Unleashing Creativity and Innovation: Exploring the Power of Lego Serious Play with Sirte Pihlaja
May 29, 2023
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In this podcast, the guest Sirte Pihlaja, CEO and CX expert, discusses the power of Lego Serious Play and its role in unleashing creativity and innovation in business. They also talk about the future of customer experience, the launch of a CX management benchmarking tool, and the importance of tapping into our innate creativity.
LEGO Serious Play is a methodology that facilitates problem-solving and creativity in business challenges, such as strategy development and customer experience management.
Flow, a state of optimal engagement and creativity, is crucial to the success of LEGO Serious Play workshops, enabling individuals to tap into their full creative potential and experience a sense of fulfillment and enjoyment.
Deep dives
The Role of LEGO Serious Play in Business
LEGO Serious Play is a creative methodology that utilizes specialized LEGO bricks and models to facilitate problem-solving and creative expression. It was developed by LEGO in the mid-1990s to bring about organizational change. Through LEGO Serious Play workshops, participants are able to tap into a state of flow and unleash their creativity by building models that represent their ideas and solutions. The methodology emphasizes creating a safe environment for sharing and collaboration, allowing participants to explore different perspectives and generate innovative insights. LEGO Serious Play can be applied to a wide range of business challenges, from strategy development and team building to customer experience and employee experience management.
Understanding the LEGO Serious Play Process
LEGO Serious Play workshops follow a structured process that involves skills building, model creation, and reflection. Participants start by building their skills and understanding the foundational concepts of LEGO construction, metaphors, storytelling, and more. Once the skills building phase is complete, participants are presented with challenges and use LEGO bricks to construct models that represent their responses. Each participant then explains the meaning behind their models, fostering open communication and understanding. The workshop may progress to creating a shared model that incorporates multiple perspectives, identifying key factors or agents that influence the model, and making connections between different elements. Reflection and scenario work further enhance the learning experience, allowing participants to explore different possibilities and prepare for real-life situations.
The Significance of Flow in LEGO Serious Play
Flow, a concept developed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, plays a crucial role in LEGO Serious Play. Flow refers to a state of optimal engagement and creativity that occurs when individuals are fully immersed in an activity that matches their skill level. In the context of LEGO Serious Play, flow is achieved when participants are challenged to respond to tasks at an appropriate difficulty level and feel energized and focused. Flow enables participants to tap into their creative abilities, allowing ideas and solutions to emerge effortlessly. By incorporating flow into the LEGO Serious Play process, individuals can unlock their full creative potential and experience a sense of fulfillment and enjoyment.
The Impact of Happiness in Business
Happiness plays a significant role in business, particularly in the realm of customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX). When employees are happy, they are more likely to be engaged, collaborative, and customer-focused. Happiness fosters better communication, teamwork, and idea generation, leading to improved performance and growth. LEGO Serious Play, with its emphasis on creating a safe and joyful environment for participants, can contribute to employee happiness by providing a platform for self-expression and creativity. Moreover, promoting happiness in the workplace can also positively impact customer experiences, as happy employees are more motivated to create delightful customer interactions. By prioritizing happiness, organizations can cultivate a positive culture and drive both internal and external success.
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Sirte PihlajaLinkedIn Headline: CEO I CCXP I Trained LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator I Global #1 BestSelling Author I Global Top 150 CX Expert I International Keynote I Board Member I CXPA Finland Lead I Championing CX in Caribbean, Europe & SE AsiaHighlights:00:00 Game Start00:38 Sirte's Introduction05:02 Sirte's Values09:19 Lego Serious Play LSP14:42 Flow16:00 The power of playing in Business18:11 Where to use it 21:34 Experiencing Lego Serious Play LSP23:53 The Role of Happyness26:18 Customer Experience Management benchmark29:04 The Future of CX31:57 Book Suggestion32:17 Books' Suggestion34:03 Contact Details35:02 Golden Nugget and much moreSirte's Contact Details:https://www.shirute.fi/enhttps://www.cxplay.fi/enhttps://www.Shirute.fi/CEMABOUT ME:https://www.cxgoalkeeper.comSUPPORT:Do you like my podcast? Support this podcast with Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cxgoalkeeperSPONSORING:Interested in sponsoring the The CX Goalkeeper podcast? Please DM me on LinkedIn#cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership
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