As with all my live posts, please forgive typos and any misunderstanding of meanings. I write this in real...
Organizing for Innovation, #ILTACon19 Live
This is a live post from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference, ILTACon 2019. This session is Organizing for Innovation, the first of a four part series. As with all my live posts, please forgive typos and any misunderstanding of meanings. I write...
Legal Innovation Fever
Talk of innovation in the legal market has reached a fever pitch. I provide the evidence here and explain why I think it’s happening. My views here will be tested and perhaps changed by an upcoming ILTACON 2019 conference workshop on 20 August 2019 in...
Legal Geek Opening Sessions (#LegalGeek Live)
Introduction to Legal Geek Opening Sessions I’m at the Legal Geek North America conference in Brooklyn (on 25 June 2019). It brings together multiple players in legal technology and innovation for a day of rapid fire, 8 to 12 minute, TED-style talks, with a total of 50...
2019 KM Summit Survey Results
I report here on the 2019 Knowledge Management (KM) Summit survey results. The Summit is a meeting of about 80 senior knowledge management professionals from large US, UK, and Canadian law firms. Mary Abraham, Oz Benamram, and I organize the meeting. To prepare for it,...
Partnering with Clients to Drive Practical Innovation (Live #ArkLib)
This is a live post of the session Partnering with Clients to Drive Practical Innovation at the Ark conference Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services (aka Ark Library). The presenters are Toby Brown, Chief Practice Management Officer, Perkins...