Podcast appearances and mentions of matt homann

Zack gets real about meetings with Matt Homann. They take on meeting fatigue, the power of asynchronous communication, and the real cost of that all-team morning standup. Listen in to hear what makes a meeting a success and what small changes you can make right now to make your office more effective.   Links from the episode:   Sign up for the Lawyerist KPI Webinar December 11th   Check out Tabs3   Meeting design canvas (we need to ask for this from Matt, but he mentions it in the episode.) He sent a PDF  Connect with Matt  

Zack gets real about meetings with Matt Homann. They take on meeting fatigue, the power of asynchronous communication, and the real cost of that all-team morning standup. Listen in to hear what makes a meeting a success and what small changes you can make right now to make your office more effective.   Links from the episode:   Sign up for the Lawyerist KPI Webinar December 11th  Check out Tabs3  Meeting design canvas (we need to ask for this from Matt, but he mentions it in the episode.) He sent a PDF  Connect with Matt 

In this episode Debbie Foster reconnects with Matt Homann for a follow-up conversation focused on reimagining the practice of law. They discuss the challenges law firms face in innovating outdated business models, particularly around billing, compensation, and talent retention. Matt shares insights from his past work on legal innovation, emphasizing the need for law firms to move away from the billable hour model and embrace strategies that enhance client value and internal efficiency.   Check out the show notes for this episode on our website.   Connect with us: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

In this episode, Matt Homann, founder of Filament, reveals his innovative approaches to making meetings more effective and engaging to Debbie. From the importance of intentional design to the power of facilitation, Matt shares practical tips and insights that can transform any meeting into a productive and enjoyable experience. Whether you're a seasoned facilitator or new to leading meetings, you'll find valuable strategies to enhance your gatherings and achieve better outcomes.   Check out the show notes for this episode on our website.   Connect with us: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

In this episode - Sarah chats with Matt Homann.Matt is the Founder of Filament, and inventor of Thinksgiving and is passionate about helping people think, meet and learn together better. Are your meetings feeling lackluster and unproductive? It's time to shake things up and transform your gatherings into dynamic, engaging experiences that leave participants inspired and motivated. In this fast-paced world, effective meetings are essential for driving progress and fostering collaboration. From incorporating interactive activities and setting clear objectives to leveraging technology and creating a positive atmosphere, Matt, our guest for today will equip you with a toolkit of strategies to revolutionize your meetings and unleash the full potential of your team.  Today, Matt shares the meaning of helping smart people think together better, why many meetings are terrible and the things he hates the most in meetings. He also talks about why people waste a lot of time in meetings, some of the great meeting behaviors, and ways to balance power and engagements in zoom meetings. Lastly, he discusses his upcoming book: Think Together Better. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics! Timestamps[00:32] Matt Homann's background information[01:01] The meaning of helping people think together better[01:55] Why a lot of meetings are terrible[03:58] The things that Matt hates about meetings[11:18] Why people waste a lot of time in meetings[13:33] Some of the great meeting behaviors[19:38] Tips to balance power and engagements in Zoom meetings[25:56] The great things that we get from remote meetings[31:15] How is Matt the meeting guy and how did he decide to help people think together better after being an attorney?[37:38] 5 common challenges with people in organizations and meetings[41:51] Idea Surplus Disorder[48:44] About Matt's upcoming book: Think Together Better[51:35] What is Thinksgiving?Notable quotes:●      “An eight person meeting is an eight hour meeting.”●      “Being really intentional about what engagements looks like in meetings is really important.”●      “Don't have a meeting if it's just intentional. Record a video and then have a conversation about other people's thoughts and perceptions of that.”●      “Nothing is obvious to everyone but everything is obvious to someone.”Connect with us:Matthew HomannWebsite: https://www.meetfilament.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/homann/Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthomannSarah TenisiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stenisi/Website: https://tenisitech.com/  

Stories This Week: 3:36 - Launch Factory seeks legal tech founders 8:58 - Thompson Reuters ALSP report 12:38 - Lawyer referral services 23:22 - Digitizing state courts to increase access to justice. 30:10 - Drunk Cylon? 30:49 - Legal tech M&A study 35:44 - iManage's ROI study & the nature of industry polling 47:38 - Matt Homann and the Virtual Conference Manifesto 54:05 - Vendor commercials & conferences 56:38 - Rant & Raves: Jones Day gets hacked   Our panelists this week are: Stephen Embry, publisher, TechLaw Crossroads; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Joe Patrice, editor, Above the Law; Bob Ambrogi of LawSites blog and LawNext podcast; and Caroline Hill, editor in chief, Legal IT Insider. Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal, moderates.

