Taster: LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) method with Chrissi Nerantzi
1. A taste of the LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) Method
for Higher Education (HE)
Building individual & shared models & stories
with Chrissi Nerantzi, certified LSP facilitator
email: c.nerantzi@mmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @chrissinerantzi
2. Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be
able to...
• explain the basics of the LSP Methodology
• Discuss advantages of using the LSP
Methodology
• Identify opportunities to use the LSP method
with their students/colleagues
8. Task 1: Build a tower
Task 2: Build a model following the
instructions
Task 3: Modify your model to capture
the importance of learning for you.
When sharing introduce yourself to
the group.
13. Task 1: Build a model of your ideal teacher
Task 2: Identify 1 factor that matters most
to you? (red brick)
Task 3: Create a shared model of the ideal
teacher of the group
Task 4: Reflect on the ideal teacher you
created as a group
14. transformation of experiences
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from passive to active
from the individual to the group
from domination to pan-participation
from construction to de-construction to re-construction
from replication to uniqueness
15. theoretical underpinning
“learning by making”
Constructionism
(Papert)
“In flow”
(Csikszentmihalyi)
LSP
“hard fun”
(Papert)
“new understanding
through metaphors”
(Schön)
16. Why? To increase...
• Insight
• Confidence
• Commitment
When?
Collective intelligence
•Goal (A->B)
•Complex process
•Sharing for a purpose
•Community feel, safe
place
17. • The builder owns the model
• Metaphors belong to the builder
• We talk about the model
18. Less bricks is more!
It is not about the bricks but what the bricks enable!
19. the role of the LSP facilitator
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Active listening
Use low entry-high ceiling questions to surface unconscious insight
Remind participants to focus on the model, also to touch the model!
Avoid making judgement
Avoid imposing interpretations
Role: coach, facilitator, consultant, tech-support
20. Share ideas how you could use it with
your students/colleagues
learner
relationships
ground rules
teacher
working in teams
working practices
reflection
Interview
evaluation
values
research method
module/programme
development
beliefs
support requirements
Induction activities
21. Reflect
• Are there
opportunities to use
LSP in your context?
• What is your desired
outcome?
• What could you try?
• What are you going
to try?
22. LSP applications
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Building individual models and stories
Building shared models and stories
Creating a landscape
Making connections
Building a system
Playing emergence and decision
Extracting simple guiding principles
23. A taste of the LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) Method
for Higher Education (HE)
Building individual & shared models & stories
with Chrissi Nerantzi, certified LSP facilitator
email: c.nerantzi@mmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @chrissinerantzi