LEGO Serious Play training

Lesson 1 • Core Philosophy and Assumptions

Examines the belief that hands matter to the brain and that play unlocks insight. Connects these assumptions to LSP's facilitation design.

Lesson 2 • The LSP Process Overview

Introduces the four-step core process: question, build, share, reflect. Provides a mental map participants use throughout the entire course.

Lesson 3 • Roles in an LSP Session

Defines the distinct responsibilities of facilitator, participants, and observers. Clarifies how role clarity drives session quality.

Lesson 1 • Storytelling Through Models

Connects physical models to verbal narrative using structured storytelling prompts. Reinforces the LSP principle that the model speaks for the builder.

Lesson 2 • Building for Meaning, Not Aesthetics

Teaches the distinction between decorative and meaningful construction. Participants practice encoding abstract concepts into physical models.

Lesson 3 • Getting Comfortable with Bricks

Reduces anxiety through low-stakes warm-up builds and playful exploration. Establishes a non-judgmental building mindset essential for LSP.

Lesson 4 • Warm-Up Application Exercises

Applies brick literacy in progressively complex warm-up challenges. Prepares participants for full LSP application sets introduced in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • Selecting the Right Application Set

Provides a decision framework for matching application sets to session objectives. Prevents common mismatches that reduce session effectiveness.

Lesson 2 • Guiding Principles Extraction

Teaches the process of distilling shared commitments from completed models. Produces actionable principles that guide post-session decisions.

Lesson 3 • System Models and Landscapes

Introduces identity pieces, connection pieces, and agents to map complex systems. Participants visualise relationships, flows, and interdependencies.

Lesson 4 • Individual Models

Covers the foundational application set where each person builds their own model. Establishes individual voice and psychological safety before group work.

Lesson 1 • Testing and Iterating Questions

Provides a peer-review protocol for evaluating draft questions before use. Builds the habit of piloting and refining questions with a test group.

Lesson 2 • Question Types Across Application Sets

Introduces question formats suited to individual, shared, and system models. Participants practice writing questions for each application set type.

Lesson 3 • Anatomy of a Good Challenge Question

Breaks down what makes a question generative versus limiting in LSP. Participants analyse exemplar questions across multiple domains.

Lesson 1 • Active Listening and Probing

Trains facilitators to listen for meaning beneath the model story. Provides probing question techniques that deepen insight without leading participants.

Lesson 2 • Managing Group Dynamics

Addresses dominant voices, silent participants, and interpersonal tension. Equips facilitators with real-time interventions that restore balance.

Lesson 3 • Adaptive Facilitation in Real Time

Teaches facilitators to read the room and adjust plans mid-session. Builds confidence in improvising while staying true to session objectives.

Lesson 4 • Creating Psychological Safety

Establishes the conditions under which participants build and share authentically. Covers contracting, ground rules, and environmental setup.

Lesson 1 • Structuring the Session Arc

Covers opening, core work, and closing phases with time allocations. Teaches how to build energy and focus across a full session timeline.

Lesson 2 • Writing the Session Facilitator Guide

Teaches how to document a session plan that any trained facilitator can run. Covers question scripts, timing notes, and contingency annotations.

Lesson 3 • Client Discovery and Needs Analysis

Guides facilitators through pre-session interviews and stakeholder mapping. Ensures the session design addresses the actual problem, not the stated one.

Lesson 4 • Materials and Environment Preparation

Details brick kit selection, table setup, and room configuration for different group sizes. Prevents logistical failures that undermine session credibility.

Lesson 1 • Documentation Methods During Sessions

Covers photography, note-taking, and model labelling techniques used in real time. Ensures no insight is lost between the build table and the final report.

Lesson 2 • Synthesising Themes and Insights

Teaches thematic analysis of model stories and shared principles. Produces a coherent narrative from diverse participant contributions.

Lesson 3 • Writing the Session Report

Provides a report template covering context, process, outputs, and recommendations. Trains facilitators to write for executive and operational audiences.

Lesson 1 • LSP for Culture and Values Work

Uses LSP to surface, articulate, and embed organisational values. Moves culture work from abstract statements to lived, shared commitments.

Lesson 2 • LSP for Strategy and Vision Work

Adapts LSP application sets to long-range strategic planning and vision building. Produces shared strategic landscapes that align leadership teams.

Lesson 3 • Designing Multi-Session LSP Programmes

Teaches how to sequence multiple LSP sessions into a coherent change programme. Ensures continuity of models, language, and commitments across sessions.

Lesson 4 • LSP for Innovation and Problem-Solving

Applies LSP to creative problem-solving, ideation, and prototype thinking. Generates novel solutions by externalising mental models through building.