The one minute Tower Energiser

The best workshops use changes in pace and energy to get the best from participants.

If your attendees look a bit drained after an intense task then try the one minute Tower Energiser.

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#LEGOHack 3: Join End Plates (loved by LEGO)

Whilst training LEGO in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in Switzerland we were delighted to introduce them to a new way of connecting bricks with one of our LEGOHacks. It was a little unexpected on our part, but a great moment to share learning and build the participants repertoire.

What was it we shared?

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#LEGOHACK 2: Reverse Stud

Sometimes builds need the brick stud direction to be reversed, if you ever need to do this (or help someone else) then you can use our ‘$100 Stud to Stud hack’. Simply use any 2×1 tile (a brick with no studs, like the $100 brick) as a way to connect studs to studs.

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#LEGOHACK 1: LadderLegs + Our First Newsletter

Yea! we just published our first newsletter packed with: Ideas – Things that you can steal and make your own. Tips – Ways to be more awesome.
Inspiration – Stories from the field. Opportunities – Ways for you to grow your skills.

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Disruption

Do you remember your first mobile phone?

Mine was a Sony – it was known as the ‘MarsBar’ phone, as it was the shape of a popular chocolate bar. And I loved it! It was uber uber cool, and when I used it so was I!

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Serious Work Masterclass Review

Experienced professionals practicing facilitation

By SeriousPlayPro founder and SeriousWork co-author Marko Rillo

In July I attended Serious Work LEGO Serious Play masterclass with Sean. When I entered his training venue I met enthusiastic Sean who graciously introduced us to the venue, to the bricks and to each other.

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Facilitation Super Powers!

In the Serious Work Training in May 2017 we set the students the build question “Build a shared model to show the super powers facilitators have”.

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Homo Ludens, Man the Player

I have been doing a bit of research into the theory’s underpinning LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, and have come across a book first published in 1944 by Johan Huizinga called Homo Ludens, Man the Player. You can read it yourself on the PDF link from Yale University below, but just these two excerpts from the first chapter highlight the ancient and serious importance of play.

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A LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® meeting identification flowchart

If you are a trained LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator perhaps you’ve heard the odd debate about what is (or isn’t) LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. This diagram seeks to demystify the obvious. Obviously.

View or download PDF in at http://www.serious.global/Is-that-LEGO-SERIOUS-PLA…

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