It’s true:
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a lifetime of conversation.” [attributed to Plato]
This was confirmed in feedback from a group of professionals for whom I recently had the privilege of providing a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshop.
This special session was designed to bring a small group of department managers and supervisors together, who work in the office and/or remotely, to connect and better understand each other in a safe, engaging way.
Verbatim comments included:
“It got me to think internally about my role and growth but also add an extra value and appreciation for my team, their roles, and talents.”
“It helped to connect with co-workers and see how they thought. To see them interact with one another and think alike was very positive.”
“Today’s session helped me experience the team’s unity. We all had different ideas, thoughts, but we were all joined in a single purpose and this is to serve our community.”
As a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, I find it gratifying to witness the group’s progress from their initial reactions about playing with LEGO® bricks at work -ranging from skepticism to amusement – to their full immersion in the process of shared understanding and unexpected joy in the process.
[Photos by Sybil F. Stershic]