HOW to Build a LEGO Duck - Part 3 Case Study

Applying the duck build to an organzation

We look at examples of what people built when asked to build a duck that showed how they felt about their organization.

Discover how LEGO Serious Play reveals organizational dynamics through powerful visual metaphors in this narrated case study. See how a top-heavy duck build illustrates the impact of hiring numerous senior executives, while a disassembled duck represents team disconnection and fragmentation. This practical demonstration shows how LSP techniques uncover hidden perceptions about workplace culture that might otherwise remain unexpressed. Valuable for organizational development professionals, change managers, and leadership consultants seeking innovative diagnostic tools to visualize team sentiment and structural challenges

In our last two videos, we built ducks out of LEGO bricks that showed how we have nuanced perspective.

Then we added stories to our ducks to show what we were most excited about.

In this video we look at an actual question of value to an organization. A group was asked to build a duck that showed how they felt about their organization at the time.

The ducks showed some powerful stories.

One duck was top heavy and nearly falling over. This represented the recent hiring of new senior management roles with no additional support.

Another duck was simply a pile of pieces. This represented the disconnection between teams and the lack of shared direction and communication.

Eight ducks in all were built, and the complex stories were shared by all in 15 minutes!

This underscores the magic of story building. The bricks hold much of the weight when sharing and less language is needed.

This is how we can achieve deeper insights and deeper connection in less time than traditional conversation.