We all know meetings can be either the best time spent in a day or the absolute worst. Take that one step further with conferences and having any semblance of engagement. I talk with longtime friend, Matt Homann, Founder and CEO of Filament, the better meetings company to talk about how meetings need to evolve, how conference organizers can create better value for vendors/sponsors, and why you should consider firing a client every year. Matt's Company: FILAMENTMonday Morning Meeting NewsletterWant to connect with me? You can email me at fred [at] accordingtofred.com, visit my website at https://accordingtofred.com or hit me up on Twitter at @accordingtofred.Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Want great music for your next project, check outEpidemic Sound:https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/cvqnod/.

Are your nonprofit board meetings productive as they can be? Or do you walk away feeling like you wasted time and didn't get much done? It doesn't have to be that way! Matt Homann from Filament joined me to answer some burning nonprofit questions about how to hold a better meeting. Get Matt's meeting planning tool here. Join me on Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter

Matt Homann is a meetings and events genius. He and his team at The Filament have a simple mission: to build better meetings.   And they do it. Over and over again, their meetings and events are top rated. They help people think differently and they get RESULTS!   How do they do it? You'll want to listen in and find out!   BONUS: Get the meeting sheet Matt talks about by clicking in and grabbing it!

Visionary attorney Matt Homann shares insights garnered from practicing law as a solo lawyer, and as a consultant who now helps businesses innovate in practical ways. Among the topics discussed are the joys and practical benefits of systematically firing clients, the “ideal average client,” and Matt’s unique “client worthiness index.” Below are some resources mentioned in this episode: Filament (Matt’s company) The Monday Morning Meeting - Matt’s weekly email tips for helping you prepare for the coming week. Matt’s Twitter stream - filled with pithy actionable business advice. Practically In Person - Matt’s virtual meeting & collaborative online facilitation program. Thinksgiving - Matt’s initiative for helping non-profits get help with innovation and business strategy. Information Anxiety, by Richard Saul Wurman (book mentioned by Ernie) The Continuum of Understanding (mentioned by Ernie) And here’s a link to my Solo & Small Firm Lawyers’ Guide to Working Smarter (which is designed to help make your practice more automated & virtual —and less dependent on you doing all the work and making most of the decisions)   Thanks to Our Sponsor Smith.ai; is an amazing virtual receptionist service that specializes in working with solo and small law firms. When you hire Smith.ai; you’re actually hiring well-trained, friendly receptionists who can respond to callers in English or Spanish. Then can screen callers (obviously) but they do much more. Like create appointments and accept payments if you charge for initial consults (which you should!). And they do this 7 days a week. The best part is they don’t just handle these conversations by phone — they also have 24/7 live agents and chatbots capturing leads on websites and via text message (even via Facebook Messenger). If there’s one great outsourcing opportunity for your practice, this is it. Let Smith.ai have your back while you stay focused on your work, knowing that your clients and prospects are being taken care of. Plans start at just $140 a month for calls or chats. And they have a special offer for podcast listeners where you can get an extra $100 discount with promo code ERNIE100. Sign up for a free trial now (and learn more) at www.smith.ai;. As they say, “don’t let another day go by without trying Smith.ai.”     EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at emeraldcitypro.com

I spoke with Matt Homann, the founder of Filament, a company that designs and facilitates virtual and in-person meetings. We discussed the genesis of Filament, whether you can replicate a memorable in-person event experience online, recommendations for developing successful online programs, and how legal events are evolving.

I spoke with Matt Homann, the founder of Filament, a company that designs and facilitates virtual and in-person meetings. We discussed the genesis of Filament, whether you can replicate a memorable in-person event experience online, recommendations for developing successful online programs, and how legal events are evolving.

