by Mark Harling | Mar 3, 2020 | Life Lab
There was somewhat hesitation writing the learning intention for a group of 7-year old’s this week; asking them to identify the difference between a problem and a polarity, understanding with a polarity, it’s not about a solution but a balance of the 2 parts they are...
by Angela Pezzano | Feb 24, 2020 | Life Lab
Whilst our Life Lab program was going to use LEGO® Serious Play® every now and then as a tool for students to debrief and further understand their learning, it’s apparent now if I don’t bring the LEGO® to my next session, there may well be a mutiny. We had planned an...
by Angela Pezzano | Feb 21, 2020 | Life Lab, Uncategorized
The Problem Henchmen presented an example in class this week, when our junior students learned and used Clarifying skills to define what a problem is and is there anything we can do about it? Their shared and agreed problem to use as an example was; When people break...
by Mark Harling | Feb 12, 2020 | Life Lab, UK
More happenings on our Life Lab pilot: this week, Angela Pezzano saw a difference between 5 year olds who jumped on the task with unburdened colour and energy, and 12 year olds who have been moulded by school constraints… Here is her account: “Pushing the...
by Mark Harling | Feb 10, 2020 | Life Lab
This post describes the genesis of the Life Lab School Program and the intention behind it. Half of my experience in industry was spent finding ways to solve problems – mostly technical ones with a sprinkle of human ones. I dealt with complex issues and revelled...
by Mark Harling | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Life Lab
Today I’m really excited about the launch of our Life Lab program in a school in Melbourne. Angela Pezzano and I have designed a course for children aged 5 to 12 which aims to develop creative problem-solving skills for understanding and dealing with their stuckness....
by Mark Harling | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog
As part of trying to do our bit for the world, Yinsight planted 680 trees in 2019. We would also like to thank those of you who made a donation to our fundraiser with One Tree Planted. We’re rather proud of having planted over 1000 trees since we started giving....
by Mark Harling | May 31, 2019 | Blog, UK
This is an article I have written for the Lego® Serious Play® facilitator community on Serious Play Pro. I’ve been procrastinating about this post for a while because talking about disability seems to be a politically correct minefield with its own vocabulary. I am...
by Mark Harling | Apr 23, 2019 | Blog
“It’s a complex world!” How often have you heard this in your business environment? Complexity is a word in every mouth at current conferences where you are told you, as an organisation, as an individual, must learn to deal with it. The question of how to deal with it...
by Mark Harling | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
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