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What do people and organizations that use LEGO SERIOUS PLAY have in common?
Types of organizations that prefer LEGO Serious Play activities and why Serious Play is an important interactive method for team building
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method by
Unleash innovation potential with creative, serious play Building a Better Business Using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method delivers a creative approach to enhancing innovation and improving business performance, with the focus on unleashing play. Written by the two original Master Trainers for LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP), the book outlines how LSP can develop teams, people, relationships and business . Based on the merging of play with organizational development, systems thinking and strategy development, LSP can foster improved meetings, faster innovation processes, team growth, and better communication. The belief that everyone intends to "do good" and has the potential to do it is at the heart of LSP. The method nurtures the idea that everyone in an organization can contribute to discussions and outcomes. Building with LEGO bricks is a type of creative play that triggers a different kind of thought process, unleashing imagination and potential that is frequently untapped by the logical mind. The book explains this hands-on, minds-on approach, and discusses the theory as well as the practical implementation of LSP. Topics include: Observation of internal and external interaction dynamics Fostering a free and honest exchange of opinions Suspending hierarchy for better, more effective communication Facilitating change by encouraging exploration The LEGO SERIOUS PLAY method is employed by start-ups and multinational corporations alike to maximize synergy among teams and throughout organizations. For leaders looking to boost effectiveness and see better results, Building a Better Business Using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method is a comprehensive introduction to this creative management technique.
How to Facilitate Meetings and Workshops Using the Lego Serious Play Method by
LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) is thriving. How is it that a child's toy, has become a serious strategy tool used by some of the worlds best known organisations? And what might be the relevance of this method in your work? LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) is the result of 15 years development. A powerful method to solve problems, explore ideas and achieve objectives based on management theory using a toy. Serious Work enables readers to understand what LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) is and how it works. This practical and well designed workbook helps people have better meetings; it shows how LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) is used in five common kinds of meeting and workshop, enabling improvement in communication, collaboration and outcomes. It is intended for people who run meetings. Leaders, managers, facilitators and coaches who are seeking ways to help teams work-together well, will find this book especially helpful. Readers who are interested in or responsible for coaching, problem solving, visioning, team building or strategy will find the ideas challenge conventional meeting norms (thankfully) and offer a different and better way to achieve great meeting outcomes . The book offers case studies, step-by-step guides and templates from a range of common applications that you can download and adapt to your own needs. Our hope is this book gives you the knowledge and confidence to try basic LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) techniques before learning more. The book features advice and case studies from nine other respected LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) facilitators from countries including USA, Singapore, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, and China.
Strategic Play by
This collection of duck activities has a strong fun element, however, we do not want it to sound like it is all just fun. There is, in fact, a wealth of solid theory that forms the basis of why we developed this stream of uses for six bricks in business and learning environments. The idea of using playful methods for a range of purposes to generate innovative thinking is not new. For centuries, people have used artifacts like totems and puppets to tell stories and share information, beliefs, and knowledge. We also know that many facilitators and trainers are using tools such as design thinking and agile methodologies where prototyping and games play an important role in the processes of thinking and creating. Whatever your goal, using 3D models is a great facilitation tool. It allows you to lead people through a process where they are able to examine their inside world and relate these lessons to their work environment. These insights then lead to opportunities for further exploration and discovery and ultimately, more productive and effective communication.
Mastering the LEGO Serious Play Method by
This book is about mastery of LEGO(R) Serious Play(R). Mastery through attending to tiny techniques, the small things that LEGO Serious Play facilitators can do to plan, facilitate and deliver professional workshops. The 44 techniques in this book will help LEGO Serious Play facilitators at every stage of a workshop, from the vital planning stage to facilitating the LEGO Serious Play skills build.
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