Katie da Gama

LEGO® Serious Play®

I am a Certified Facilitator of the LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) method. LSP is a facilitated thinking, communication, and problem-solving methodology that organisations can use to enhance innovation and business performance. This methodology leverages the power of constructive play to unlock insights, boost engagement, and drive meaningful conversations in professional settings.

The methodology offers a powerful framework for organisational development across multiple domains. Its success lies in its ability to engage participants fully, unlock creative thinking, and facilitate meaningful dialogue through hands-on experiences.

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Core Principles

The LSP methodology is built on several key principles:

  • Constructionism: Learning through making
  • Play as a catalyst for imagination and innovation
  • The hand-mind connection
  • Storytelling and metaphor as tools for understanding
  • All participants must contribute equally
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Applications in Leadership Development

Building Leadership Identity

Leaders use LEGO® bricks to construct models representing their leadership style, values, and aspirations. This tangible representation helps in:

  • Identifying core leadership strengths
  • Visualizing leadership challenges
  • Understanding personal leadership brand
  • Exploring leadership development areas

Developing Leadership Skills

Through structured building challenges, leaders can develop: 

  • Strategic thinking capabilities
  • Decision-making processes
  • Adaptive leadership approaches
  • Communication skills
  • Emotional intelligence

Creating & Maintaining High Performance Teams

Team Formation Activities

  • Building individual models of ideal team characteristics
  • Creating shared models of team identity
  • Constructing representations of team goals and values
  • Developing shared understanding of roles and responsibilities

Team Development Exercises

  1. Trust Building
    • Creating models of trust enablers and barriers
    • Building shared representations of psychological safety
  2. Communication Enhancement

    • Constructing models of communication patterns
    • Identifying and addressing communication challenges
  3. Conflict Resolution
    • Building models of conflict sources
    • Creating shared solutions through collaborative building

Strategy Implementation

Vision and Mission Alignment

  • Building models of organisational vision
  • Creating connections between individual roles and organizational goals
  • Visualizing strategic objectives

Strategic Planning

  1. Environmental Analysis
    • Building models of market forces
    • Representing competitive landscapes
    • Visualising future scenarios
  2. Implementation Planning
    • Creating roadmaps with LEGO® models
    • Identifying potential obstacles
    • Developing contingency plans

Change Management 

  • Building models of desired future states
  • Creating change journey maps
  • Identifying and addressing resistance

Idea Generation & Innovation

Ideation Sessions

  1. Problem Definition
    • Building models of current challenges
    • Creating representations of ideal solutions
  2. Solution Development

      – Individual building of potential solutions
      – Collaborative building of refined ideas
      – Prototype development using LEGO® models

Innovation Process
 

  • Creating models of innovation pathways
  • Building representations of barriers to innovation
  • Developing implementation strategies

LEGO® Serious Play® methodology offers a powerful framework for organizational development across multiple domains. Its success lies in its ability to engage participants fully, unlock creative thinking, and facilitate meaningful dialogue through hands-on experiences.

 

Note: LEGO® Serious Play® is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this document.

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