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[Kim McGaw]

Has anyone come across an instruction booklet or sheet of sample model builds using ONLY the Window Exploration bag? :) THANK YOU!

[Stephen Dann]

I believe I can help out with this one.

Over at Mecabricks I have a set of LSP Window kit models – https://www.mecabricks.com/en/user/stephendann and over at my website there’s a copy of the manual I use – http://stephendann.com/lego-serious-play-resources/

Plus, if you’re after some supplemental stuff, I have a paper over here that helps – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1441358218300569

[Kim McGaw]

Dr. Dann, you are a ROCK STAR! Thank you for sharing your incredible resources. You’ve saved my bacon. With gratitude, K

PS – Fantastic white paper, too.

[Andrew Batchelor]

Gargoyle Software also put together a page on the Exploration Bag:

http://www.gargoylesoftware.com/lsp/facilitators

I find in general that it is possible to do a version of the Starter Kit exercises with the Explorer bag, but on a smaller scale. The Tower exercise translates fine, and there are at least two distinct ways of making a duck ;).

Hope that’s helpful.

Andrew

[Werner]

Thanks for sharing guys. This is interresting.

[Kim McGaw]

Andrew, just came across your post. Truly appreciate your help and build instructions. I’ve just moved from using the LSP starter kits to the Exploration bags and want to create a rich experience using minimal pieces. This is a great start!

[Andrew Batchelor]

Hi Kim,

You are welcome. :)

In my experience, I find that build instructions for the participants are not needed, although it is a good idea as a facilitator to know what is possible. As I noted above, most of the Starter Kit exercises translate well enough to the smaller Exploration Kits. Unlike the Starter Kit though, I have found it useful to keep the directionsto a minimum (e.g. simply “build a duck”, or “build a tower”) and not use things like the animal and other models in the booklet where participants build to a specific set of instructions. This approach keeps the exercises open to interpretation and the accompanying discussion can be wider ranging.

Cheers,

Andrew

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