With LEGO workshops we find creative solutions
Sometimes the best idea is already inside us – it just needs the right space to become visible. In our LEGO workshops we create exactly this space.
With the method LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® we accompany teams and organizations in this process, make complex topics tangible and together develop sustainable solutions.
We live our systemic principles: All perspectives count, every voice is heard – and the team discovers the solutions. Suitable solutions that stick, because they were built together.
Sometimes the best idea is already inside us – it just needs the right space to become visible. In our LEGO workshops we create exactly this space.
With the method LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® we accompany teams and organizations in this process, make complex topics tangible and together develop sustainable solutions.
We live our systemic principles: All perspectives count, every voice is heard – and the team discovers the solutions. Suitable solutions that stick, because they were built together.
What is LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®?
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) is much more more than a game. It is a creative and at the same time scientifically sound approachto make ideas visible, promote communication and develop innovative solutions together.
In a LEGO workshop models are created that not only show ideas, but also create understanding: regarding challenges, structures and relationships in teams or organizations. All participants contribute their knowledge, experience and intuition – visible, tangible and equal. This creates Insightsthat are not only discussed, but experienced – and which lay the foundation for sustainable change for sustainable change.
What makes LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® different from ordinary LEGO® building?
When playing with LEGO®, we usually build real objects, the outside world – houses, vehicles, figures.
With LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® we build the inner world: Thoughts, emotions, ideas, wishes. The stones become metaphors. They give form and expression to what is difficult to say.
And the decisive factor: Everyone listens to each other’s model explanations. This creates real understanding.
The methodology in the LEGO Workshop
Not “from head to hand” – but “from hand to head”
Instead of just discussing concepts, the participants build models that symbolize their thoughts, goals or challenges. stand for their thoughts, goals or challenges.
Touching, moving and building activates our thinking in a different way: Connections become visible, complexity becomes comprehensible, solutions become more concrete.
The special thing about this method:
- Everyone has equal rights – every vote counts, every model is important.
- The discussion revolves around models, not people – this makes the exchange open and respectful, the collaboration solution-oriented and less conflictual.
- Even quieter participants find it easier to get involved – because “thinking with your hands” appeals to everyone.
This is how every LEGO workshop an atmosphere of mutual respect, genuine participation and shared creativity.
Possible occasions for aen LEGO workshop:
A LEGO workshop can achieve a lot – from an inspiring team day to in-depth strategy work. We use the method when teams or organizations Clarity, connection and new perspectives need. For example with:
- Strategy or vision development
- Role clarification and team collaboration
- Development of a joint management model
- Launch of new projects
- Designing change processes
- Improving communication and a culture of trust
- Promoting psychological safety
- Reflection on challenges
- Conflict resolution in a team
- Team events with a lasting effect
Whether a small team or large organization, private, public or non-profit – the method can be flexibly adapted. The result: experience-based insights that work because they are self-created.
Procedure and transfer from LEGO workshopsFrom model to implementation
A LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Workshop follows a clear construction process that combines creativity and structure. After a brief introduction to the material (“skill building”)step by step models for specific questions. Each model is presented, interpreted and reflected on together – in an open dialog at eye level. The participants then combine their individual models into a common building from many perspectivesthat shows how shared understanding and cooperation take shape.
At the end is the transfer: The participants lead concrete measures, principles or next steps that can be integrated directly into everyday life. In this way, a jointly created, symbolic model becomes a Binding action plan with a lasting effect.
Organizational information about the LEGO workshop
The individual training blocks
So that a LEGO workshop is a success, here are a few tips for planning:
Group size
- Ideal: 5 to 12 participants
- Possible: up to 20 people (with co-moderation or simplified design)
- For larger groups: Work in parallel small groups or with small individual LEGO® sets
Duration
- Standard workshop: 0.5 to 2 days (usually 1 day)
- Impulse workshop / team building: 3-4 hours
- Customized according to goal and time frame
Room and equipment
- One table per 4 people (with enough space to build and discuss)
- Moderation area, flipchart and screen
- A bright, calm environment supports the creative process
Contact us – we will design the perfect setting for your idea.
