Who's Innovating?

The College of Law Practice Management was formed over a decade ago to "honor and recognize distinguished law practice management professionals, to set standards of achievement for others in the profession, and to fund and assist projects that enhance the highest quality of law practice management."  To date, over 200 practitioners have been inducted, from the US, Canada, and eight other countries.  The College is governed by a Board of 15 Trustees, and annually it sponsors the "InnovAction Awards," designed to identify innovation by lawyers and law firms.  The criteria for selecting among entrants are:

• Absence of precedent (never been done or done quite this way before)
• Evidence of action (the innovative idea was transformed into action and not merely reflective of best intentions)
• Effectiveness of innovation (there is some measurable outcome that would indicate that the innovation is accomplishing what it was intended to do)
• Action must have taken place within no more than three years prior to this entry.

Information about the InnovAction Awards is here, and I invite you to check out the inaugural issue of the online publication celebrating last year's awards.

So:  Have you or any of your good friends done something wonderfully innovative recently?  Nominations are open; what are you waiting for?