Why every Library needs Lego Susan Smith Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Facilitating Discussion Supporting Lego Therapy Marketing Human Factors Training Wind Down Wednesdays Dementia Care

What We Have Minifigures X2 Large Creative Brick Boxes (Devil to buy, not really necessary, petty cash & compatibles) X2 Large Creative Brick Boxes (Great for lending on the wards or leaving out in the library) X6 Serious Play Starter Kits (If buying any get this! We keep in office and lend for knowledge mobilisation sessions) Base Plates (You can never have too many) We had to purchase through Supplies mini tender and bought via 3rd party agent (medical supplies) Brick Separator (One per lending set, highly recommended) X2 Small Creative Brick Boxes

Issuing Lego We issue as a standard 3 week loan We keep the lego, minifigures and brick separator in separate food re-sealable bags We assign Box numbers and write barcode on inside of box and add RFID to box We add a date label (to the box) We don’t tend to check it all on return, just for the separate re-sealable bags for the key items we list on a contents sheet. We have made a list of all the individual parts in each set. Thanks Julie Potter!!!! We take photos of the kits to remind us which is which and scan the leaflets in case they get lost

Example Task Teams of 4-6 (1 hour) Give team roles Commissioner – Select project for group from Serious Play booklet for their eyes only – they explain project to Project Manager (optional role) Project Manager – relays to the construction team Supplier – supplies bricks from bag Builder – builds the model (I sometimes have x2 builders) Mentor – Has a view of what the commissioner is trying to build, but can only support the team by asking open questions Observe teams for human factors e.g. choosing roles, leadership, communication, listening, organisation, how could it work better, how does this relate to the NHS To add service improvement as a topic: re-run with a different model – with no rules

Additional Ideas

Everything Is Awesome Lego was used as a tool to enable abstract and conceptual thinking about a problem or a process. It moved thinking to a third-position allowing participants to consider a set of circumstances from the outside in, releasing them from the constraints of feeling ‘part of the problem’. As a creative facilitation tool, the kits give me unlimited options to develop critical thinking skills, design problem solving challenges and high-level abstract thinking with the groups I coach. I can create competition and collaboration opportunities within a safe and non-threatening environment that adds fun and a light hearted approach to serious and difficult inter-personal situations. The only limitations are my imagination! Helen Ashley, Head of Education Human Factors teaching using Lego scores around 8.9/10 evaluation with medical students Carol Morgan, SAS Administrator (This is considered quite high)