I spoke with Matt Homann, the founder of Filament, a company that designs and facilitates virtual and in-person meetings. We discussed the genesis of Filament, whether you can replicate a memorable in-person event experience online, recommendations for developing successful online programs, and how legal events are evolving.

I spoke with Matt Homann, the founder of Filament, a company that designs and facilitates virtual and in-person meetings. We discussed the genesis of Filament, whether you can replicate a memorable in-person event experience online, recommendations for developing successful online programs, and how legal events are evolving.

Today's discussion features Matt Homann, CEO and Founder of Filament, an organization that designs, facilitates, and hosts collaborative meetings, conferences, off-sites and any type of human collaboration environment, with the objective of enabling meetings to produce measurable results that move organizations forward.For more than 20 years, Matt has been involved in the leadership spaces of designing creative experiences in everything including learning, skill building, collaboration and knowledge delivery. From building in person and virtual spaces that allow people to have better meetings, which he does at Filament today, to using arts to teach business skills, all the way to disseminating hard to explain concepts through illustrations and the drawing of pictures. Matt is an attorney by trade, holding a JD from the Washington University St. Louis School of Law, and not only spent time practicing earlier in his career, but also taught pre-trial practice and procedure as an adjunct professor of law at his alma mater.Matt describes how he's explicitly stitched together the many opportunities in his career in areas like law, with the collection of experiences in creative design thinking type endeavors as a consultant and leader, and his experiences as entrepreneurship building innovative conferences and meeting places. It's clear that Matt is one of the top practitioners in helping people and organizations collaborate better together.Themes of the episode:-How to build useful spaces (in person and now virtually) that allow us to do what we want to do, whether that's creating innovative products, or ideating around cultural transformations-How virtual meetings have translated the same terrible cultural qualities of in person meetings to this new online reality, with intensified challenges of inclusiveness and attentiveness-How Changing the meeting culture comes from the top, and how the status and connection of reporting out to leadership about the organizations direction, has trickled down in our organizations and has formed prohibitive collaboration behaviors don't move business forward-How to have better meetings, and why doing so can make your people up to 40% more effective: from tips like scheduling 47 minute meetings to build gaps in back to back scheduling, and removing ppt and other artifacts away from collaboration time, to asynchronous collaboration and the meaning of what it is to truly prepare for a meeting-How to build better conferences, where networking, learning, and connection isn't as much a serendipitous and ad-hoc condition, but more of a engineered outcome by conference facilitatorsThanks for listening!Ways to contact Matt:Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthomannLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/homann/Resources:Filament: https://www.thefilament.com/The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker: https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Executive-Definitive-Getting-Things/dp/B01N51TCT1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GGCYWT8AMD50&dchild=1&keywords=effective+executive&qid=1588683249&s=audible&sprefix=effective+%2Caudible%2C199&sr=1-1So Good they Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: https://www.amazon.com/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You/dp/B009CMO8JQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=so+darn+good+they+can%27t+ignore+you&qid=1588683210&sr=8-1The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni: https://www.amazon.com/Motive-Leaders-Abdicate-Important-Responsibilities-ebook/dp/B0851K989D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ECZ0KBANMUS0&dchild=1&keywords=patrick+lencioni&qid=1588599671&sprefix=patrick+lan%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1Learn more at www.thedatabinge.comConnect with Derek:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekwesleyrussell/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1c5mzapLZ55ciPgngqRMg/featuredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drussnetwork/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drussnetworkMedium: https://medium.com/@derekwesleyrussellEmail: derek@thedatabinge.comInterested in starting your own podcast? Some candid advice here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-start-podcast-3-step-gono-go-beginners-guide-derek-russell

