Ahead of this year’s Smarter Working Week event, Thomson Reuters’ chief product officer LegalTech Kriti Sharma spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how this has evolved to become “more people-centric”.

Working smarter is about creating experiences that “connect humans”, put people at the centre of businesses and create positive change. Tech is a major part of this picture and will help teams focus their efforts on tasks that require strategic thinking, which is especially key in a future of work “balancing people, purpose and profitability”.

Kriti concludes that she hopes Smarter Working Week will inspire attendees to “use the power of technology as a multiplier to bring justice to all”.

Watch the full interview below:

About Kriti:

Kriti is an innovator, product leader, and a global voice on AI and its impact on society. She was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for advancements in technology. She is a Google Grace Hopper Scholar. Her TED talk has been viewed more than two million times, leading a global movement on AI for Good. In 2017, Kriti founded AI for Good, an organisation that’s using AI and data to help solve some of the toughest global challenges of our time, such as violence, climate crisis, and mental health. She is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, TechCrunch and BBC.