PLAY TO BUILD COMMUNITY
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LEGO SERIOUS PLAY
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® is a method that enables constructive reflection and dialogue processes. During a structured process, participants use LEGO bricks to create models that express their thoughts, reflections and ideas.
LATE NIGHT
LEGO
MEET
SOMEONE
NEW
LEVERAGE THE WISDOM IN THIS ROOM
TAP
INTO
VISUAL
THINKING
MOVE ACROSS FROM SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW
(and say “hi”)
BUILD
2 MINUTES
WHERE YOU ARE FROM
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY STORIES?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL?
WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PLACE TO HANG?
SHARE
YOUR BUILD
WITH YOUR PARTNER
SWITCH
PRESENTERS
WRAP-UP
YOUR CONVERSATION
Where we are from makes us UNIQUE.
CHOOSE
15 LEGO BRICKS
HAND
THOSE 15 BRICKS
TO YOUR PARTNER
BUILD
2 MINUTES
SOMETHING FROM THE BRICKS YOUR PARTNER GAVE YOU
SHARE YOUR BUILD
What did you make?
What was challenging about the assignment?
What was surprising about the assignment?
SWITCH
PRESENTERS
SHARE YOUR BUILD
What did you make?
What was challenging about the assignment?
What was surprising about the assignment?
WRAP-UP
YOUR CONVERSATION
Creativity is about making something new from what we are given. Resilience is using your imagination to create something even in the face of CONSTRAINTS.
MOVE ONE SEAT TO YOUR RIGHT
(and say “hi” to a new person)
PERSON WITH THE
LONGEST HAIR
PLACE 1 BRICK ON THE TABLE BETWEEN YOU & YOUR PARTNER
PARTNER
ADD 1 MORE BRICK TO
THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE TABLE
KEEP TAKING TURNS ADDING ONE BRICK AT A TIME
*WITHOUT TALKING
2 MINUTES
DISCUSS YOUR BUILD
What was that like?
What was your favorite part of this build?
What would you title your creation?
So much of life is simply
approaching situations with a
“YES AND!”
MOVE ACROSS FROM SOMEONE NEW
(and say “hi”)
SHARE A STORY
PERSON WHO GOT UP EARLIEST GOES FIRST
2 MINUTES
ABOUT WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO
LIFE DESIGN WORK
WHERE WERE YOU?
HOW DID YOU FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT LIFE DESIGN?
WHAT’S A STORY THAT COMES TO MIND?
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THIS WORK?
WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING IT?
SWITCH
PRESENTERS
SHARE A STORY
2 MINUTES
ABOUT WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO
LIFE DESIGN WORK
WHERE WERE YOU?
HOW DID YOU FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT LIFE DESIGN?
WHAT’S A STORY THAT COMES TO MIND?
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THIS WORK?
WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING IT?
WRAP-UP
YOUR CONVERSATION
BUILD YOUR
PARTNER’S STORY
2 MINUTES
IS THERE AN IMAGE THAT POPS IN YOUR MIND ABOUT THE STORY?
A SHAPE? A COLOR?
SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT ABOUT THE STORY OR THE PERSON TELLING IT?
SHARE YOUR BUILD
What did you make?
What part of your partner’s story does it represent?
How did you choose that thing to build?
SWITCH
PRESENTERS
SHARE YOUR BUILD
What did you make?
What part of the story does it represent?
How did you choose that thing to build?
WRAP-UP
YOUR CONVERSATION
AT YOUR TABLE:
COMBINE ALL
OF YOUR STORIES TO BUILD
YOUR COLLECTIVE
VISION FOR THE
FUTURE OF THIS WORK
4 MINUTES
WRAP-UP
YOUR
SHARED BUILD
GIVE IT A TITLE
WRITE THE TITLE ON A STICKY NOTE & PLACE IT NEAR YOUR CREATION
CHOOSE ONE LEGO
TO REPRESENT WHAT YOU HOPE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS RETREAT
WRITE YOUR HOPE ON A STICKY NOTE & PLACE IT WITH THE LEGO
GRAB STICKY NOTE &
A WRITING UTENSIL
3 MINUTES
RETURN
TO YOUR
SEATS
(and take a look at your notes)
We’ve LISTENED to stories and REFLECTED on how we got here as individuals and where we’re going TOGETHER. Here’s to making the most of the EXPERIENCE and WISDOM in this room during our time together!