Join Climate Play’s LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator training and learn the core method of LEGO Serious Play, but applied specifically to the field of sustainability engagement. Powered through play, we help people get involved, stay involved and deepen their involvement in sustainability conversation. Join and learn how to bring this breakthrough method to your context. 

You will gain:

• Accreditation as a LEGO Serious Play Facilitator with Climate Play.
• Two days of face-to-face training in London.
• Pre-training videos and resources to give additional background.
• A training manual, including notes from the training and suggested session plans.
• Additional video and written materials.
• 1:1 support and session plan review from the trainer.
  
• Free lifetime access to a global community of facilitators and additional resources, through collaboration with our partner, The LSP Method.

We are the only LSP training provider in the world specialising in teaching the method to specifically support sustainability engagement. Our pedagogy  draws on play-learning, climate psychology and social change theory. 

• Sustainability context: Taught through climate and sustainability related content.
• Flexible: Emphasis on how you can adapt and apply the method to your context.
• Playful facilitation: Bonus facilitation tips beyond only LEGO Serious Play.
• Learn and practice: Time to learn the theory and test it out with guidance.

Climate Play's Founder, Lucy Hawthorne, is a Pro Trainer and delivery partner of The LSP Method, a global community of LEGO Serious Play facilitators. 

What our training includes:

Pre-training

• Optional check-in with the trainer.
  
• Pre-reading and watching on the history of the method, its uses and learning through play.

Two days face-to-face training in Bristol (1000 - 1700)

• Foundations
  • Core principles and history of LEGO Serious Play.
  • Creating psychological safety to play and face climate change.
  • Pillars of playful learning. 

• Model building skills
  • Skills builds - getting into the LSP spirit.
  • Individual model building.
  • Two types of shared model building (these explore collaboration and consensus, and understanding your context or systems mapping).

• Honing your facilitation skills
  • Practice facilitating activities.
  • Using the approach in conjunction with other approaches. 
  • Riffs on the approach and adapting it to your context.
  • Plenty of facilitation and play-learning tips.

• Adapting the approach and ensuring excellence
  • When LEGO Serious Play works best and when it might not.
  • Defining your outcomes and the art of good questions.
  • What kit to use.
  • Session planning basics.
  • The business side of things.
  • Legal and branding considerations.

Post-training

• Trainees are encouraged to design a session plan and review it with the trainer 1:1. 
• Ongoing support from Climate Play's Founder, Lucy Hawthorne, to put your learning into practice.
• Join the Climate Players Community where graduates of our training meet every two months to keep learning from one another on how to use LSP specifically on sustainability outcomes. 
• Graduates from this programme also gain free lifetime access to The LSP Method Community, a global LSP community run by our partner, The LSP Method, including additional resources, events,  peer support and pre-recorded refresher trainings.

Venue and catering

We will train at the wonderful Windmill Hill City Farm, a community farm and garden about 20 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads Station or central Bristol (with ample accommodation options). Both days are catered with a delicious, carefully sourced food prepared on site, plus refreshments at key breaks.

Who is this for?

• Educators, consultants, in-house sustainability leads, civil society orgs, facilitators, coaches, comms folk or anyone else who works on sustainability engagement at least some of the time. 

NOTE: You do need to have some facilitation/workshop/coaching experience to join the programme (not loads). Get in touch to chat if you want to find out if the programme is right for you.

NOTE: As our work is sustainability focused, this training is suited for people working or volunteering with sustainability topics in mind for at least some of the time. If you are looking for broad LSP training please get in touch and we can make recommendations of other excellent training providers. 

TASTER / Q&A Sessions

We have regular taster and Q&A sessions where you can come and try out the approach and find out about our training and facilitation work. See here. 

Nice words from former trainees

"Hands down the most fun training course I've been on! Lucy shared her expertise generously. I loved that this course had a good mix between theory and practical, hands-on work. I learnt so much about facilitation as well as about how to incorporate LEGO Serious Play into training. I left with a full but inspired brain - thank you!"

"Playfulness is contagious, particularly when its paired with passion and purpose. I really enjoyed Lucy's reassuring and professional presence throughout the training, she was diligent in prepping us before the training, and offered generous support after the session. Her sense of care is genuine and much appreciated!"

"Lucy is a thoughtful and insightful facilitator. She is adaptive, full of knowledge and so generous with her wisdom to support the development of her trainees. She really wants us to succeed and to get out there to work with LSP, climate and the discussions."

"I would thoroughly recommend Lucys training to people who are passionate about climate and perhaps looking for a different way to navigate dialogue on the topic of climate change."

Terms and Conditions

Trainees are required to adhere to the Terms and Conditions outlined here. This specifically relates to accreditation, payment, cancellation, changes to the training schedule and intellectual property. READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HERE.

Payment online or by installments

You can pay for your place in full via the ticketing options here, but if payment by installments would work better for you then email lucy@climateplay.org to arrange. Full payment must be received prior to the training.

Reduced price tickets are available to support those from under represented backgrounds in sustainability.

Training prices are tiered to reflect your organisation size. 

For trainees based outside of the UK, please email lucy@climateplay.org and payment by invoice can be arranged.

Questions

For more info or to chat about any of the above, email Lucy Hawthorne on lucy@climateplay.org.