Topic Challenge Selection: November/December 2020

We are happy to help with topic challenge brainstorming, selection, and wording. Topic challenges often stem from:

  • Internal priorities and initiatives

  • Pain points and opportunities for growth (either internal or faced by a client)

  • Emerging trends and forecasted issues

  • Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives

  • A company’s ESG criteria

How to develop a narrow topic challenge

In years past, we had 4 months for project development. During Sprint, we have 4 sessions over 4 weeks, each 4 hours in length. Please click here for topic selection guidance. Below we list a few examples of broad topics from 2019 with our suggestion for how to narrow the topics for Sprint.

  • Original Topic: Waste Not, Want Change: How can advances in technology further a reduction in food waste? (Sponsored by Accenture)

  • Narrow Suggestion: Waste Not, Want Change: How can we provide consumers with the right data to combat food waste in the home and change food behaviors? 

  • Original Topic: Justify Me: How can in-house really know that legal tech enhances their value while keeping business and the bank account in mind? (Sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland + Link Assets Services)

  • Narrow Suggestion: Justify Me: How can in-house use legal tech to  enable the retrieval and review of specific clauses and vital information across 100s of contracts in a way that keeps business and the bank account in mind?

  • Original Topic: Are You Feeling Me: How can law firms, in house departments and technology providers collaborate for better business outcomes? (Sponsored by iManage)

  • Narrow Suggestion: Are You Feeling Me: How can law firms and law companies unite to create a RFP process that is more efficient and at the same time, works for them and also works for, in-house departments from a substantive standpoint?

  • Original Topic: Tech for Good: How might advancements in tech and AI be used to empower immigrant families in the United States? (Sponsored by Microsoft)

  • Narrow Suggestion: Tech for Good: How can legal technology be used to better prepare in-house lawyers for their pro bono service endeavors so that they can hit the ground running and ensure that learnings from prior lawyers providing the same pro bono service are not lost?

For a list of past topics, please click here. Sample topics from LWOW 2019 included:

  • Are You Feeling Me: How can law firms, in house departments and technology providers collaborate for better business outcomes? (Sponsored by iManage)

  • Far is a Figure of Speech: How can we provide broader, more efficient access to legal services in rural communities? (Sponsored by LegalZoom)

  • Fasten Your Seatbelt: How can airlines protect consumer data from cyberattacks and other data security breaches? (Sponsored by LATAM)

  • Navigating Uncharted Waters: What role can payment providers (like Visa) play in collaborating with new entrants (like fintech startups) to navigate regulations and drive industry transformation? (Sponsored by Pinsent Masons)

  • Making Your Voice Count: What role might Spotify play in broadening access to podcast creation and dissemination? (Sponsored by Spotify)

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