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The basicsWhat is the LEGO® Serious Play® method?
What the LEGO® Serious Play® method is and how it works: the four-stage core process of challenge, build, share and reflect, with video and examples.
FacilitationReflection questions for the LEGO® Serious Play® method: a cheatsheet
A cheatsheet of reflection questions for facilitators of the LEGO® Serious Play® method, to deepen what a group learns from its models.
HistoryA very brief history of the LEGO® Serious Play® method
Where the LEGO® Serious Play® method came from, in the inventors’ own words: Johan Roos, Bart Victor, the LEGO Group and the open-source release of 2010.
Purposeful playThe six principles of purposeful play
When play is purposeful it is engaging, meaningful, joyful, exploratory and social. The six principles, and how facilitators use them.
Building inclusive environmentsDeveloping a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy with the LEGO® Serious Play® method
How the LEGO® Serious Play® method helps a team build a shared vision for a more inclusive workplace, and turn it into a DEI strategy.
Systems thinkingHow the LEGO® Serious Play® method supports systems thinking
System models make complex systems visible. How the LEGO® Serious Play® method turns systems thinking into something a team can see and change.
Facilitation and the method
The research and theory behind the LEGO® Serious Play® method
Constructionism, play, flow, metaphor and systems: the ideas the LEGO® Serious Play® method is built on, what each means for facilitators, and a free paper.
WorkshopsFacilitating a workshop with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: how to design and run an effective session
A practical guide to designing and facilitating a workshop with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: questions, techniques, pitfalls and outcomes.
The method in practiceExamples of the LEGO® Serious Play® method: what happens in a real session
Real examples of the LEGO® Serious Play® method in business, education and leadership: what happens in a session and what organisations use it for.
Team building that actually worksTeam building with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: what to expect and how it works
What HR and L&D teams need to know about team development with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: what it involves, what to expect, and the case for it.
A practical guideHow to become a facilitator of the LEGO® Serious Play® method
What it takes to become a certified facilitator of the LEGO® Serious Play® method: training, certification, skills and your first workshops.
Learning through practicePractice-based learning: what it is and why it works
What practice-based learning is, why it improves understanding, and how the LEGO® Serious Play® method supports hands-on, experiential learning.
Improving workshop facilitationFacilitation techniques: a better approach with the LEGO® Serious Play® method
Common facilitation techniques, and how the LEGO® Serious Play® method improves engagement, collaboration and outcomes in workshops.
The basicsWhat is the LEGO® Serious Play® method?
What the LEGO® Serious Play® method is and how it works: the four-stage core process of challenge, build, share and reflect, with video and examples.
Learning through purposeful playThree ways the LEGO® Serious Play® method can benefit your business
How the LEGO® Serious Play® method builds employee engagement, better decisions and a healthier bottom line.
Building inclusive environmentsDeveloping a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy with the LEGO® Serious Play® method
How the LEGO® Serious Play® method helps a team build a shared vision for a more inclusive workplace, and turn it into a DEI strategy.
PodcastPodcast: finding your facilitator flow, presence and focus
Sean Blair talks to Myriam Hadnes on the Workshops Work podcast about flow, presence and balancing process as a facilitator.
From the training roomHow a pointy stick became a magic stick
A moment from facilitator training in Stuttgart: leading the discussion through the model, and how a pointy stick became a magic stick.
FacilitationReflection questions for the LEGO® Serious Play® method: a cheatsheet
A cheatsheet of reflection questions for facilitators of the LEGO® Serious Play® method, to deepen what a group learns from its models.
Graduate storiesMy first workshop, three days after training, by Jesse Lui
Jesse Lui on facilitating a first workshop with the LEGO® Serious Play® method just three days after completing training.
OnlineThe LEGO® Serious Play® method online: is shared model building possible?
Can a remote group build one shared model? The challenges of shared model building online, and the techniques that make it work.
Graduate storiesWhat would you do if you had all the free time in the world?
A guest post by SeriousWork graduate Stella Kasdagli, co-founder of Women On Top, on a shared model that kept growing after training.
Graduate storiesLearning to facilitate the LEGO® Serious Play® method online, by Dr Rebekah Wilson
Dr Rebekah Wilson on learning to facilitate the LEGO® Serious Play® method online, and what made virtual facilitation work for her.
Facilitation toolsFive tools to check the alignment of your group
Five simple tools to check whether a group is really aligned during a workshop or meeting, before you move on.
