Dieter Reuther

[Dieter Reuther]

Hi Thierry,

Not involving LSP, but MIT Solve, a marketplace for social impact, has some programs that target kids in Bangladesh.

Building advocates for Educational Equity
No Limit Generation

Best,
Dieter

[Dieter Reuther]

Hi Lindsay,

This is not specifically about LSP, but might have some tips for you: http://legofortheblind.com/
The site hosts text instruction to help blind people build LEGO Models.

Best,
Dieter

[Dieter Reuther]

Where are you located Barbara?

@KarenLynch and I have lead workshops for 200+ people, but in groups of 70.

[Dieter Reuther]

Was just thinking … perhaps existing Meetups could be used to come up with ideas and concepts. I was looking for more purposeful content for the Boston LEGO Serious Play Meetup anyway other than just share the potential of the methodology.

[Dieter Reuther]

Thank you for your thoughts Camilla. They are very encouraging!

My wife once took a diversity training through Nike based on the book “The Diversity Factor” by Elsie Y. Cross and Margaret Blackburn White. It was life-changing for all participants!

Van Jones’ “The Messy Truth” is also meaningful for such an endeavor.

Build challenges will need a little more time and thought. They would have to get to the core of the divide between the different groups (Coastal Elite, Working Class, Real Americans, Privileged Left, Rural America, Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, Libertarians, Conservative, Evangelicals, Green Party, Tea Party, …).

Let’s keep going and hopefully there will be some more input.

[Dieter Reuther]

Following up on the article HOW LEGO CAN HELP BLIND PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE WORLD, I just received this:

http://legofortheblind.com/

This site hosts text instruction to help blind people build LEGO Models.

[Dieter Reuther]

A related article, not about LSP though: HOW LEGO CAN HELP BLIND PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE WORLD: http://nerdist.com/how-lego-can-help-blind-people-experience-the-world/. Perhaps some more inspiration for you.

Have a great workshop Safak!

[Dieter Reuther]

Hi Sophie,

Here are some of the songs I use:

Pharrell Williams – Happy (always a great starter)
Art of Noise – Dreaming in Color, Il Pleure
Fourplay – Play and Pleasure, Bali Run
Rhye – Open
Vangelis – Chariots Of Fire
Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Moby – My Beautiful Blue Sky, Stream
Macklemore – Downtown

It always depends on the build exercise and the participants.

I setup PPT slides for each exercise with a visual countdown timer that play a song automatically and fade it out when the time is over. This really helps manage the time. Details here: http://seriousplaypro.com/2015/04/14/a-musical-powerpoint-timer-for-lsp-sessions/

Best,
Dieter

[Dieter Reuther]

There is also a PDF “The Use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY in the Engineering Design Classroom” by
Professor Linda Bulmer, P. Eng. Dr. J. Herbert Smith Centre Chair Faculty of Engineering University of New Brunswick llbulmer@unb.ca

You should be able to google it. If not, I can provide the file when I am back at my Computer.

[Dieter Reuther]

Hi Matt,

Camilla Jensen is running a LSP based course Nano Ethics at Play at Arizona State University: camilla.jensen@asu.edu.

Nano Ethics at Play is a hands on, cross-disciplinary course in which students will use the LEGO Serious Play® Methodologie to explore and discuss the social and ethical implications and application of nanotechnology.

http://asuseriousplay.com/

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