Episode 87: Seriously playing with LEGO with Joel Birch
Have you heard about LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®? I, as I’m sure many of you did too, grew up playing with LEGO and used it to craft all sorts of things, from space-ships, to holiday resort.
I was seeing quite a few people on LinkedIn share their photos of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® sessions and I was curious about finding out more, so I invited on my guest this week, a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator to talk through what it is, and how it applies to a wide range of mediums, topics and types of workshops. You can use it for team workshops, innovation sessions, strategy days, community engagement, customer research, change management and even for job interviews!
The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology is an innovative process designed to enhance innovation and business performance. Based on research which shows that this kind of hands-on, minds-on learning produces a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the world and its possibilities, the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology deepens the reflection process and supports an effective dialogue – for everyone in the organization.
About our Guest: Joel Birch
Joel is the founder of The Very Serious Business Co. He’s based in Perth, Western Australia and creates opportunities to learn - simple as that. Learning for young and old, for individuals or teams.
Joel says that learning helps us to ever evolve who we are as people, as groups, as organisations, as communities, and as societies, and he loves being involved in that.
In the past he has worked as a coach, mentor and facilitator, helped guide schools through digital transformation initiatives, and taught classrooms full of hilarious kids. He’s also the founder of Firebird Learning, using his experience as a professional learning facilitator and an educator to create playful, engaging learning experiences for teams and individuals of all ages.
He loves LEGO and his passion for learning shines through on this episode!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Joel’s other business, Firebird Learning
Follow Joel’s LEGO Serious Play adventures over on Instagram
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