This week we explore the application of the 1960s MIT hacker spirit to the legal profession, policy and conflict resolution. Jonathan Askin was an originator of the international Legal Hacker movement and shares his insights on where the movement has come from, some of its accomplishments and hopes for where it might go in the future.

WHat is a Hackathon? A hackathon is an intense, really short event where groups come together to collaboratively design usable software programs to address specific challenges.

A few interesting things mentioned in this episode:

White Hat Hackers

BC Civil Resolution Tribunal

Noam Wasserman

Code for America

Visit legalhackers.org to find a Legal Hackers chapter near you or to find resources to start your own.

You can find out about upcoming Vancouver Legal Hackers Events on their meet-up site www.meetup.com/LegalHackersVAN/

Find Jonathan Askin @jaskin or on his website

How are you fusing tech into your peacemaking process? Let us know @overconflict