Lego Serious Play 17th November

In keeping with the theme of 'Play', last Thursday's Creativity and Concept lesson introduced Lego Serious Play which is described as an "innovative, experimental process designed to enhance innovation and business performance". This definition was certainly brought to life whenever we got playing with the lego, and as we were given different tasks, the outcome of our ideas proved our individuality and versatility. Our first task was to each make a tower and let our imaginations flow, which I found interesting as many different outcomes were produced.

Next we had to make another tower incorporating what each of us brought to a team. So in mine I emphasized how I am a good listener by making an ear-like structure, as the willingness to listen is at the core of a good team.

Lastly, we each made a new model to represent factors which are core to a team, in which I built a machine-like structure symbolizing the importance of co-operation. The cogs show how all components must work together in order to succeed, much like a machine.

Finally we joined all of our models together and structured them in a line, carefully placing them in order of where they each stand in the process of a new idea or challenge.