☀️ Sun, Sand... and Serious Play 🧱

As many of us start packing for summer holidays - swimsuits, suncream, and maybe even a few sneaky LEGO® bricks - I’ve been packing something else into a very busy July: fresh ideas, colourful kits, and bold new plans for an exciting autumn ahead.

While the season may invite a slower pace, there’s no slowing down here! From delivering my first certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator training, preparing for Lean Agile Scotland and appearing in The LSP Podcast, it’s been a busy few weeks. And there’s even more on the horizon.

So whether you're reading this from a sun lounger or between meetings, I hope you enjoy this snapshot of what’s been happening, what’s coming soon and how you could get involved.

🧱 A First to Remember: LSP Facilitator Training in Wakefield

On the 1st and 2nd of July, I had the absolute pleasure of delivering my first certified LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator training in-person, right in the heart of Wakefield.

Over two dynamic days, three brilliant participants explored the foundations and power of The LSP Method, developed by Michael Fearne. Each of them left not only with new tools and techniques but as certified facilitators, ready to run their own impactful LEGO® Serious Play® sessions.

The training was packed with insight, but one moment stood out: the creation of the ‘Curiosity Corridor’. This simple yet powerful concept, created by Tom Hoyland, offers a beautifully structured way to guide questioning, deepen inquiry, and explore the metaphors revealed in participants' builds. If you’re curious, you can read more about the ‘Curiosity Corridor’ here.

I’m so proud of what we created together over those two days and excited to see where these new facilitators take their skills next.

👇 Read on for details below about future training sessions.

🎨 The Psychology of Colour

When someone reaches for a red brick instead of blue, is it just chance, or could there be something deeper at play?

In a recent article, I explored how the colours we choose during LEGO® Serious Play® sessions may not be as random as they seem. Drawing on the work of thinkers like Goethe, Jung, and Eva Heller, we begin to see that colour is more than aesthetic - it’s emotional, symbolic, and often subconscious.

Our personal associations with colour are shaped by experience, culture, and context, and they can offer rich clues during metaphor exploration.

Understanding colour psychology in LSP doesn’t mean we jump to conclusions, but it can prompt deeper inquiry.

If you’re curious about what your own colour choices might be saying (consciously or not), this one’s for you.

👉 Read the full article here

🎙️ The LSP Method Podcast: Agile, Scrum and the Philosophy of LSP

I had the pleasure of appearing on Episode 19 of Michael Fearne’s The LSP Method Podcast.

Our conversation explored how LSP connects with Scrum and agile ways of working, the art and craft of facilitation, and what it truly means to pursue mastery in this space. Michael summed up the episode perfectly as “a dive into the philosophy of LSP, facilitation and the idea of mastery”.

If you’re interested in gaining fresh insights into LSP’s deeper purpose and practical application, I’d highly recommend giving it a watch (or a listen).

🧱 An Introduction to LEGO® Serious Play® hosted by the Agility Community of Practice at Flutter

I'm thrilled to be partnering with the Agility Community of Practice at Flutter to deliver a 90-minute Introduction to LEGO® Serious Play® in the ‘build-up’ to Leeds Digital Festival! (pun intended).

This interactive session is the perfect opportunity to get hands-on with the power of the brick, whether you're a team leader, coach, facilitator, or simply curious about how LEGO® can unlock new thinking in the workplace.

You’ll leave with a real sense of what this method can offer in workshops, meetings, and strategy sessions, how it can spark deeper conversations and unexpected insights.

📍 Location: Flutter (Leeds)
📆 Date/Time: 10th September 13:30 to 15:00
🎟️ Open to: All curious minds - no experience required
🧱 LEGO® provided - just bring your curiosity!

If you’ve ever wondered what LEGO Serious Play is really about, this is your chance to experience it for yourself in a fun, thoughtful, and energising way.

Book your free seat at the table via Eventbrite - places are limited.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join me at Lean Agile Scotland

I'm excited to be heading back to Lean Agile Scotland this September to deliver a brand-new, interactive session, ‘Six Bricks, Six Ways’.

In this immersive workshop, you'll discover the surprising power of just six 2x4 LEGO® bricks. These humble pieces become a gateway to creativity, connection, and deeper understanding — all while having a bit of fun.

Through hands-on activities participants will:

• Discover how hands-on, tactile exercises unlock new ways of thinking, problem-solving and collaboration

• Learn practical techniques to integrate playful, interactive methods into meetings and workshops, enhancing team creativity, engagement and communication

• Experience how creative play fosters psychological safety, enabling teams to surface challenges and generate solutions in a supportive environment

Whether you’re a facilitator, coach, team leader, or someone looking to bring more life and effectiveness to meetings and workshops, this session is for you.

You’ll walk away with practical techniques to boost engagement, build psychological safety, and bring more play (with purpose) into your sessions.

🗓️ 24th and 25th September
📍 John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh
🎟️ Get tickets at: leanagile.scot
💸 Use discount code 10Robin for 10% off

Join me for a playful yet thought-provoking experience that could transform how you think about facilitation and team collaboration, one brick at a time!

📆 LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator Training

Are you ready to take your facilitation to the next level? My next certified LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator Training will take place on:

🗓️ 17th & 18th November 2025
📍 The Hive, Wakefield
🌐 Find out more & book you seat at the table here

Whether you’re a coach, facilitator, or team leader, this two-day, in-person course will give you everything you need to confidently design and run impactful LEGO® Serious Play® workshops using The LSP Method.

Expect plenty of hands-on practice, personal guidance, and a safe space to explore and grow as a facilitator.

🎟️ Early bird tickets are now available

This training is kept intentionally small to maximise interaction and feedback, so if you’re curious, now’s the time to jump in.

🧳 Time to pack-up this issue

If you have made it this far you can see that it’s been a whirlwind of activity lately, and I’m only partway through the build.

There are plenty more bricks to connect in the months ahead, with plenty of new training sessions, and playful learning experiences still to come.

For now, it’s time for me to pack my suitcase. Wherever this newsletter finds you, working, relaxing, or building something new, I hope your summer is full of curiosity and creativity.

Until next time,

Robin – The LSP Coach 🧱

@thelspcoach

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