Maurice Blackburn ran its team day in partnership with Whitehot, which designed the session around the firm’s own platform, rules and people and drafted and designed all the materials for this team: eight Challenge Cards written for technologists, a participant guide, a presenting deck with timed team rounds and live voting, and awards.
Before the day, Whitehot met the firm’s planning committee to confirm the session was right for their team, provided the run sheets, went on site to check the venue and technology, and trained five of the firm’s own people to co-facilitate the tables, drawing on its experience in training delivery.
The design put collaboration at the centre: everyone explored on their own first, so nobody was left behind, then worked in table teams with shared roles. On the day, Whitehot led the session from the front and kept the team focused and enjoying the build, from the first challenge to the final vote.
Result: more than 40 people built with AI together. Every table chose its strongest idea, built it and presented it to their colleagues, and the room chose the winners by live vote. The Chief Data Officer, who heads the Digital and Technology team, said afterwards how much he had enjoyed the session, and the firm rated the day five stars on Google.
Maurice Blackburn set out to build a team culture around AI: curious, collaborative and confident enough to bring it into everyday work. The team left with:
- A shared experience of working with AI. Every person took part, on the firm's platform and the firm's rules, alongside their colleagues.
- Teamwork around AI. Every table planned, built and presented together, with roles shared across the team.
- Engagement across the whole room. “Interactive, creative and generated a lot of energy in the room, with everyone getting involved.”
- Its own champions. Five of the firm's people ran the tables and can carry the format on.
