With lego, we can: Align to one vision Create a frame of reference Create a level playing field for contribution Think, articulate, communicate, problem solve Unlock ideas of a team and secure commitment Find connections, explore new options or solutions Acknowledge and explore more than one 'right' answer Deal with complex issues in a constructive atmosphere Surface challenges that impede effective implementation Evoke FLOW at work, essential for change & transformation Build cultures of enquiry, essential for innovation Improve communication.

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LEGO SERIOUS PLAY
VALUE PROPOSITION

2. WHAT IS THE BUSINESS CASE FOR LEGO SERIOUS PLAY?

3. We live and work in a busy world.
Competition for attention is high.
The increase of digital platforms leaves face-to-
face time together more scarce, and more
important.
The Lego Serious Play method is designed to
ensure everyone ‘leans in’, offering 100%
participation.
How? Each person builds their view of the world.
Each person uses their own words to tell their own
story. No priority for position, education, experience
or other factors – creating a level playing field.
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IN MOST MEETINGS, ONLY 20%
OF PEOPLE ACTIVELY ENGAGE
AND CONTRIBUTE.
WHAT IF WE COULD GET
EVERYONE TO LEAN IN?

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LINEAR MATCH AND BEAT
BUSINESS APPROACHES
DELIVER DIMISHING RETURNS
FROM ZERO TO ONE:
THE NEW NON-LINEAR SKILLS
OF LEADERSHIP
Creating attractive and uncontested market
spaces requires a new, emergent, dynamic kind
of sense-making.
Lego Serious Play activates and extends
knowledge, and unlocks new thinking.
How? Lego bricks serve as metaphors.
Metaphors provide richer descriptions of our
realities that challenge assumptions and reveal
new possibilities. Together, visually, we can find
unexpected underlying connections and
patterns.

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HABITUAL THINKING MAY BE
OUR BIGGEST DOWNFALL
DOING MORE OF THE SAME IS
A COMFORTABLE BUT RISKY
BUSINESS HABIT
Learn to build ‘antifragile’, not ‘resilience.’
– Nassim Taleb.
While the resilient take shocks and stay the same,
the antifragile learn and change through chaos.
We can no longer predict the future with much
accuracy. But we can navigate the future through
exploring unknowns, making meaning, sharing
insights and connecting them into action.
How? Lego Serious Play provides a language that
connects within and between brains, unlocking
knowledge of the system, joining up purpose and
helping to find the surprises by breaking habitual
thinking.

6. ü Align to one vision
ü Create a frame of reference
ü Create a level playing field for contribution
ü Think, articulate, communicate, problem solve
ü Unlock ideas of a team and secure commitment
ü Find connections, explore new options or solutions
ü Acknowledge and explore more than one 'right' answer
ü Deal with complex issues in a constructive atmosphere
ü Surface challenges that impede effective implementation
ü Evoke FLOW at work, essential for change &
transformation
ü Build cultures of enquiry, essential for innovation
ü Improve communication
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WHEN DO WE USE LEGO?

7. VERBATIM FEEDBACK
EXEC EDUCATION PROGRAMME, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UCT
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Facilitation of a leadership team session using Lego Serious Play:
“It was a wonderful way to trigger delegates' inner insights. It also allows them to assess their own levels of
creativity/innovation and their understanding of the future of their units/organisation/business. You pushed them
respectfully to unlock their minds so that they can unlock themselves from the status quo (or the past).
The exercise allowed the participants to share information about their current business and their preferred future.
The discussion brought the delegates into the same space and helped them to be on the same page.
It is an honour and a privilege to work with you, Gaylin.”
Prof Rasoava Rijamampianina

8. At 33 Emeralds, we use new and radical thinking and tools to nudge comfort zones, shift mindsets and spark
innovative business results. We want to make the Future of Work good for everyone.
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Ø Lego Serious Play Facilitation: build shared models, set strategy, engage teams, initiate change, bring new ideas
to the business, explore and align.
Ø Playing Lean: teach teams ‘rapid fire rapid fail’ principles in 90 minutes with this practical board game– described
as a flight simulator for Lean StartUp.
Ø Impact programmes with leaders and teams: measure and unleash leadership and innovation potential in
individuals and teams, achieve performance and innovation goals. Powered by the GC Index®.
Ø NEW >> Code 15: a behavioural solution designed to overcome entropy, sublinear scale and chaotic market
conditions. Powered by the GC Index®.