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Unlocking the Mind: Achieve Clarity with LEGO Serious Play
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Unlocking the Mind: Achieve Clarity with LEGO Serious Play

Your mind is a messy attic…

There is a ton of stuff being stored up there and you can't always access what you want.

With objects, we can mentally offload information onto them, allowing us to see, rearrange, and even play with them, providing new perspectives and a deeper understanding. You also get benefit of externalization.

On top of these benefits, we get something called detachment gain. According to Daniel Reisberg, this is the cognitive benefit we receive from putting a bit of distance between ourselves and the content of our minds

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Using LEGO Serious Play with Entrepreneurs and Future Builders
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Using LEGO Serious Play with Entrepreneurs and Future Builders

What is the problem that we are trying to solve? What is the solution and why is it unique?

What is our kryptonite- the most likely failure cause for each of us?

What is a piece of advice we can give ourselves to avoid that failure point. 

This is the true power of LSP - We learn from ourselves, we learn from others, and we dive out of reality to gain a new and better perspective on how to best move forward before diving back in.

The benefits- Communicate succinctly, Listen with curiosity and wonder , and use 3D to understand goals, barriers, and the path forward.

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Amplify Team Connection in Record Time with LEGO Serious Play!
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Amplify Team Connection in Record Time with LEGO Serious Play!

The ideal solution solves for these opposing forces - and results in high connection, low time - The upper right quadrant.   This is where we come in. The reason our workshops and team building events can live in the upper right quadrant is the efficiency of communicating via metaphor.  When people build their thoughts and ideas out of LEGO bricks, the model, as a metaphor, does MOST of the talking.  Less talking > More Listening > More Understanding

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Neuroscience and LEGO serious Play with David Rock’s SCARF Model
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Neuroscience and LEGO serious Play with David Rock’s SCARF Model

Most challenges of workplace challenge, discord, engagement, and quiet quitting can be addressed via David Rocks' SCARF model.

Social threats and rewards can impact how productive, happy, and engaged we are at work, and the LEGO Serious Play method is a fantastic way to champion the social rewards part of the SCARF model.

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Why LEGO Serious Play is Great for Team Building
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Why LEGO Serious Play is Great for Team Building

By having teams build their thoughts about themselves  (and the team) out of LEGO bricks, a few things occur.

The idea is externalized - making it much easier to talk about

The model holds much of the weight of the talking, so less words are needed

It's easy for others to understand the model via metaphor so less questions are needed.

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Harnessing Team Ideas: A Guide to Balanced Ideation
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Harnessing Team Ideas: A Guide to Balanced Ideation

Explore how to cultivate and refine ideas from your team without overwhelming your execution pipeline. Learn to establish guidelines that promote quality and foster an innovative culture that drives success.

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