Many years ago, I watched as my group of learners dashed around the training room collecting bits of Minifigures and rummaging through the pots of LEGO accessories to work out which pieces best suited their style of management. I congratulated myself on inventing such a great activity… and questioning why weren't more of my peers using LEGO bricks in their learning sessions too? I took to social media to share, after all that's what we do in Learning and Development... we share. I announced to the world I'd come up with a great activity using LEGO bricks and everyone should try it. Turns out, many people already were! After a short period of slight dejection! (I wasn't the genius I thought I was!) I realised this was actually a good thing. More people, means more ideas! So, I went on a hunt to find out more, and that's when I realised there were vast communities, all over the world, and they were all talking about something called LEGO® Serious Play®! So, I took a deep dive into this world of LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP)... And according to many websites at the time, it looked like I needed to attend a rather expensive programme and become certified. It all looked rather more ‘serious’ than ‘play’, so at that point I simply carried on with my own version and found myself calling it ‘Learning with LEGO’ instead. Fast-forward to now, I’ve done a lot more research into both LSP and using LEGO in learning and thought I’d jot down a few notes about what the differences are. So, what is the main difference between Learning with LEGO bricks and LEGO® Serious Play®?Well… the way I describe it is like this:
Let’s dig a little deeper shall we… Example of a Learning with LEGO bricks activity: Let’s image you’re running a workshop for new managers, and you want them to think about what’s involved in being a people manager.
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