04 Mar 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths, Training
LSPModelwithTitle
When I tell someone I meet that I am a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, they look at me incredulously. Then, being rather polite, but in measured tones, they ask, “But isn’t that a toy? What kids play with?”(Yes, I do know what a ‘toy’ means, thanks for the help there!)So equally politely and in matching measured tones, I say, yes, what kids play with and then drawing myself up...
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03 Mar 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths 2 Comments
There are so many questions on Lego Serious PlayPeople are intrigued. Amused. Curious. Even sceptical. And most have a question to ask when we say we are Certified Lego(R) Serious Play(R) facilitators. (Does play even need certification? Serious?) Okay let's take that as Question One. We can get startedQuestion ONE: Serious play? Certification? Seriously?!One of the most comm...
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01 Mar 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R) 2 Comments
Teambuilding not working
Team-building can be trickyTeam-building can be tricky. It involves people who are different with different sets of expertise and varied outlooks who still expected to work together. So how can sales, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and IT have a single-minded outlook? There are 3 reasons why most teams do not work as a team3 reasons why your team-building not workingI...
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25 Feb 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths
LSP Model
Choose The LSP MethodThe LSP Method is unique in many ways. But one factor that sets it apart is its ability to bring a diverse group together.Putting a workshop together to solve a problem can be daunting. But even more daunting is getting the right stakeholders. And the challenge is compounded when the key participants are diverse. Because you want to not only bring them toget...
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31 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths
4 things you get from LSP
Why would you want a LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshop? Whether you are looking for a new round of strategy discussion or a team bonding effort or simply a way forward for your next round of product or service launches, the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method may well be your answer.A LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshop gives you superior problem-solving capability – simply because it harnesses the collecti...
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29 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths
See the connections
Do you need to see the connections? Between the department of your organisation? Between the teams? Or even how the organisation is connected to the larger ecospace?You really need to see the connections. See what a view from the top yields. See how the 30,000 feet thinking get you? Not just a view of the entire landscape but also how things are linked and interconnected to each oth...
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18 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R)
No One Participant Dominates
The collective potential of a group can bring rich rewards.Have you wondered what it would be like if you heard everyone's voice in the room? It means more ideas, more insights and naturally more solutions. Often meetings get hijacked by the strong, the superior or the showy. And not everyone speaks.Not so with a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.So how do you get to the collective poten...
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05 Sep 2019

2019, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R)
GamificationofGoalsWithLSP
Our Learning: The journey is as important as the destination`On Saturday, 24th of August 2019, four of us set out for Nashik. 2 of us from Mumbai and 2 from Pune. The reason? We were invited by the LinkedInLocal Nashik host, Makarand Savarkar (better known as Mak) to conduct a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Session for the LinkedInLocalNashik. And we were eager to do so.Gamification of Goa...
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16 Aug 2019

2019, Training 4 Comments
OnlineWritingWorkshop
Do you struggle when it comes to writing? Are you unable to write an important email? Confused how to structure your report?Not sure how to get started writing?Want your writing to be flawless?Can you spare just 90 minute every week to improve your writing?Alchemy: 7 weeks to better writingAlchemy: the 7-week online writing workshop is a simple guided online workshop that will te...
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26 Jul 2019

2019
Three Years
Three Years can mean so muchThree years! It's been three years with my own venture: AbacusYellow, based on the principle of simplicity. I'm three years older, three years wiser and yes, three years more optimistic.  In the past few days, I’ve been flooded with congratulatory messages on my ‘work anniversary’ on LinkedIN. (I'm grateful to all those who sent me those messages and I've ...
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