When former lawyer Matt Homann founded his meeting facilitation company, Filament, he knew that meetings were broken for a lot of organizations. But Matt never could have predicted the new roadblocks that would arise as businesses rushed to adopt virtual meetings in light of COVID-19. Now that this new reality has arrived, he has tons of advice and useful insights for companies and law firms that are trying to figure out how to succeed in a remote collaboration environment. In his forward-looking discussion with Jack Newton, Matt touches on what it means to create “practically in person” meetings, how law firms can become more effective by using the right cloud-based solutions, and how the shift in legal that this pandemic has caused will change the way law firms work in the future.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week, I speak with Matt Homann, CEO of Filament, a firm dedicated to faciliating great meetings in-person or online.We talk:- the fundamental principles that make for an excellent meeting- how to make meetings work online - the common mistakes that people make in offline meetings that you should not transfer online- a future of Chief Collaboration Officers- humanising virtual working Enjoy! Best wishesRichardLinks: Filament website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week, I speak with Matt Homann, CEO of Filament, a firm dedicated to faciliating great meetings in-person or online.We talk:- the fundamental principles that make for an excellent meeting- how to make meetings work online - the common mistakes that people make in offline meetings that you should not transfer online- a future of Chief Collaboration Officers- humanising virtual working Enjoy! Best wishesRichardLinks: Filament website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week, I speak with Matt Homann, CEO of Filament, a firm dedicated to faciliating great meetings in-person or online.We talk:- the fundamental principles that make for an excellent meeting- how to make meetings work online - the common mistakes that people make in offline meetings that you should not transfer online- a future of Chief Collaboration Officers- humanising virtual working Enjoy! Best wishesRichardLinks: Filament website

#HOMEturf Matt Homann is the founder of The Filament in St. Louis. If your business is facilitating in-person meetings, like Matt's is, you might think that this time of quarantine and isolation would be disastrous for you. While that is what Matt's traditional business model is, he's using that experience to usher in new ways of thinking about asynchronous collaboration. That's not letting an emergency go to waste. Remember, we may all be in seclusion, but we're in this together. Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert) Producer: Janice Anderson Artwork: Dean Lambert Music: Jerry David DeCicca Twitter: @InSeclusionPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inseclusion/message

Fresh from the Rebels Riot Luncheon at TECHSHOW 2020, hosts Catherine Sanders Reach and Heidi Alexander talk to Legal Rebel honorees Matt Homann, Pegeen Turner, Colin Lachance, and Sofia Lingos about the topics they chose for their luncheon table talks and the conversations that ensued. Matt Homann is the founder and CEO of Filament. Pegeen Turner is president of Legal Cloud Technology. Colin Lachance is general manager of North America for global legal intelligence company, vLex. Sofia Lingos, Esq. is the founding and managing attorney of Trident Legal.

Fresh from the Rebels Riot Luncheon at TECHSHOW 2020, hosts Catherine Sanders Reach and Heidi Alexander talk to Legal Rebel honorees Matt Homann, Pegeen Turner, Colin Lachance, and Sofia Lingos about the topics they chose for their luncheon table talks and the conversations that ensued. Matt Homann is the founder and CEO of Filament. Pegeen Turner is president of Legal Cloud Technology. Colin Lachance is general manager of North America for global legal intelligence company, vLex. Sofia Lingos, Esq. is the founding and managing attorney of Trident Legal.

Following Inspire.Legal 2.0, Laurence Colletti is joined by Christian Lang, Matt Homann, and Dan Linna to discuss the driving purpose of this year’s conference. Legal innovators came together to define challenges in the profession through highly interactive sessions, hoping to spark new solutions for the future of legal. Christian Lang is head of strategy at Reynen Court LLC and founder of Inspire.Legal. Matt Homann is the founder and CEO of Filament. Dan Linna has a joint appointment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering.

Following Inspire.Legal 2.0, Laurence Colletti is joined by Christian Lang, Matt Homann, and Dan Linna to discuss the driving purpose of this year’s conference. Legal innovators came together to define challenges in the profession through highly interactive sessions, hoping to spark new solutions for the future of legal. Christian Lang is head of strategy at Reynen Court LLC and founder of Inspire.Legal. Matt Homann is the founder and CEO of Filament. Dan Linna has a joint appointment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering.

