Academic

A story in yesterday's NY Times reports that some business schools are moving more towards a liberal arts education (just as many legal educators are talking about moving in the opposite direction).  The theory is that business school students need to develop critical thinking skills and get more creative.  Some of the curricular innovations sound odd ("Fundamentals of Integrative Thinking").  Others sound downright fun - like Stanford students working at a design institute.

Are there any implications for law school?  I'd be reluctant to graft these courses into a law school curriculum.  But there are some lessons for law school nonetheless.  Truly excellent lawyers thrive because of creativity -- albeit a cabined kind of creativity.  And some scholars - like Ribstein and Triantis - are arguing that law firms need to invest in r&d.