Engaging Your Imagination For Business Results Workshop Using Lego Serious Play Methodology

Introduction

In today’s DNA, teams and organizations are required to look into various strategies in achieving the business goals and objectives. It requires more than just the normal way of doing things. It requires staff to understand more in-depth on how customer’s accessibilities in obtaining information, the up and coming generations, formulating the ‘right’ strategies in maintaining long term relationship with the customers and many others.

Teams and organizations using LEGO Serious Play methodology are able to achieve more in less time and at the same time they go both deeper and broader into matters, which they are working through and strategizing on.

LEGO® Serious Play® methodology is a facilitated meeting, communication and problem solving method, where participants are led through a series of questions, which go deeper and deeper. Participants will build their own 3D LEGO models in response to the facilitator’s questions using the LEGO bricks provided. It will then be used as the platform for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision-making.

LEGO Serious Play methodology is effective when used to

• Make decisions that everyone commits to and honors after the meeting, even though he/she does not agree 100% with everything
• Ensure that there are no excuses or lack of initiative after the meeting because the participants feel they were not heard nor involved in the decision or process
• Give all participants a common understanding and frame of reference that will impact their work together after the meeting.

Objective

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the different types of imagination and the power of imagination
• Understand the power of the subconscious mind of an individual
• Recognize that creative thinking is essential within a problem-solving cycle
• Realize that collaboration is the key to moving forward as the ingredient for success
• Understand the need to look beyond their current functional units and seeing the bigger picture of their roles
• Define divergent vs convergent thinking – uses of both frameworks
• Understand the barriers to creative thinking
• Utilize strategies to overcome blockages
• Review possible best practice techniques that suit the individual and the team
• Identify appropriate techniques for each situation
• Stimulate the group to become more creative
• Generate ideas that are ultimately applied

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for executives and above.

Methodology

This stimulating program will maximize understanding and learning through facilitated meetings, communication and problem solving methods, where participants are led through a series of questions, which go deeper and deeper. Participants will build their own 3D LEGO models in response to the facilitator’s questions using the LEGO bricks provided. It will then be used as the platform for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision-making.

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