Writings
Science 101 for Business Leaders
I can say this because I was trained as one: scientists are geeks. They are lousy team players and most have as much business sense as a test tube. But they have figured out something that businesses can benefit from. It’s widely misunderstood but extremely powerful: the scientific method. photo credit: blondyimp Science is all…International Conference of Legal Regulators (ICLR.net) Standpoint feature article – Harnessing data to advance evidence-based regulation
By now everyone is familiar with the wave of “big data” that is invading nearly every aspect of private and public life.There are “recommendation engines” implemented by companies trying to sell to us, “nudge” units in governments prompting us to pay taxes, and exercise and sleep trackers combatting our poor habits. Legal regulators have always…Dr. Steve Wilson – The Role of Self-assessments in CLE – CLEreg July 31
This is the talk given by Dr. Steve Wilson to the CLE Regulators conference in Portland, July 31 2018. This version includes speaker notes for reference. [google-drive-embed url=”https://drive.google.com/a/standpointdecisions.com/file/d/1AeCrV6IYxFcL7r7x7eRTRwnKbduDhytB/view?usp=drivesdk” title=”Standpoint-CLEreg.org presentation-final w speaker notes.pdf” icon=”https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/application/pdf” newwindow=”yes” style=”normal”]
Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel – AvvyPro Use Case
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, led at the time by recently retired James Coyle, embarked in 2015 on an exciting initiative to create the nation’s first online lawyer self-assessment program. The development of the program’s core content involved more than 50 lawyers and several lay people, spanning… Colorado Supreme Court Office…
Towards an Evidence-based Policy Approach for Law Regulation – white paper
Law regulation is a mix of legislative and regulatory requirements, policy rules, professional ethics and best practices. Navigating this complex landscape is a challenge for regulators, law firms and individual attorneys. The system has evolved over time in response to…
KPMG paper – Evidence-based HR
Those with a rose-tinted view of how organizations and professionals operate might assume that important decisions are only reached after poring through reams of detailed and relevant information. But the reality is that gut instinct is frequently the dominant decision-making mode in many areas of human activity. For example, it was only in the 1970s…