Julie Robbins

Brilliant Johan! Thanks for reminding us of the deep and diverse theoretical roots of LSP.
Our time at the Imagination Lab in Lausanne was always memorable and remarkable — thank you for your patience with a simple American as we brought LSP into the world.
It is astonishing to me that LSP started as *strictly* a 3-day “Real Time Strategy” works…[Read more]

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

Well said, Thierry. This guy is not mature enough to play seriously.
When we first started putting LEGO Serious Play into the market in 2001, it became clear that LSP was NOT for everybody in every organization.
Facilitating LSP workshops with 7500 people since 2001 proves out 100% of the time “you learn more about a person in an hour of play…[Read more]

Absolutely include the Duplo elements! You will notice that they are included in the LSP kits. People like variety. Also, I have never had a participant actually use a cow, let’s say, to represent a cow. The use of these elements does not, in my experience, take away from the metaphorical representations in the models.

jody@jodylentz.com
Thanks, Marko!

Arjan: I’ve tried this a few times, but the range of solutions does not include one that truly engages all participants, and often feels forced. I typically lead a more conventional de-brief about common threads and themes that emerge during the stories; comparing individual models of “how we are today” to group models of “us at our best” reveals…[Read more]

hey Luca: it’s true – that specific line does not appear in The Republic, or in any of Plato’s other writings. Despite that, I have continued to use it in my workshop introductions, with the modifier of ”
attributed to Plato.”
A Google search reveals thousands of mis-attributions, including from prestigious academic journals.
That does not make…[Read more]

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

Where are you located Barbara?

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

Thank you, Dieter: very inspiring.
I am working on a series like this here in my pro-Trump state (Tennessee) from my pro-Hillary city (Nashville), and the current challenge has nothing to do with LSP. Getting the right mix of people there is difficult, with a lot of mistrust on all sides. Working through churches looks promising, but also misses…[Read more]

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.

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…[Read more]

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.

Hi Julie,

Are you still looking for a facilitator? I am a certified facilitator and I am in the Orlando area. I would be happy to chat if you are interested.

Beth