Course
Digicomp Code LEGOIT
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in IT, AI, and Team Workshops («LEGOIT»)
Course facts
- Understanding the basics and structure of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method and knowing how it can be used in IT, AI, and team contexts
- Confidently applying of the core process and knowledge of the seven application techniques for different workshop goals
- Targeted use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® materials to make complex topics visible and discussable
- Experienced use of these materials to build, interpret, and moderate models in order to enable creative and profound insights within the team
- Knowing how to plan and lead a workshop or meeting with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® – for example, on IT architecture, AI issues, requirements engineering, or team development
- Knowing how LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® promotes collaboration, participation, and sustainable solution finding in the company
In the course «LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in IT, AI, and Team Workshops», participants learn a proven, official method for clarifying complex requirements, developing viable IT architectures, improving team dynamics, and making AI topics tangible – hands-on, visual, collaborative, and sustainable.
The course content is based on the official curriculum of the «LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®» method. The aim is to teach the method in such a way that it can be used in a targeted, creative, and effective manner in workshops – especially in the areas of IT, artificial intelligence, architecture, requirements engineering, and teamwork.
Participants first receive a thorough introduction to the basic principles of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method:
- What is LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® – and what can this method actually achieve?
- How does the structured core process that underpins the method work?
Building on this, you will learn:
- the targeted use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® materials and kits,
- how to build and narrate individual and joint models,
- how to apply the seven official application techniques,
- and their relevance for innovative workshop formats in IT, AI, and team contexts.
In several practical, sequential exercises, participants experience the effect of the method firsthand. In a concluding, larger exercise, they plan and design their first workshop sequences, for example for an IT, AI, or team meeting – and learn how to use LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to create clarity, encourage participation, and develop viable solutions as a team.
The focus is always on the added value for companies and teams: the method opens up new approaches to complex topics and promotes a common language for challenges, solutions, and decisions. Instead of endlessly discussing problems, participants build solutions – in the truest sense of the word.
How is the course structured?
After a clear overview of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method, participants interactively work through the methodological elements: from the use of materials to the core process and the seven application techniques.
The course offers an optimal mix of entertaining theory and practice. A particular focus is therefore placed on learning by doing: Participants actively apply the method, reflect on their experiences, and transfer what they have learned to their own practical cases—e.g., in an IT or team context.
Which methods are used?
- The basis of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method itself
- The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® core process (in structured small group work)
- Model communication through storytelling
- Reflection and peer feedback
- Didactically guided model building exercises on various issues
- Facilitation training in groups
- Transfer exercises in which specific use cases are developed
- Plenary discussions and theoretical input supplemented by illustrative examples
The course is aimed at specialists and managers who work in complex, dynamic fields and are looking for new, effective facilitation methods for workshops, meetings, or development processes.
It is practice-oriented and beginner-friendly, but requires an interest in methodology. Ideally, but not necessarily, participants should have some initial experience in leading or facilitating workshops or teams – however, no prior knowledge of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® is required.
Typical job roles and target groups are:
- IT project managers and IT & software architects who want to visualize complex requirements and structure them with teams
- Scrum masters, agile coaches, and product owners who want to use collaborative formats for solution finding and retrospectives
- Managers and team leaders who want to reflect on and strengthen team dynamics
- AI experts and data scientists who want to make AI and analytical topics tangible and discussable for teams
- Requirements engineers who want to create a common understanding of requirements with stakeholders
- Organizational developers, HR professionals, and change agents who want to accompany cultural processes or transformations visually and participatively
- Facilitators, consultants, and trainers who want to expand their methodological repertoire in a targeted manner
The course is suitable for all industries, but is particularly aimed at people in technology and development-related contexts where visualization, participation, and sustainable understanding of complex topics play a central role.
Participants want to use the method to:
- make meetings more productive
- concretize abstract topics
- facilitate interdisciplinary communication
- develop viable solutions together
- activate teams and encourage self-reflection
- Knowledge and experience in facilitating workshops is an advantage, but is not a prerequisite for the course
- Special technical or methodological knowledge is not required – the course is practice-oriented and beginner-friendly with regard to LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®