Understanding design thinking and the power of purpose in remaking law (ep 12)

Melissa Lyon is a Business Development and Innovation Specialist committed to ‘changing things up’ in the law.  She has many years of experience in legal practice, including as partner of a law firm, and now works with Hive Legal, an innovative NewLaw firm.  Melissa has become a bit of a guru in applying design thinking to legal innovation and generously shares her knowledge and experience with the profession.  Here’s a summary of the things we talk about:  That awesome job title – “Business Development and Innovation Specialist” Innovation comes from everywhere Let’s tackle design thinking … what is it? HiveThinkP – improving the experience for clients and team members 3 parts to design thinking – part 1 – empathy Part 2 – collaboration Part 3 – experimentation The design thinking process “Build to think” You have to live with ambiguity Design thinking in action – document design example Understanding “Designer Firms” Why you should start again … Links  * Hive Legal, Hive on LinkedIn, Melissa Lyon on LinkedIn  * Legal Design Thinking and Doing – Mel’s video series for the Centre for Legal Innovation  * Subscribe to Doing Law Differently on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify    * Connect with me on LinkedIn   * Want to share how you’re Doing Law Differently? Get in touch here.   

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Discover how the world’s most progressive law companies are doing law differently. There's lots of talk about why we need to change the legal industry, but much less about how to do it.  The Doing Law Differently podcast taps into the valuable knowledge of those who are walking the talk of NewLaw. Host, Lucy Dickens interviews leaders of progressive law companies who are reinventing traditional legal practice and transforming the profession for the better.  From alternative fee arrangements and new technology to innovative business models and new ways of delivering services, find out what NewLaw looks like from the inside.    Join Lucy Dickens in her weekly conversations with forward-thinking leaders in law who share how they’re doing law differently.