A few quick answers up front: Is LEGO SERIOUS PLAY scientifically grounded, or is it just another super-creative training method?The method draws on several independent research traditions that are decades old: constructivism, constructionism, neuroscience/Embodied...
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From constructivism to constructionism: Why the model itself is the thinking process
Seymour Papert’s constructionism shows why a shared, tangible model creates more learning than thinking alone.
Why we learn through action, not by listening: Constructivism according to Piaget
Knowledge comes from action, not listening. What Piaget’s constructivism has to do with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.
Not invented at a drawing board: The story of Rasmussen and Kristiansen
Educator meets strategist: the academic and professional background of Robert Rasmussen and Per Kristiansen, the minds behind LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.
Hands and mind: What Embodied Cognition knows about thinking with Your hands
“Give your brain a hand”: what Embodied Cognition research shows about building and thinking with Your hands.
Serious play is not a contradiction: What play theory shows about creativity
Why the playful framework of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® increases people’s willingness to voice unusual ideas openly.
The right amount of resistance: Why LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshops create Flow
Csíkszentmihályi’s Flow Theory explains why the right level of difficulty in building boosts creativity and focus.







