What is the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method?

How Does Lego Serious Play Work?

Lego Serious Play is a structured process guided by a certified facilitator. It consists of several key stages:

Framing the Challenge

The session begins with defining the question or challenge to be addressed. This could range from strategic planning and team building to conflict resolution or personal development.

Building with Lego Bricks

Participants use specially selected Lego bricks to construct 3D models that represent their thoughts, ideas, or solutions. The tactile nature of the activity engages both the hands and mind, unlocking new perspectives.

Storytelling and Sharing

Each participant shares the meaning behind their model. This storytelling process fosters open communication, empathy, and understanding among team members.

Reflection and Integration

The facilitator guides the group through discussions and reflections, helping participants connect their individual insights to collective goals and actionable strategies.

Why Does It Work?

Lego Serious Play is based on several powerful principles:

• • Hands-On Engagement: Building with Lego bricks engages both the logical and creative sides of the brain, promoting deeper understanding and out-of-the-box thinking.
  • Equal Voice: The method ensures that everyone in the group contributes, leveling the playing field and encouraging diverse perspectives.
  • Safe Expression: The process provides a non-judgmental environment where ideas can be shared without fear of criticism.
  • Systemic Thinking: By creating physical models, participants can visualize complex systems, relationships, and challenges in a tangible way.

Benefits of Lego Serious Play

• • Enhanced Creativity: Unlocks innovative thinking by engaging participants in playful, hands-on activities.
  • Improved Collaboration: Strengthens team dynamics and encourages active participation from all members.
  • Clearer Communication: Facilitates deeper discussions and helps clarify complex ideas.
  • Strategic Insights: Helps teams visualize and align around shared goals, strategies, and solutions.

Who Can Benefit?

Lego Serious Play is versatile and can be tailored to various contexts, including:

• • Corporate Teams: For strategic planning, team building, or problem-solving.
  • Educational Institutions: To foster creativity and collaboration in learning environments.
  • Non-Profit Organizations: For aligning on mission, vision, and impactful strategies.
  • Entrepreneurs and Startups: To brainstorm ideas, clarify goals, or navigate challenges.

Core Principles of LSP

• • Hands-on, Minds-on: The methodology engages participants physically and mentally to unlock creative thinking and deeper insights.
  • Equal Participation: Everyone builds and shares, ensuring that all voices are heard, regardless of hierarchy or personality differences.
  • Shared Understanding: The use of models helps create a shared language, fostering understanding and alignment within the group.
  • Focus on Questions, Not Answers: The process emphasizes exploration through open-ended questions, encouraging innovative thinking.

Core Process (4 Steps)

• • Challenge: Pose a carefully crafted question or challenge relevant to the workshop’s objectives.
  • Build: Participants construct 3D Lego models as their response to the challenge.
  • Share: Each participant explains their model, promoting self-expression and communication.
  • Reflect: Participants reflect on the discussion and extract key insights, connecting the models to the workshop goals.

Guiding Philosophies

• • Constructivism: Learning happens when people construct knowledge through experience and reflection.
  • Constructionism: Building physical models allows abstract ideas to become tangible, aiding understanding.
  • Flow: The methodology encourages participants to enter a “state of flow,” where creativity and productivity thrive.

When to Use LSP

• • Strategic Planning: To align teams on vision, mission, or objectives.
  • Problem Solving: To explore challenges and generate innovative solutions.
  • Team Building: To foster collaboration and mutual understanding.
  • Change Management: To navigate transitions and address resistance.
  • Innovation: To brainstorm and develop new ideas or processes.

Role of the Facilitator

• • Neutral Guide: Focus on guiding the process, not influencing the content.
  • Adaptability: Tailor questions and activities to the group’s needs and goals.
  • Encourage Reflection: Ensure participants extract meaningful insights from their models.
  • Set the Stage: Create a safe and inclusive environment where participants feel comfortable sharing.

Materials

• • Special Lego Kits: Use Lego Serious Play kits or similar sets designed for creative model building (e.g., Windows Exploration Bag, Identity and Landscape Kit).
  • Workshops Setup: Provide ample space, ensure diverse Lego elements, and set clear workshop rules to foster engagement.

