Recently I’ve been diving into the world of Lego-based coaching, facilitation, and the concept of Lego Serious Play inspired by meeting the amazing Amale from @thebrickcoach .  An opportunity to combine my passion for coaching and my love of Lego… heck yes!

Some things that I LOVE about the idea of using Lego in my coaching practice…

• Somehow it feels much easier to harness the idea of metaphor and storytelling when using bricks
• It gives you something to keep your hands busy, and a way to keep the focus on the task at hand, which can be especially useful for folks who are neurodiverse
• Particularly when exploring things like visioning or changes you’d like to make, you can explore big topics in a way that feels slightly more removed from yourself, making it easier to dream and consider changes you want to make with much less internal resistance
• … and I’m sure much more once I get more into it!

As part of this learning, I found a Udemy course introduction to Lego Serious Play, which involved a final assignment that I used to explore my aims/style as a coach, and I thought it would be fun to share the model I built. (be kind!)  Those who’ve worked with me, does it sound about right?!

• My model is about how I am as a coach and the types of things we’d explore during coaching work. I’d like to use LSP to get the same outcomes with a different approach.
• So there’s me in the blue, on a separate plate because the coachee’s world is their own and I’m not part of it, but I can help them see it differently, and stand alongside them whilst they do it.
• I’m holding a light because I want to help them see things more clearly, shine a light on what’s important for them
• The little head in between with the confused face represents how perhaps they are feeling at the start, with lots of puzzles, and maybe some skepticism. Once we are done with our work, the smiley face takes over.
• The coachee (who also appears to BE Ted Lasso!) is holding onto a book – which represents the stories we tell ourselves and how coaching can help consider and potentially re-write those stories
• The window is about helping someone get perspective and see something in a different way. Perhaps they were so focused on the flower on the inside of their world, I could help them look up and out of the window and see there is also a whole forest of lovely trees as well.
• And the final element is about being able to help someone take a leap of faith, that perhaps was blocked or they had fear of (the red block), and helping them have the courage and feel empowered to take the leap to the other side, where they really want to be and that has a potential pot of happiness and opportunity

Super fun and looking forward to getting into this more and integrating it into my coaching and facilitation practice.