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Modern Leadership: What Serious Games® with LEGO® Can - and Cannot - Do

2026-08-11 12:42 Events
Free webinar | 19 August 2026 | 17:00–18:00 EEST | Online
Leadership is changing.
Teams are more diverse. Decisions are made in greater uncertainty. Leaders are expected to create clarity without having all the answers, engage different perspectives and turn discussion into shared action.
Can Serious Games® with LEGO® help?
Yes - but not with every leadership challenge. And not simply because there are bricks on the table.
On 19 August, Smart Minds invites you to a free webinar for a practical and candid look at where LEGO® Serious Play® can create real value in modern leadership development - and where another approach may be the better choice.

What we will explore

During the webinar, we will look at practical examples from real projects and discuss:
  • where the method helps leaders and teams work with complexity, different perspectives and unclear priorities;
  • how building, metaphors and structured participation can reveal thinking that often remains hidden in conventional discussion;
  • when the method can strengthen shared understanding, alignment and ownership;
  • where its limitations are - and when we would not recommend using it;
  • what separates a well-designed LEGO® Serious Play® process from simply introducing LEGO® bricks into a workshop.
The aim is not to convince you that one method solves every leadership challenge.
It is to help you make a better decision about when, why and how to use it.

From playing to purposeful leadership work

At Smart Minds, play is not an end in itself.
Used with a clear purpose and the right structure, it can create a different quality of conversation: people externalise ideas, explore relationships and assumptions, compare perspectives and build shared meaning around complex questions.
That can be particularly valuable when a leadership team needs more than another presentation, discussion or list of action points.
But the quality of the outcome depends on the quality of the question, the process design and the facilitation.
It looks simple. It is not.
And understanding that difference is exactly where we will start.

Join us

📅 19 August 2026
🕔 17:00-18:00 EEST
💻 Online
🎟️ Participation is free with registration - Register Here