1. LEGO®Serious Play® Innovate Virginia
Joe Snyder
Guy Winterbotham
@TrainITAgile
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@josephgsnyder
@guywinterbotham

2. What is LSP?
Facilitated thinking, communication and problem solving technique.
Leaders don’t have all the answers; you need to hear all the voices in the room.
People naturally want to contribute.
Allowing people to speak, be heard and contribute is more sustainable.
Doing otherwise leaves team member knowledge untapped.
Gamification?
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3. From Lean-out Meetings
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4. To Lean In Meetings
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100 – 100 meeting

5. Hand Mind Connection 80-90% Cortex areas are devoted to the hands
Using your hands engages both sides of your brain
Your hands “know” more than you know
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6. Gain knowledge from the
You will use your
Whole Brain
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Gain knowledge from the
Whole group

7. Bring Unique Perspectives
Everybody has unique persepectives. LSP Brings that to the table
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8. What are the benefits? more participation more insights more ideas
more participation
more insights
more ideas
more ownership
better decisions
more fun
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9. Learning
Building
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Playing
Sharing

10. Goals for today Get 100% participation Every voice is heard
The hands know more than the brain
Story telling and creativity go hand in hand
Everyone has the same instructions, bricks yet each model is different yet still “right”
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11. Keep in mind The conversation is about the model No one is wrong
No talking without doing
Don’t have a meeting with yourself- just start building
If you don’t know what to build, you’re in exactly the right place
Trust the process
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12. Just for today Time is short – Cliff Notes version
Typical workshops run 4 hours to 2 days
Participants typically have a common goal
Bring LSP to your company or group
Innovate Virginia Raffle prize
Have FUN!
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13. LEGO Serious Play Process? 1
QUESTION 2
BUILD THE ANSWER 3
TELL & SHARE THE STORY
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REFLECT & LEARN

14. Each Table Pick a Facilitator
Help keep track of time
Ensure ALL in the group start building
Ensure ALL in the group share their story
Signal to the facilitator when your group is done sharing
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15. Open Your Bag
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16. Challenge #1 - Preparing
Find these:
Black plate
Little pink flower
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17. Challenge #1 - Building Build a Tower Build individually
Start with the black plate
Finish with pink flower
Make it entirely as you want
You have 2 minutes
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18. Challenge #1 - Sharing Your name Where you come from
Share your tower story:
Your name
Where you come from
The most important thing about my tower is…
You each have 30 seconds to share your stories
5 minutes

19. What did we learn? Hand Mind Connection
Using Brick to express our ideas
Creating metaphors
Hold up your tower for all to see
Story matters more than the building
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20. Challenge #2 - Build a Moose
2 minutes
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21. Challenge #3 - Pick 5 Bricks
Modify your moose with the any new bricks
Work Individually
Take 60 seconds
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22. Metaphor – Explain This!
The importance of metaphors
Can see many possibilities in the one model
Bricks can mean anything we want
Models can have different meanings to different people
Start with the person closest to the stage
Only the first person
Take 30 seconds to explain …..
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23. Creature Feature – 1st Person
My creature represents….
My Home
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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24. Creature Feature – 2nd Person
My creature represents….
Agile
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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25. Creature Feature – 3rd Person
My creature represents….
Innovate VA
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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26. Creature Feature – 4th Person
My creature represents….
A Great Meeting
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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27. Creature Feature – 5th Person
My creature represents….
My Dream Smartphone App
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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28. Creature Feature – 6th Person
My creature represents….
My Manager
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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29. Creature Feature – 7th Person
My creature represents….
My Car
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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30. Creature Feature – 8th Person
My creature represents….
My Best Friend
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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31. Creature Feature – 9th Person
My creature represents….
My Dream Job
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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32. Creature Feature – 10th Person
My creature represents….
My Favorite Animal
Because ….
30 Secs Timer
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33. Challenge #5 Work Issue
Build a model of an issue you are having at work
Build with real passion!
You can’t be wrong!
Work with complete confidence!
Build first no discussion
3 minutes
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34. Challenge #5 Work Issue
Write three secret keywords on the card in front of you that you want to include in your story
Finish building your model
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35. Its Monday Morning! Everyone stand up
Leave your model and your key words and move to a new office
Move one seat to your right.
1 minute
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36. Its Monday Morning!
You will next tell the story of your new model incorporating the 3 words on the card in front of you.
Everyone look at your card and read the words to yourself.
Turn them over. No peeking!
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38. Wrap Up 100% participation Every voice is heard
The hands know things the brain doesn’t
Story telling and creativity go hand in hand
Everyone has the same instructions; bricks sets yet each model will be different yet still “right”.
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39. From Lean-out Meetings
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40. To Lean In Meetings
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100 – 100 meeting

41. You might just need LSP
When the same question to the group produces substantially different results
When everyone has an interest in the outcome
When every voice counts
When you want to increase team understanding and commitment
When you want to provoke new learning and new ways of thinking
When a few people dominate the conversation
When you want to have some hard fun
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42. Thank You
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43. LEGO®Serious Play® Joe Snyder trainIT Guy Winterbotham ICF Olsen
@TrainITAgile
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@josephgsnyder
@guywinterbotham