TeamsThe speed of trust
Stephen M.R. Covey's Speed of Trust, explored with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: how a safe space for candour helps trust grow faster.
MaterialsMake your own Landscape and Identity kit
Can't get a Landscape and Identity kit? A list of LEGO® bricks that does the same job, for facilitators of the LEGO® Serious Play® method.
PlayHomo Ludens, man the player
Johan Huizinga's Homo Ludens and the magic circle: why play sits at the heart of culture, learning and serious work.
Facilitation toolsIs it a meeting for the LEGO® Serious Play® method? A flowchart
A flowchart to decide whether a meeting needs the LEGO® Serious Play® method, or something else.
HistoryA very brief history of the LEGO® Serious Play® method
Where the LEGO® Serious Play® method came from, in the inventors’ own words: Johan Roos, Bart Victor, the LEGO Group and the open-source release of 2010.
Systems thinking and system models
Where change actually happensLeverage points: how to find where to intervene in a complex system
Donella Meadows named twelve places to intervene in a system, and the obvious ones are often the weakest. What leverage points are and how to find them.
Two frameworks, different jobsSystems thinking vs design thinking: what's the difference?
Systems thinking and design thinking both tackle complex problems, but they work differently. How to tell them apart and choose the right one.
Strategy, culture and complex changeSystems thinking in organisations: how to apply it in practice
Systems thinking is used more and more in strategy, culture and leadership work. What applying it looks like, and where most organisations get stuck.
Reinforcing, balancing and everything betweenFeedback loops: what they are and why they matter in systems thinking
Reinforcing and balancing feedback loops sit at the heart of systems thinking. What they are, how to spot them, and why organisations behave as they do.
Models, methods and real applicationsSystems thinking: what it is and how it works in practice
Systems thinking explains problems through patterns, relationships and feedback loops rather than parts. What it means, and how it works in practice.
Facilitator's guideThe LEGO® Serious Play® method for leadership development: a facilitator's guide
How the LEGO® Serious Play® method supports leadership development: workshop design, facilitation techniques and the outcomes to expect.
The power of iterationBuild cycles in the LEGO® Serious Play® method: the power of iteration
Reimagining the linear core process of the LEGO® Serious Play® method as build cycles opens up deeper learning and sense making.
Social Mobility Leaders' ForumExploring the future of social mobility in the UK with systems thinking and the LEGO® Serious Play® method
How the Social Mobility Leaders' Forum used systems thinking and the LEGO® Serious Play® method to explore a complex national problem.
The English Schools FoundationSense making with the LEGO® Serious Play® method, systems thinking and the Cynefin framework
A case from the English Schools Foundation: sense making with the LEGO® Serious Play® method, systems thinking and the Cynefin framework.
Systems thinkingHow the LEGO® Serious Play® method supports systems thinking
System models make complex systems visible. How the LEGO® Serious Play® method turns systems thinking into something a team can see and change.
ReviewsSeriousWork masterclass review
Marko Rillo, founder of SeriousPlayPro and co-author of SERIOUSWORK, reviews a SeriousWork masterclass for experienced facilitators.
Coaching
Practical guideThe LEGO® Serious Play® method for executive coaching: a practical guide
How the LEGO® Serious Play® method supports executive coaching, from exploring complex challenges to building leadership clarity.
CoachingCoaching with the LEGO® Serious Play® method: how it works and when to use it
How coaching with the LEGO® Serious Play® method works, when to use it, and how it helps clients explore ideas, reflect and gain insight.
Education
Purposeful playThe six principles of purposeful play
When play is purposeful it is engaging, meaningful, joyful, exploratory and social. The six principles, and how facilitators use them.
Learning through purposeful playFive ways the LEGO® Serious Play® method builds better learning
Five reasons the LEGO® Serious Play® method makes learning stick, from engagement and voice to reflection, for schools and universities.
21st-century learning skillsThe four Cs: why the LEGO® Serious Play® method in education, and why now?
Creativity, communication, critical thinking and collaboration: why the LEGO® Serious Play® method builds 21st-century skills in the classroom.
EducationFostering an inclusive school culture with the LEGO® Serious Play® method
How purposeful play and the LEGO® Serious Play® method help students feel they belong, building a more inclusive school community.
Case study, SingaporeBack to school: the LEGO® Serious Play® method at United World College South East Asia
How United World College South East Asia in Singapore used the LEGO® Serious Play® method for its back-to-school strategy sessions.