Exploring LSP for Children

August 9, 2022

Education & Research

Robert Rasmussen

The meeting discussed the use of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY for education, including the concept of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY. The effectiveness of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY in engaging children and promoting problem-solving skills was emphasized, along with the challenges of implementing a constructionist approach in an instructionist setting for marginalized children. Resources and advice were shared for using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY in education. Robert shares about using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY for education, including a video example and discusses the lack of information about LEGO SERIOUS PLAY for Education on Lego Education's website and explains that it was developed through experiments with children. Robert explains that they found that LEGO SERIOUS PLAY does work with children through experiments in Danish classrooms and workshops with parents and children. Robert shows a video where a professor discusses the benefits of using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY for creativity and learning, and shares examples of student models and Robert reflects on the effectiveness of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY in engaging children and promoting problem-solving skills and mentions the launch of Lego education's serious play program. Robert discussed the research conducted on the use of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY in education and the subsequent launch of Built to Express, which was later discontinued due to training requirements for facilitators. The professor advises giving children time and training to get used to open-ended thinking and sharing, modeling good listening skills, and designating buddies for sharing builds. They also emphasize letting the kids build and create without interference.