There's more to strategy than having a shelf full of binders labeled "Strategy [Insert Year]." That's what this week's guest, Matt Homann from Filament, tells us. Matt's influence in the legal market goes back a couple of decades, and he's been a voice in the blogging sphere for a number of years. At Filament, he works with legal, as well as other industries (like the St. Louis Cardinals) to help leaders better relate and guide their organizations. As he puts it, "we help smart people think together better." Matt believes that the way we tell our stories will help people join in on the overall efforts and strategies of the organization. It's easy to tell our stories to like-minded people, but we also have to tell (and sell) our story to those who are opposed to the strategies. More importantly, we have to reach those in the middle, who could go either way. If you convince that 50-80% of people willing to join you if you give them the right motivation, it can change the entire momentum of your organization's efforts. Information Inspirations We flip this week's episode and try something new. Our information inspirations segment will come after the interview. Let us know (@gebauerm or @glambert or call 713-487-7270) and let us know if you like or hate this new setup. Why isn't data privacy a bigger deal? There's a great episode of Make Me Smart which discusses Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. That section is responsible for the social media and overall Internet that we have today. What caught Greg's ear on this show was that co-host, Molly Wood, went on an absolute rant about how private and government entities are still not taking our privacy data as seriously as they should. Just this week there was a breach at US Customs where facial recognition data was hacked. With things like DNA databases, and other personal data out there in unsecured databases, and with penalties being relatively light, Molly was not a happy camper. Are states stepping up for consumer information? Marlene points out that while California's Consumer Privacy Act starts in 2020, Nevada has leaped ahead with their own privacy laws. Even New York is looking to join the list of states requiring more protection of consumer data. Is the path to protection going to be through individual state laws? Marlene contributes to Casetext's special report Casetext has released a new special report called "Evaluating and Adopting Legal Technology in 2019." Our very own Marlene Gebauer is a contributor to the report. You can download it for free. Listen, Subscribe, download Jerry's music, and Send Us Tweets and Voicemails, Too!! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and comment. Let us know about flipping the information inspirations and the interview. Like it? Hate it? Are you in the middle? (Di we need to tell you our story to win you over?) You can tweet @gebauerm and/or @glambert to reach out. Call us at 713-487-7270 with suggestions. And, thanks to Jerry David DiCicca for the music!

On this episode of The Geek In Review, we talk with Joe Lawson, Deputy Director of the Harris County Law Library in Houston, Texas. With Harris County being the third largest county in the United States, there is a large number of attorneys, judges, and citizens who use the law library for various reasons. In 2018, there were over 24,000 filings of self-represented petitioners. That is a lot. Dallas County, by comparison, had 6,000 in the same time period. Lawson believes that there is a duty of the law library to help train lawyers, not to just be more efficient in their personal practices, but to help them have more capacity to help assist pro se litigants. Lawson's calculation is that a 3% increase in capacity, through advancements in technology usage, could help eliminate a majority of the pro se issues in the county. Back from South By Southwest (SXSW) Greg returned this week from SXSW and a trip to Northern California. Although the music was great, it was the educational sessions which took up most of his time in Austin. Panels on Gen Z, and the art of Storytelling where two of the topics that caught his attention. INFORMATION INSPIRATIONS Washburn Law School in Kansas allows their 3L students to finish their last year of law school actually working in the industry. In their "Third Year Anywhere" program, students receive first-hand experience working with mentor lawyers in one of six different areas. They complete their educational portion of the curriculum through online courses. Is this an outlier in legal education, or a potential trend for other schools to follow? Marlene likes the recent 3 Geeks' post by Shashi Kara. In addition to discussing how not all flops are failures, Shashi also wins the marketing award for putting "sex" in the title of his post. There are failures, and there are lessons learned which make future projects successes. It's important to know the differences. Matt Homann gives presenters ten tips for impressing their audiences. Number one is having a passion about the topic which you are presenting. If you don't feel that passion, neither will those listening to you. That's just the first tip... there are nine more to help you be a better presenter. The subscription based model is infiltrating the legal industry. Marlene has some suggestions on how lawyers and firms can bring value-added services to improve that model, and keep in line with bar rules as well. Bonus II's: Clippy returns... only to be assassinated. The NY Law Institute is having a National Library Week Peep Diorama Contest. Comic book databases leave a lot to be desired. Perhaps Marlene could head up R&D?? Listen, Subscribe, download Jerry's music, and Send Us Tweets and Voicemails, Too!! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and comment. You can tweet @gebauerm and/or @glambert to reach out. Call the NEW Geek in Review hotline at 713-487-7272 and let us know, preferably in English, if you want us to start producing video promotions of upcoming episodes, or if you have an idea for the show. As always, thanks to Jerry David DiCicca for his original music.