Key Benefits

• • Encourages innovative and diverse thinking.
  • Breaks down communication barriers within groups.
  • Promotes a deeper understanding of complex issues.
  • Enhances collaboration and group decision-making.

Why Choose Us?

As Certified Lego Serious Play facilitators, we bring:

• Expertise in creating a supportive and engaging environment.
• Customized workshops tailored to your specific needs.
• A commitment to helping you achieve actionable results through the power of play.

Why Does It Work?

Lego Serious Play is based on several powerful principles:

• • Hands-On Engagement: Building with Lego bricks engages both the logical and creative sides of the brain, promoting deeper understanding and out-of-the-box thinking.
  • Equal Voice: The method ensures that everyone in the group contributes, leveling the playing field and encouraging diverse perspectives.
  • Safe Expression: The process provides a non-judgmental environment where ideas can be shared without fear of criticism.
  • Systemic Thinking: By creating physical models, participants can visualize complex systems, relationships, and challenges in a tangible way.

Benefits of Lego Serious Play

• • Enhanced Creativity: Unlocks innovative thinking by engaging participants in playful, hands-on activities.
  • Improved Collaboration: Strengthens team dynamics and encourages active participation from all members.
  • Clearer Communication: Facilitates deeper discussions and helps clarify complex ideas.
  • Strategic Insights: Helps teams visualize and align around shared goals, strategies, and solutions.

Who Can Benefit?

Lego Serious Play is versatile and can be tailored to various contexts, including:

• • Corporate Teams: For strategic planning, team building, or problem-solving.
  • Educational Institutions: To foster creativity and collaboration in learning environments.
  • Non-Profit Organizations: For aligning on mission, vision, and impactful strategies.
  • Entrepreneurs and Startups: To brainstorm ideas, clarify goals, or navigate challenges.

Core Principles of LSP

• • Hands-on, Minds-on: The methodology engages participants physically and mentally to unlock creative thinking and deeper insights.
  • Equal Participation: Everyone builds and shares, ensuring that all voices are heard, regardless of hierarchy or personality differences.
  • Shared Understanding: The use of models helps create a shared language, fostering understanding and alignment within the group.
  • Focus on Questions, Not Answers: The process emphasizes exploration through open-ended questions, encouraging innovative thinking.

Core Process (4 Steps)

• • Challenge: Pose a carefully crafted question or challenge relevant to the workshop’s objectives.
  • Build: Participants construct 3D Lego models as their response to the challenge.
  • Share: Each participant explains their model, promoting self-expression and communication.
  • Reflect: Participants reflect on the discussion and extract key insights, connecting the models to the workshop goals.

Guiding Philosophies

• • Constructivism: Learning happens when people construct knowledge through experience and reflection.
  • Constructionism: Building physical models allows abstract ideas to become tangible, aiding understanding.
  • Flow: The methodology encourages participants to enter a “state of flow,” where creativity and productivity thrive.

When to Use LSP

• • Strategic Planning: To align teams on vision, mission, or objectives.
  • Problem Solving: To explore challenges and generate innovative solutions.
  • Team Building: To foster collaboration and mutual understanding.
  • Change Management: To navigate transitions and address resistance.
  • Innovation: To brainstorm and develop new ideas or processes.

Role of the Facilitator

• • Neutral Guide: Focus on guiding the process, not influencing the content.
  • Adaptability: Tailor questions and activities to the group’s needs and goals.
  • Encourage Reflection: Ensure participants extract meaningful insights from their models.
  • Set the Stage: Create a safe and inclusive environment where participants feel comfortable sharing.

Materials

• • Special Lego Kits: Use Lego Serious Play kits or similar sets designed for creative model building (e.g., Windows Exploration Bag, Identity and Landscape Kit).
  • Workshops Setup: Provide ample space, ensure diverse Lego elements, and set clear workshop rules to foster engagement.

Key Benefits

• • Encourages innovative and diverse thinking.
  • Breaks down communication barriers within groups.
  • Promotes a deeper understanding of complex issues.
  • Enhances collaboration and group decision-making.

Why Choose Us?

As Certified Lego Serious Play facilitators, we bring:

• Expertise in creating a supportive and engaging environment.
• Customized workshops tailored to your specific needs.
• A commitment to helping you achieve actionable results through the power of play.