Serious Play Pro

The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method is a facilitated process, the impact of workshops based on the method are, consequently, directly tied to the quality of the facilitation.

Therefore, purpose with our facilitator training program is to provide the facilitator with the insights, confidence and commitments necessary to prepare and facilitate the workshops in a way that gives maximum value to the end-user and has lasting impact.

Training programs in first half of 2011

• March 8-11, 2011; Copenhagen, Denmark. Stage 1 & 2
  
• May 9-12, 2011; Dublin, Ireland. Stage 1 & 2
• June 13-16, 2011; Brussels, Belgium. Stage 1 & 2
• June 20-23, 2011; Houston, USA. Stage 1 & 2

We will be following the updated program and use the new full facilitator manual developed by Robert Rasmussen and myself. The program meets the standards set by the Association of Master Trainers in the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY methodology.

Stage 1 gives a strong introduction to the method and how to use it with teams in personal relations. Stage 2 gives an advanced training in the method and on how to use if or business and organisational development

For more details please feel free to contact me by email (per.kristiansen@trivium.dk) or direct message via my profile on seriousplaypro.com

As many of you know, the first open LSP Community of Practice workshop is being held in Switzerland on 27-28 September 2010. It is already listed in the Events section of this web site; however, many of you may not have noticed or received the June 29th email that was sent out by Helle Friberg of LEGO.

The objective of this workshop is to follow-up on a number of questions raised in Billund in April 2010, including:

• Purpose and Scope of the Community or Communities of Practice
• Rules of the Game; Operating Principles

If anyone (particulary those of you who will not be able to attend in person) would like to submit additional suggestions for the agenda, please feel free to do so. Denise Meyerson has already  suggested setting up a video-conference via Skype to provide an interactive medium with interested parties who are unable to attend. We are looking into the technical feasibility of this.

We have reserved a workshop room for 2 days ( September 27-28) at the Hotel Mövenpick in Lausanne, right next to IMD . CAPRESE will cover the cost for renting the room, as we recognise that you will be covering the cost of your flights and accommodation. We propose to share the cost of refreshments and lunch and will come back to you nearer the time with some ideas for the catering.

If you are interested in participating and have not yet done so, please inform me (Eli De Friend). Please organise your own accommodation (we can provide suggestions). For the logistics, it would help to eventually know where you have chosen to stay.

In the meantime, wishing you all a lovely summer.

What are the rules of the Game?

On 14th April 2010, a number of future ex-Certified LEGO SERIOUS PLAY partners met with LEGO management and then amongst themselves to discuss the feasibility of creating a community. From LEGO’s side, it was made clear that LEGO would in future only refer, be it in person or on the web, to open communities of parties interested in LEGO SERIOUS PLAY.

Even prior to the April 14th meeting, some interested parties were already feeling that the community would have to establish the rules of the game, before it could function effectively and before any other decisions could be made.

Others felt that before deciding on the rules, the objectives of the community should be established.

Others again felt that we should just get out there and do business together and the objectives and rules would work themselves out.

If anyone reading this article is interested in contributing to the establishment of this community, please comment below…