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Manuel – I have some experience of this kind of session… do call if you’d like a thought buddy on it – and I think Giovanni is spot on. Start with super clear objectives. – best Sean

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Like @denisemeyerson Thank you Johan, this is a super read and has helped me understand so much more about the brilliant method you and Prof Bart created. As one of the many professional facilitators who use the method, my clients and workshop participants are grateful to have their stories heard. I believe it was Einstein who said “If At First the Idea Is Not Absurd, Then There Is No Hope for It”. Your absurd idea, grounded on deep theoretical foundations is a huge gift… I wonder what it might do in the next 20 years: a time when we need to understand the unintended consequences of ‘interactions among agents’ more than ever before.

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Hi Manon – See a case study of a very similar workshop (320 people – 1 hour) is here: http://www.meeting-facilitation.co.uk/conferences-and-events/index#imex-association-day

I ran this alone and it worked great. If you need any tips drop me a message – kindly Sean

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Great thread – thanks for starting Manuel

I have had a couple of unplanned ‘instant’ LSP experiences that have worked well. There is one important pre-condition though… that being that group I’m working with has already been though an LSP workshop with all the usual warmups etc.

Example.

Recently I was working with a client (over 6 months) to help them develop a better leadership culture. About midway though I was facilitating a non-LSP meeting where they were reviewing their business plan. The ‘values’ stated in the plan were not the values I had felt or seen and they looked like a left behind from a previous plan.

I called them on it and said word to the effect – ‘are those REALLY your values…”?

They hesitated.

I said ‘look, lets do a 5 minute LSP intervention to explore your values’ (remember they had the basis LSP skills).

They agreed.

I happened to have in my bag 7 what I call enhanced windows kits, (a windows bag, plus a brown bears river kit mixed in).

I gave them all a bag and asked them to build a model of the KEY value, alive today, needed to deliver their business plan. 2 mins.

They built 7 models (one each) then voted. They 4 values that emerged:

Belief in potential
Respect for each other
Inclusivity
Learning & growing

Were spot on for their organization, and VERY different from the set originally in the plan.

5 mins unplanned, set up on the fly, delivered a better result than half an hour of discussion.

You can read a brief case study of that assignment here

They are a happy client.

So I’d say that in the right conditions LSP can be used effectively in ‘instant facilitation’… with the right conditions.

[@SeanBlair]

Hi Omar
I’d like to participate too. Brilliant idea!
Cheers
Sean

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Brilliant 1pm tomorrow it is! I’ll greatly look forward to meeting you. – Kindly Sean

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Omar – sorry to miss you – how about a skype next week? I’ve checked the ‘notify me of follow up reply’ box so won’t miss any next messages!

[@SeanBlair]

Hi Omar
Lets talk next week – how are you set on Tuesday? Kindly Sean

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Hi Ali
If you’d like to try LSP, then you and your friends would be welcome to come to a meetup
http://www.meetup.com/Lego-Serious-Play/
Kindly
Sean

[@SeanBlair]

Hi Omar

I’ll help! Lets build it and they will come!

I’d suggest you set up a meetup group and meetup will do the marketing for you. I’ve run 6 meetups in London so far and they have been brilliant.

If you’d like to skype to pick my brains / learn from my experience then lets schedule a call.

Kindly

Sean

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