Creativity in Legal Design With Tessa Manuello From Legal Creatives

Creativity in legal design is reflecting on existing legal services and searching for the new. Creativity is a structured process aiming to improve legal services and bring new ideas into legal thinking and service delivery. Lawyers build barriers around creative thinking and innovation in law. The great innovators aren’t smarter, they simply start with existing things and spend time thinking about how to improve them. 

Lawyers are creative (believe it or not) and creativity allows lawyers to design better legal solutions – we just need to remove the blockers and give ourselves permission to look at things in new ways.. Take the KnoWonder Quest today and see how creative you are.

Tessa Manuello is a pioneer, thought leader, and legal design and innovation expert. The founder of Legal Creatives, Teasa specializes in training and coaching and innovative contract and legal design methods. She also just launched The Legal Designers, a collective of practitioners with verified credentials in Legal Design to work on projects and have an impact. 

Her dedication to promoting creativity and innovation in the legal field has made her a respected figure in the academic and professional communities worldwide. Her research in the field of creativity for dispute prevention and resolution and innovation has led her to author several academic works. She is a sought-after speaker in this emerging field. Her work inspires a global audience of practitioners working with contracts, compliance, legal, and privacy to infuse creativity into their work and enhance service delivery.

Watch now and learn why creativity in legal design transforms the delivery of legal services.

Key moments are listed below.

0:00 Introduction

4:25 Legal design

7:53 Creativity and legal design

16:06 Whitespace

21:30 Creativity Exercise – How to be more creative in law?

52:00 Connect with Tessa

Legal Design IRL. Episode 64

I am Hannele Korhonen, the founder of Lawyers Design School and the host of Legal Design IRL (In Real Life). I offer legal professionals a fresh vantage point each week on their profession. Collaborating with accomplished guests, we delve into novel insights and developments in legal practice. Our chats include Legal Design, design thinking, Contract Design, innovation, and visualization. I aim to illustrate how embracing novel opportunities can empower you to evolve into a more fulfilled and innovative lawyer proficient in delivering legal services that resonate with your distinct approach.

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Lawyers Design School is an educational hub for legal professionals and practitioners who want to discover new horizons within the legal field. Our focus is guiding individuals through the shift from conventional practices and mindsets, empowering them to flourish professionally. With comprehensive courses, interactive workshops, and complimentary weekly sessions of Legal Design IRL interviews, you’ll get tangible demonstrations of design thinking and innovative strategies in real-world contexts. If you’re a forward-thinking legal professional or someone who recognizes the need for change but seeks guidance on where to begin, you’ve discovered the ideal platform.

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