{"id":4292,"date":"2026-02-19T19:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4292"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:13:26","slug":"toolkit-lego-serious-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4292","title":{"rendered":"Toolkit &#8211; Lego Serious Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4292\" class=\"elementor elementor-4292\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d02cdc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d02cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db4628\" data-id=\"3db4628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0d7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0d7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background: #466122; color: white;\">LEGO SERIOUS PLAY<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9c5c9 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"ae9c5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Creating different models using lego to specific criteria (e.g. what makes a good park?), communicating on the results and reflecting on the discussion.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p>Workshops could be run during which participants are invited to build lego models in response to a specific question e.g. what makes a good park? What would improve the park? Participants would then be invited to share and discuss what they have built and why. This can be used to facilitate deeper exploration of topics.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">Lego is a fun and creative way to engage various different age groups in activities together, allowing people to have time to process their thought on what they are making whilst they are.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62279ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62279ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Overview of the Engagement Tool\/Innovation:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Lego Serious Play is a facilitation tool or method which was originally developed by Lego and is now open-source.\u00a0The method uses lego as a metaphor. A facilitator encourages creativity and storytelling through various exercises using Lego.\u00a0Each participant has an opportunity to speak out, sharing their ideas and thoughts. Serious Play is based on core principles such as: hearing all voices in the room; people taking ownership and being part of the bigger purpose<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Role in decision-making:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Lego can be used during a design phase, where it is important to gain the opinions of participants in relation to ideas they would like to be implemented. This is because Lego Serious Play uses creativity and storytelling to enable participants to discuss concepts and designs they find important through use of lego brick creations.\u00a0It would be possible to record preferences displayed when Lego was being used. The method can be used to gather more emotional or conceptual information, as well as for design of physical spaces or objects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/h5><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e679b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e679b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d22214\" data-id=\"7d22214\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d9704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d9704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Engaging:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: justify; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0using lego as a metaphor invites creativity and fun into engagement activities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3714a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3714a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e5bea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6e5bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba260f\" data-id=\"1ba260f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75237b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75237b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Inclusive:<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0lego can be used with adults, but also works well with younger people and children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133b357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"133b357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbb2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fbb2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7702319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7702319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118a4b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118a4b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b57bf5\" data-id=\"7b57bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed3736 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed3736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suitable for: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">This works with any group who would enjoy a creative and interactive experience. Young people aged 7-25 will respond well to Lego, but it could also be used where inter-generational communication is sought. Families might be drawn to a workshop where Lego is used. It is important to bear in mind that standard Lego is a choking hazard for under-threes.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcc36a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcc36a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e2117\" data-id=\"28e2117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9eec20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9eec20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dce625e\" data-id=\"dce625e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-419546d\" data-id=\"419546d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d046f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d046f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Resources needed:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">You need Lego pieces in sets for each participant, preferably with base plates. The Lego shop could be used to source appropriate bricks. Lego bricks come in a variety of shapes, colours and sizes, and there are trees and flowers that might fit well with park-related themes.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">You could make cards with each task on for participants.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">You could use a camera to take pictures of the models.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">You might want to give people post-its to note down their ideas during the session. Staff would be needed to organise and run workshops and collate and analyse feedback.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa82fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aa82fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a8b5c\" data-id=\"83a8b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-777bfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"777bfda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a7b507\" data-id=\"8a7b507\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb76352 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb76352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Advantages:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Lego is well-known and appealing to a lot of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">This method works well with visual thinkers and people who don\u2019t always speak up in group situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">It\u2019s fun and engaging and would particularly appeal to children and young people, but can also be enjoyed by people of all ages.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Encourages creativity and imagination which could lead to abstract and \u2018out of the box\u2019 ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5749d4\" data-id=\"a5749d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d248c59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d248c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Challenges:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Lego is expensive, although it is possible to source second hand lego which can be washed in a mesh bag in the top of a dishwasher.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Small lego pieces may not be suitable for very young kids due to it being a potential choking hazard.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c4f48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c4f48f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91df587\" data-id=\"91df587\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3832c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3832c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\">Sources, good practice and case studies:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">In Garde and van der Voort (2016), students were consulted on their ideas related to coffee. In the first stage, they were asked to build a tower and customise it to show what they love about student life. In the second stage, they were asked to individually build models showing key aspects of great coffee experiences. In the third phase, each model was discussed, models were grouped into categories and made into a landscape model with a story to go alongside it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">A different group of students worked on ideas related to bike riding. They were asked to build towers telling stories about nightmare bike riding experiences. They could add as many bricks as they wished. Then, in the second phase, they identified ideal biking experiences and represented them with Lego. Thirdly, they consolidated these ideas by grouping models with similar aspects and made a combined model. They developed a story to complement this model.\u00a0This study found that participants were more engaged where there was a greater chance of the ideas being implemented.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">More information\/links<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">You can buy ready-made lego packs for different aspects of Serious Play at Lego.com here: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/themes\/serious-play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\">https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/themes\/serious-play<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> The \u2018identity and landscape\u2019 kit is perhaps most relevant. You can also get a sense of what could be provided for each participant, if following the Serious Play method. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">The following is a website that explains the method in some detail<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricksandbusiness.com\/lp\/lego-serious-play-the-method.html\">https:\/\/www.bricksandbusiness.com\/lp\/lego-serious-play-the-method.html<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">For a research paper discussing whether Serious Play is useful for co-design, and suggested adaptations see: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.designresearchsociety.org\/drs-conference-papers\/drs2016\/researchpapers\/98\/\">https:\/\/dl.designresearchsociety.org\/drs-conference-papers\/drs2016\/researchpapers\/98\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">The following is another research paper reflecting on the use of Serious Play in co-design\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ijmar.org\/v5n4\/18-023.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\">https:\/\/ijmar.org\/v5n4\/18-023.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">There is an extensive guide here: <a href=\"https:\/\/davidgauntlett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LEGO_SERIOUS_PLAY_OpenSource_14mb.pdf\">https:\/\/davidgauntlett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LEGO_SERIOUS_PLAY_OpenSource_14mb.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; 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