Maximized Meetings: Matt Homann of Filament by Andrew Davis

On this week’s podcast, Sam talks with Matt Homann, founder of Filament. Filament and Lawyerist are collaborating on TBD Law, a conference/retreat/summit/workshop about the future of law for solosmall firms.

Let's face it, a lot of legal conferences are pretty bad. You get a lot of presenters reading their slides and panels where one person hogs the microphone. As Matt Homann explains, the needs of conference-goers have changed, which is an opportunity to do better CLE.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Matt Homann, creator of Invisible Boyfriend & Invisible Girlfriend; Lorraine Bossé-Smith, author of I Want My Life Back!: Life Management For Busy Women; & Dr. Frieda Birnbaum Download Single but wish you weren't? Then Matt Homann has an app for you. He's the creator or Invisible Boyfriend and Invisible Girlfriend. Apps designed to send you texts, calls, and even leave voicemails to help you convince everyone around you that you've found love. Lorraine Bossé-Smith is an executive coach, corporate trainer, speaker, and the author of several books, including I Want My Life Back!: Life Management For Busy Women. She's on the program to talk about human behaviour and share some insights on the intricate psychological web that drives people's thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Is binge TV watching a tell tale sign of depression? A new study suggests that and we put that question to Dr. Frieda Birnbaum, a research psychologist and psychoanalyst. This week's opening slate is presented by Donald DesChamps, a listener, guitar player and, as he described himself, frustrated broadcaster.

I spoke with Matt Homann and JoAnna Forshee, producers of the annual LexThink.1 legal innovation conference, which is being held in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3rd on the eve of the ABA Techshow. Homann is the well-known founder of LexThink, a legal innovation consultancy, as well as the creator of the popular [non] billable hour blog. Forshee is the CEO of InsideLegal, which she describes as “the insider's guide to doing business in legal technology.” Homann noted that LexThink.1 started 4 years ago as Ignite Law. Participants have 6 minutes (as in one-tenth of an hour of billable time) and 20 slides, which rotate every 18 seconds, to convey their ideas on this year's theme – disruption. Prior sessions focused on the future of law, the future of legal tech, and client service. (I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural event in 2010, with a session called: What I Learned About the Future of Legal Marketing From Playing Wii Bowling With a 4 1/2-year old.) Ten speakers selected by “more than one thousand votes cast” online will cover a variety of topics ranging from Big Data or Big Brother (Eric Hunter) and Don't Do What You're Good At (Jay Shepherd) to Knowing the Unknowns (Roe Frazer) and LegalZoom is Eating Legal's Lunch (Mark Britton). The only participant, who has appeared in all four productions is Will Hornsby, who will be discussing Gaming the System: Are lawyers ready to game-up? Forshee notes that speakers typically rate the difficulty of the experience at about an eight on a ten-point scale and Homann suggests that in addition to practice, participants should focus on their transitions to get comfortable telling a story in equal segments. Those interested in following the sessions on Twitter can search for the Hashtag: #lexthink.

