This afternoon my son dumped a large plastic box full of Hero Factory Lego pieces on the lounge floor. The pieces represents around 30 different sets - all mixed up.
For the untrained eye this pile of Lego pieces resembles a mess - ultimate chaos. For my son it resembles endless opportunities to build new things - things he never build before.
There are three ways to tackle this pile of Lego:
As leaders we should help create and mold the vision. Leave it to your capable teams to get stuck in and deliver on the vision. Give them the space to build and re-build - let them have fun. The end product might surprise you.
For the untrained eye this pile of Lego pieces resembles a mess - ultimate chaos. For my son it resembles endless opportunities to build new things - things he never build before.
There are three ways to tackle this pile of Lego:
- Grab the original instructions and build the original characters (this takes ages - believe me, we tried it before),
- Spend time planning your own instructions and them build your own characters (assuming your patience last that long),
- Get stuck in! Build, change, pull apart, re-build until you have a character that resembles the vision in your head.
As leaders we should help create and mold the vision. Leave it to your capable teams to get stuck in and deliver on the vision. Give them the space to build and re-build - let them have fun. The end product might surprise you.