Mullett's Corner

It's a bit weird saying LEGO Serious Play, a little oxymoronic no? LEGO by it's very roots is all about not being so serious, so when I was invited to a 'LEGO Serious Play Facilitation Workshop', I had my doubts. LEGO Serious Play is all about getting individuals to express themselves and their thoughts through their hands using the medium of little LEGO blocks. Building on Piaget and Papert's constructivist approach to learning it's supposed to help eek out our creative and metaphorical sides by getting us to move away from building literal factual 'things' (A desk to represent your desk at work) to building 'things' with meaning (A cloud to represent thinking, thanks +Aaron Burrell  ;) ). Leaning towards being a kinesthetic learner, I was keen to see what LSP could offer. +Andy Priestner  was our facilitator for the day, he wasn't just demonstrating LSP, Andy was there to help guide us on how to facilitate our own events...

Before I go into the actual event and what went on, I thought I'd take a moment to say how wonderful what little of York I saw was. Stepping off the train into Eboracum, walking past ancient Roman settlements and towering parapets was truly a sight to behold, often in stark contrast to the modern architecture that now sits quite comfortably next to the old. The still very grandeur Roman structures still had a place in the bustling city of York, very much like the scene I witnessed on the train up there; two young lads both reading next to each other, one with a kindle, one with a paper book. A common theme I picked up on during the Google Apps for Education European User Group 2014 (GEUG14) ... and breathe... event. The old and the new. GEUG14 took place in The Ron Cooke Hub in the Heslington East Campus of University of York. The Ron Cooke Hub - University of York Pretty impressive place! I met a rather enthused  +Tom Smith  to whom I had to apologise ...