Our Foundational Certification is the choice for anyone who wants a solid foundation in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method; preserving the power of the original methods but adapted to modern organisational challenges.

The methods taught in the Foundational Certification have been tried, tested and refined through over 2.000 workshops delivered worldwide, to ensure that the workshop tools you leave this training with aren’t just versatile but also highly effective at addressing organisational challenges.
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People building models as part of the complete certification

 

As a trained facilitator in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology you can:

 

  • Design workshops that are adapted to your own organisational context.
  • Deliver impactful workshops that are as short as 1 hr!
  • Facilitate teams of any size.
  • Use a versatile, flexible workshop format that you can adapt to any organisational context.

The content of the Foundational Certification

Day 1

Theory & History:

Understanding the history and theory gives you a solid foundation when adapting the generic tools to your specific organisational context.

  • What is LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP)?
  • The history and development of the method.
  • How and when to use LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.
  • Understanding the aspects of creative knowledge systems.
  • Understanding the core elements of the method: Construction – Metaphors – Story making – Imagination.
  • The core processes of the original methodology.
  • The Real Time concept.
  • The code of conduct of the methodology, the facilitator, and the participants.

Skills-building:

These are shorter exercises that can be used either as warm-up exercises or as exercises in very short workshops:

  • The skills-building toolbox – making the core elements come alive.
  • Focused exercises on the basic elements in the methodology.
  • Construction of knowledge with LEGO® bricks.
  • Knowledge of how metaphors can help you communicate complex ideas and knowledge.
  • Storytelling and its ability to help you discover, explore and make decisions.
  • Imagination is a powerful source of new ideas.
  • The concept of play, and how it allows us to experiment and explore things in new ways.
  • How to develop and run smaller workshops.

Day 2

Core application:

We will introduce and train the 6 steps in creating a core application of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method that can be used for infinite purposes. At the end of the session, we will discuss how to develop, plan and run a tailormade application.

Model separately and together

We set up a task to uncover the substance of the subject, e.g. the strategy, the team, the ability to innovate, etc. from different orientations – each participant builds their models, tells about them and then the group brings them together in shared models based on the instructions. Learn how to facilitate the individual building of models and how to guide teams to bring these together into shared models.

Ecosystem and factors

The ecosystem – e.g. the team, the company, the project, the strategy, or the ability to innovate – is created out of the shared models. To see what affects the systems and how, participants build the full landscape, e.g. stakeholders, team dynamics, trends, or other actors.

Correlations in the ecosystem

Dependencies and correlations in the ecosystem are illustrated through connections on the table. This is a way to embrace complexity, both internally and externally, as well as a space where conflicting perspectives can exist simultaneously, as they do in every day organisational life.

Learnings & Actions

We identify conclusions, principles, and actions based on the knowledge we have about the ecosystem right now.



Our certification schedule

Location Date Language Trainer Details
UK AylesburyJan 8–Jan 9, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
Poland GdanskJan 9–Jan 10, 2026PolishMaciej Kuzmicz Get Details
UAE Abu DhabiJan 13–Jan 14, 2026EnglishAnn Collins Get Details
Turkey IstanbulJan 14–Jan 15, 2026TurkishMüge Çevik Get Details
UK LondonJan 14–Jan 15, 2026EnglishJanine Chandler Get Details
Saudi Arabia RiyadhJan 19–Jan 20, 2026EnglishAnn Collins Get Details
UAE DubaiJan 24–Jan 25, 2026EnglishNataliya Wiedemeyer Get Details
US Washington DCFeb 2–Feb 3, 2026EnglishJennifer Hart Get Details
Bulgaria SofiaFeb 11–Feb 12, 2026BulgarianTzvetelina Teneva Get Details
Czechia PragueFeb 12–Feb 13, 2026CzechLeonid Kushnir Get Details
UK LeedsFeb 16–Feb 17, 2026EnglishSarah Briggs Get Details
Germany CologneFeb 21–Feb 22, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
Germany BielefeldFeb 27–Feb 28, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
Belgium OudenaardeMar 5–Mar 6, 2026DutchLudo Delmelle & Tycho Verbelen Get Details
Stockholm SwedenMar 5–Mar 6, 2026EnglishMorten Brøgger Get Details
UK AylesburyMar 10–Mar 11, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
Norway OsloMar 30–Mar 31, 2026EnglishCarol Hill Get Details
Poland GdanskApr 10–Apr 11, 2026PolishMaciej Kuzmicz Get Details
Finland HelsinkiMay 4–May 5, 2026EnglishCarol Hill Get Details
UK AylesburyMay 13–May 14, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
US Washington DCMay 18–May 19, 2026EnglishJennifer Hart Get Details
Denmark CopenhagenJun 22–Jun 23, 2026EnglishMorten Brøgger Get Details
Germany BerlinJun 26–Jun 28, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
Germany MunichJul 3–Jul 5, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
UK AylesburyJul 7–Jul 8, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
Poland GdanskJul 10–Jul 11, 2026PolishMaciej Kuzmicz Get Details
UK AylesburySep 11–Sep 12, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
Stockholm SwedenSep 14–Sep 15, 2026EnglishCarol Hill / Morten Brøgger Get Details
US Washington DCSep 21–Sep 22, 2026EnglishJennifer Hart Get Details
Germany BielefeldSep 25–Sep 26, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
Oslo NorwayOct 19–Oct 20, 2026EnglishCarol Hill / Morten Brøgger Get Details
Helsinki FinlandNov 9–Nov 10, 2026EnglishCarol Hill / Morten Brøgger Get Details
UK AylesburyNov 12–Nov 13, 2026EnglishPenny Bradshaw Get Details
Germany MunichNov 13–Nov 14, 2026GermanVirginie Puschmann Get Details
Copenhagen DenmarkDec 9–Dec 10, 2026EnglishCarol Hill / Morten Brøgger Get Details

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