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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 5 years, 11 months ago

    Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living I get nervous. If the truth be told I play with LEGO. I use LEGO to make teamwork work better. I was recently asked about this in a radio interview and I gave

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 8 years, 1 month ago

    Bordering Johannesburg North in South Africa is Diepsloot, a shanty town born in the Apartheid era now facing poverty and urban challenges from decades of neglect. The Wot-if? Trust is dedicated to making a

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    Pete Smith commented on the post, Video – Shared model of how do we understand LEGO SERIOUS PLAY 9 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Robert
    Agreed, LSP is about the MODEL. I’d go one step further and say LSP is about the MEANING imbued in the model by its builders. The 3D dimensions of the model are the “interpreters” of the allocated

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 9 years, 10 months ago

    A shared model of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY presented at facilitator training in Johannesburg, Jan. 2015

    Pete Smith of Teamgel facilitated a LEGO SERIOUS PLAY facilitator

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 10 years ago

    Pete Smith of Teamgel will offer LEGO SERIOUS PLAY

    facilitator training in Johannesburg on the following dates:

    – 26, 27 January
    – 11, 12 May
    – 3, 4 August
    – 16, 17 November

    For more information or to

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 10 years ago

    The email read: “We currently manage a very evolved graduate programme. This includes some of the brightest and talented graduates from exclusive universities. Our final selection is regarded as the crème de la

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    Pete Smith commented on the post, Lego Serious Play Kits at Lego Online Shop 11 years, 1 month ago

    Wiro, if you think it’s a bummer that exploration bags are not currently available in Europe/Netherlands, try to be loyal to the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY methodology and live in South Africa. I paid to be trained as a

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    Pete Smith commented on the post, Lego Serious Play Kits at Lego Online Shop 11 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know why LEGO Online Shop doesn’t service countries like South Africa?

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    Pete Smith commented on the post, Lego Serious Play Kits at Lego Online Shop 11 years, 1 month ago

    I am not one of the lucky ones. I live in South Africa.
    What I do to order LEGO SERIOUS PLAY kits is order from LEGO Direct in the UK. They deliver to a friend in the UK who then couriers the goods to me. And

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 11 years, 2 months ago

    ThumbnailPlease, will someone out there clarify this fundamental question for me. Marko has been very helpful in suggesting alternative LEGO kits to use when the officially recommended LEGO kits are out of stock. The

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    Pete Smith replied to the forum topic Serious Play for Strategic Planning in the group Group logo of Serious Play ForumSerious Play Fans 11 years, 2 months ago

    Jim
    I would like to add that I see the role of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY in business strategy formulation as adding necessary understanding to traditional approaches. So, we’re not dismissing Michael Porter and his

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 11 years, 2 months ago

    Teamgel will conduct LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY™ Facilitator Training in Johannesburg on the following dates:

    17th and 18th February 2014
    12th and 13th

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    Pete Smith replied to the forum topic Change Management Approach in the group Group logo of Serious Play ForumSerious Play Fans 11 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Alan
    Eli’s concern regarding your only having 3 hours is a HUGE concern, and even more so if you start with a skills exercise to get them going. Surely sincere commitment is worth whatever time it takes? I’d

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    Pete Smith wrote a new post 11 years, 8 months ago

    The Video is a clip that Teamgel team have put together to demonstrate the Lego Serious Play approach unfolding.

    And a short story about the background. When I attended Denise Meyerson’s course for LEGO

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    Pete Smith posted on the forum topic roadmaps for change management in the group Group logo of Serious Play ForumSerious Play Fans: 14 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks for coming back to me Eli and Per. I also emailed Denise directly. Her suggestion was: For a merger, some suggested questions: 1. Skills building – tower, lean the tower, build a strength you bring to the new team/division, either explain this or the promotion. 2. Build an aspect of this newly formed team/division

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    Pete Smith posted on the forum topic roadmaps for change management in the group Group logo of Serious Play ForumSerious Play Fans: 14 years, 3 months ago

    Pete here.
    All I’m looking for is friendly support.
    I want to run a half day session for this client to introduce LSP to them and am hoping to make it relevant to them.

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    Pete Smith started the forum topic roadmaps for change management in the group Group logo of Serious Play ForumSerious Play Fans: 14 years, 3 months ago

    Hi
    I’m recently trained by Denise Meyerson and want to run a workshop for a client on (organizational) change management. Two clients are merging and I’d like to play a role in the settling down process. Anybody out there have relevant template roadmaps? Thanks Pete Smith