Strategic Leadership

Business Strategy with LEGO®

Business Strategy with LEGO®

Business Strategy with LEGO®

Refining Business Strategy involves aligning resources and actions with long-term goals, ensuring sustained growth and competitive advantage. Play fosters strategic thinking and collaboration, helping teams explore new ideas and refine their strategy in a dynamic, engaging way.

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Business Strategy Program

Whether you're a SaaS business, digital-first or have multiple physical touchpoints, this LEGO based simulation program lets you draw fresh insights into business strategy by physically modelling elements for better analysis and planning.

Model customer and competitive context

Explore changing constaints and opportunities

Play around with various scenarios and analyze impact

Look at the whole picture around your proposed solution

Skills you'll walk away with

Problem solving

Critical analysis

Resource allocation

Strategic planning

Opportunity analysis

Who is this program for?

Who is this program for?

CXOs & Founders

Looking to plan & communicate long-term or short-term strategy.

SBU Heads

Looking to drive strategic innovation and problem-solving within their teams.

Country Heads

Looking to build greater awareness of their specific context and constraints.

Product Leaders

Wanting to integrate business thinking into their product planning processes.

LEGO® is not just child's play

LEGO® is not just child's play

It's a versatile tool for corporate learning!

It's a versatile tool for corporate learning!

LEGO bricks are inherently modular, allowing participants to easily assemble and reassemble structures. This helps in analysis & synthesis of solutions.

Infinite

Modularity

Creative

Expression

LEGO provides a medium for creative expression that's quick and encourages imaginative storytelling around solutions.

Participants can use bricks to symbolize ideas, processes, or structures, which aids in abstract thinking and conceptualization.

Abstract

Thinking

Problem

Solving

LEGO builds problem-solving and critical thinking skills as participants identify issues and create solutions during the building process.

Participants learn to see the bigger picture & understand how different parts interact within a system.

Systems

Thinking

Cognitive

Flexibility

LEGO fosters cognitive flexibility, helping participants adapt their thinking and approach when encountering new information or changing circumstances.

Frameworks + Fun

Frameworks + Fun

Advantages of LEGO based business simulations

Advantages of LEGO based business simulations

01

A set of arrows - one red and all others white, depicting scenario planning
A set of arrows - one red and all others white, depicting scenario planning
A set of arrows - one red and all others white, depicting scenario planning

Scenario planning

Use LEGO to model future scenarios, explore outcomes, assess risks, and develop strategic responses in a safe environment, making it easier to prepare for uncertainty and change.

02

Two women viewing a set of Post-its, depicting viewing their org with systems thinking
Two women viewing a set of Post-its, depicting viewing their org with systems thinking
Two women viewing a set of Post-its, depicting viewing their org with systems thinking

Systems thinking

Participants use LEGO to explore how strategic elements interact, identify leverage points and understand the broader impact of decisions within the organizational system.

03

A bunch of post-its with words, all aligned with SWOT analysis
A bunch of post-its with words, all aligned with SWOT analysis
A bunch of post-its with words, all aligned with SWOT analysis

SWOT analysis

LEGO-based play lets teams build representations of their organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, enabling more effective analysis and discussion.

04

An image of Porter's five forces model
An image of Porter's five forces model
An image of Porter's five forces model

Porter's five forces model

Using LEGO, teams model competitive forces like new entrants or supplier power. This visual approach aids in understanding competition dynamics and developing stronger market strategies.

05

A set of jigsaw puzzles being put together, depicting how a value chain functions
A set of jigsaw puzzles being put together, depicting how a value chain functions
A set of jigsaw puzzles being put together, depicting how a value chain functions

Value chain analysis

Build LEGO models of your firm’s value chain—logistics, operations, marketing, sales, and service—helping participants visualize, analyze, optimize, and align activities with business strategy.

06

A set of balloons in a row, depicting various elements of a balanced scorecard
A set of balloons in a row, depicting various elements of a balanced scorecard
A set of balloons in a row, depicting various elements of a balanced scorecard

Balanced scorecard

By building elements of the Balanced Scorecard, teams visualize how parts of the business connect, ensuring every objective aligns with long-term goals and supports overall strategy.

Let's hear from some of our Participants

Let's hear from some of our Participants

Listen to what prior participants think about the program.

Listen to what prior participants think about the program.

Enjoyed the day today with the teams building aircraft quickly with the support of ProductivePlay team. Thank you for the nice session we had!

Hartmut Fitchner

Solution architect, Airbus

It was really great. We tried to understand the requirement and then it was a team workshop. As a team breakout, it was very successful. Well done.

Wiem Ghodbane

Agile Product Manager, Airbus

What Productive Play did was a fantastic way of blending creativity and collaboration in a fun way.

Raj Kuttalam

Director, APAC Ops, Lenovo

Team Productive Play helped building collaborative teams for us.The teams learnt to work together in a non-threatening and equalizing environment.

Amanpreet Kaur

HR Business Leader, Lenovo

Co-founder

Praveen Kudari

Co-founder

Praveen Kudari

Co-founder

Umesh Narasimhaiah

Co-founder

Umesh Narasimhaiah

Co-founder

Shrinath V

Co-founder

Shrinath V

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Here's us.

Here's us.

Co-founder

Umesh Narasimhaiah

Co-founder

Praveen Kudari

Co-founder

Shrinath V

Automotive R&D specialist | Co-founder of one of Malaysia’s largest communities for women led businesses

Co-founder

Umesh Narasimhaiah

Co-founder

Praveen Kudari

Co-founder

Shrinath V

Automotive R&D specialist | Co-founder of one of Malaysia’s largest communities for women led businesses

Co-founder

Umesh Narasimhaiah

Co-founder

Praveen Kudari

Co-founder

Shrinath V

Automotive R&D specialist | Co-founder of one of Malaysia’s largest communities for women led businesses

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the common questions asked.

Here are some of the common questions asked.

What's the program duration?

Do you work with hybrid teams?

Do participants need to have played with LEGO earlier?

Is this a standard program or do you customize it?

What's the program duration?

Do you work with hybrid teams?

Do participants need to have played with LEGO earlier?

Is this a standard program or do you customize it?

What's the program duration?

Do you work with hybrid teams?

Do participants need to have played with LEGO earlier?

Is this a standard program or do you customize it?

What's the program duration?

Do you work with hybrid teams?

Do participants need to have played with LEGO earlier?

Is this a standard program or do you customize it?

Other LEGO® based Programs

Other LEGO® based Programs

Other LEGO® based Programs

Other LEGO® based Programs

Choose from our 14 programs. Find the perfect fit for you needs.

Choose from our 14 programs. Find the perfect fit for you needs.

Choose from our 14 programs. Find the perfect fit for you needs.

Choose from our 14 programs. Find the perfect fit for you needs.

Equip leaders to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions. Play fosters creativity and broad perspectives, enabling critical and strategic thinking in collaboration.

Empower leaders to drive transformation and guide change. Play fosters adaptability and creativity, helping leaders navigate complexities and design sustainable change strategies.

Play fosters a safe space for open dialogue, enabling teams to understand diverse perspectives and build an inclusive culture that leverages the strengths of all talents.

Unlock your team's full potential - Join our LEGO® based program today!

Unlock your team's full potential - Join our LEGO® based program today!

Unlock your team's full potential - Join our LEGO® based program today!

Unlock your team's full potential - Join our LEGO® based program today!