I spoke with Matt Homann and JoAnna Forshee, producers of the annual LexThink.1 legal innovation conference, which is being held in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3rd on the eve of the ABA Techshow. Homann is the well-known founder of LexThink, a legal innovation consultancy, as well as the creator of the popular [non] billable hour blog. Forshee is the CEO of InsideLegal, which she describes as “the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology.” Homann noted that LexThink.1 started 4 years ago as Ignite Law. Participants have 6 minutes (as in one-tenth of an hour of billable time) and 20 slides, which rotate every 18 seconds, to convey their ideas on this year’s theme – disruption. Prior sessions focused on the future of law, the future of legal tech, and client service. (I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural event in 2010, with a session called: What I Learned About the Future of Legal Marketing From Playing Wii Bowling With a 4 1/2-year old.) Ten speakers selected by “more than one thousand votes cast” online will cover a variety of topics ranging from Big Data or Big Brother (Eric Hunter) and Don’t Do What You’re Good At (Jay Shepherd) to Knowing the Unknowns (Roe Frazer) and LegalZoom is Eating Legal’s Lunch (Mark Britton). The only participant, who has appeared in all four productions is Will Hornsby, who will be discussing Gaming the System: Are lawyers ready to game-up? Forshee notes that speakers typically rate the difficulty of the experience at about an eight on a ten-point scale and Homann suggests that in addition to practice, participants should focus on their transitions to get comfortable telling a story in equal segments. Those interested in following the sessions on Twitter can search for the Hashtag: #lexthink.

I spoke with Matt Homann and JoAnna Forshee, producers of the annual LexThink.1 legal innovation conference, which is being held in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3rd on the eve of the ABA Techshow. Homann is the well-known founder of LexThink, a legal innovation consultancy, as well as the creator of the popular [non] billable hour blog. Forshee is the CEO of InsideLegal, which she describes as “the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology.” Homann noted that LexThink.1 started 4 years ago as Ignite Law. Participants have 6 minutes (as in one-tenth of an hour of billable time) and 20 slides, which rotate every 18 seconds, to convey their ideas on this year’s theme – disruption. Prior sessions focused on the future of law, the future of legal tech, and client service. (I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural event in 2010, with a session called: What I Learned About the Future of Legal Marketing From Playing Wii Bowling With a 4 1/2-year old.) Ten speakers selected by “more than one thousand votes cast” online will cover a variety of topics ranging from Big Data or Big Brother (Eric Hunter) and Don’t Do What You’re Good At (Jay Shepherd) to Knowing the Unknowns (Roe Frazer) and LegalZoom is Eating Legal’s Lunch (Mark Britton). The only participant, who has appeared in all four productions is Will Hornsby, who will be discussing Gaming the System: Are lawyers ready to game-up? Forshee notes that speakers typically rate the difficulty of the experience at about an eight on a ten-point scale and Homann suggests that in addition to practice, participants should focus on their transitions to get comfortable telling a story in equal segments. Those interested in following the sessions on Twitter can search for the Hashtag: #lexthink.

I spoke with Matt Homann and JoAnna Forshee, producers of the annual LexThink.1 legal innovation conference, which is being held in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3rd on the eve of the ABA Techshow. Homann is the well-known founder of LexThink, a legal innovation consultancy, as well as the creator of the popular [non] billable hour blog. Forshee is the CEO of InsideLegal, which she describes as “the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology.” Homann noted that LexThink.1 started 4 years ago as Ignite Law. Participants have 6 minutes (as in one-tenth of an hour of billable time) and 20 slides, which rotate every 18 seconds, to convey their ideas on this year’s theme – disruption. Prior sessions focused on the future of law, the future of legal tech, and client service. (I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural event in 2010, with a session called: What I Learned About the Future of Legal Marketing From Playing Wii Bowling With a 4 1/2-year old.) Ten speakers selected by “more than one thousand votes cast” online will cover a variety of topics ranging from Big Data or Big Brother (Eric Hunter) and Don’t Do What You’re Good At (Jay Shepherd) to Knowing the Unknowns (Roe Frazer) and LegalZoom is Eating Legal’s Lunch (Mark Britton). The only participant, who has appeared in all four productions is Will Hornsby, who will be discussing Gaming the System: Are lawyers ready to game-up? Forshee notes that speakers typically rate the difficulty of the experience at about an eight on a ten-point scale and Homann suggests that in addition to practice, participants should focus on their transitions to get comfortable telling a story in equal segments. Those interested in following the sessions on Twitter can search for the Hashtag: #lexthink.

  We'll explore the role of creativity and innovation in growing businesses and working with clients with "recovering lawyer" Matt Homann. Matt is the author of the award-winning legal blog “the [non]billable hour,” where he shares innovative ways for lawyers and other professionals be better at what they do.