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About

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology is a technique that builds on the open source concept of LEGO® SERIOUS® PLAY® and combines it with theories, evidence and practices within positive psychology.

The method improves group problem solving and rich exploration of positive psychology related topics. By utilizing Hands On Thinking method visual, auditory and kinaesthetic skills, the method requires participants to learn and listen, and it provides all participants with a voice.

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology was developed by Mads Bab as a response to the lack of engaging methods to explore the great theories, research and practices of positive psychology.

Identifying five challenges with the general application of positive psychology, Mads Bab developed the initial ideas of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology in 2009. The five challenges were, and still are:

  • Many PP interventions and application are talk and maybe writing, but very little sensory experience.•
  • Many PP interventions and application rarely deals with the complexity of the real world
  • Many PP interventions, especially group based interventions only scratches the surfaces of topics related to identity and culture.
  • Very few PP interventions and applications addresses the co-dependency we have with other people
  • Verbal and written information can be difficult to remember after a PP workshop

It started in 2009

After the initial idea was formed by myself in 2009 I asked a group of individuals to help me develop the prototype to what today is known as the LEGO® SERIOUS® PLAY® For Positive Psychology Method. Without the insights and expertise from this group the process would not have been as strong as it is. The group consisted of the following individuals:

  • Nic Malcomson, Consultant, London, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Dr. Marina Fiedler, Prof. of management, People and Information, Passau, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Lars Fend, Professor of Business Management, Munich, Germany
  • Louise Møller Nielsen, Master in HR and Learning, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Charlotte Wienmann, HR Specialist, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Angelica Mueller, Investor Relations, London, United Kingdom

After testing and researching the method as well as receiving a surprising amount of positive feedback at positive psychology conferences in Denmark, USA and China the concept has now reached the maturity in order for a larger group of people to experiences it’s positive benefits.

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology today

Today LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology is a solid method that allows for participants in all domains to come away with improved skills to learn collaboratively, to engage their imaginations and underlying beliefs more effectively, and to approach well-being themes with increased commitment and insight.
Part of finding a useful way to apply LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® with Positive Psychology resulted in the creation of the Hands on Thinking method and the spin-off product called HEX cards. The development of these methods has happened in a partnership with Dr. Ilona Boniwell.

Read more in the e-book Exploring Positive Psychology with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

The method is now well documented in the ebook Exploring Positive Psychology with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® also written together with Dr. Ilona Boniwell.
 

Certified training
Certification training is offered world-wide through international Association of Master Facilitators in The LEGO® SERIOUS® PLAY® For Positive Psychology Method. Keynotes, Introductory courses as well as academic introductions are also provided globally.

Today LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Positive Psychology is a solid method that allows for participants in all domains to come away with improved skills to learn collaboratively, to engage their imaginations and underlying beliefs more effectively, and to approach well-being themes with increased commitment and insight.
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Workshops and conferences

The Build & Share method is offered as a 1,5 hour to full day workshops at conferences and events around the world. It can be offered as a “stand-alone” experience or embedded into the event’s overall topic, scope and agenda.

If positive psychology and the science of well-being, engagement and flourishing is a useful topic for a specific event, Build & Share is one of the most experiential ways to explore these topics. Give us a call and we can work out a creative way to apply Build & Share in your upcoming event.

Examples of international workshops

February 2014 – MPI’s European Meeting and Events Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

World wide, positive psychology, the science of well-being and flourishing is helping individuals, organizations and communities create more sustainable change and transition. This session will open participants to a world of strengths exploring how the use of our signature strengths engages and motivates us. 

The event was rewarded as the most interesting and innovative presentation at the conference. Below you can see a small appetizer of the session.

 

July 2014 – Pre-conference workshop at The seventh European Conference on Positive Psychology, Amsterdam, Holland.

In this Play Your Strength version of Build & Share Exploration Workshop™ participants will briefly be introduced to various elements of the method. This includes among other things a brief introduction to the concept of character strengths, how to introduce LEGO® into workshops, building of one or two personal signature strengths, explore how these can be combined and how they interact with the strengths of others.

November 2012
The Second China International Conference on Positive Psychology

July 2011
Second World Congress on Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, USA

June 2010
The fifth European Conference on Positive psychology, Copenhagen, Denmark