— Hands-on, minds-on. Stories and metaphors. 100% participation. This is inclusive

training and workshops.

LEGO® Serious Play®

LEGO® Serious Play® is a facilitative methodology designed to enhance innovation and business performance. By using LEGO® bricks as a medium, participants express ideas and solve problems through a hands-on, minds-on learning approach.

This method is particularly effective in inclusive training because it encourages equal participation, supports diversity of thought, and fosters an understanding of different perspectives within a safe and creative environment.

Key features

Hands-on engagement. Participants use LEGO® bricks to build symbolic representations of their ideas and views, which helps to externalize and communicate complex thoughts.
Equal participation. The method levels the playing field by ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard. Each participant builds their own model in response to facilitator questions, which are then shared with the group.
Visual storytelling. The use of tangible LEGO® models aids in visualizing abstract concepts, such as equity and inclusion, making them easier to discuss and understand.
Reflection and dialogue. The process facilitates deep reflection and dialogue, key components for addressing sensitive issues like diversity and inclusion effectively.

Benefits

Empathy and understanding. Builds deeper understanding among team members by physically manifesting thoughts and emotions into shared models.
Improved communication. Encourages open communication and active listening, which are critical for inclusive environments.
Creative problem solving. Stimulates creative thinking about how to make organizational cultures more inclusive.
Actionable outcomes. Generates specific, actionable steps that participants can take to enhance inclusivity in their teams and organization as a whole.

Applications

Change management
Culture design
Employee engagement & well-being
Employee experience design
Enhancing communication
Organizational development
Strategy development
Team building & development
Other (only limit is our imagination)

How I work

Pre-workshop consultation. Understanding your specific goals.
Customized workshop design. Tailoring activities to meet your unique needs, ensuring relevant and impactful outcomes.
Facilitation. I will guide you through a series of structured exercises designed to uncover and address issues, promote understanding, and explore actionable strategies for change.
Post-workshop action planning. Participants collaboratively develop actionable insights and strategies to implement learned concepts in the workplace.
Follow-up. Evaluating the impact of the workshop and providing further support and resources to ensure sustained change.

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

– Plato

What they say

My experience with the Lego workshop is that it encourages you to analyze your own processes, both professionally and personally. Working with your hands as a start clears the mind for reflection.

Michelle hamers, phd

Communications Associate, UNHCR

The Lego serious play session hosted by Chared gave me good insights. By building with the lego bricks, you look at things from a different angle, and it helped me to organize my thoughts on the goals I want to focus on.

Wietske Hollegien

Project Manager L&D