Strategic Play: The Creative Facilitator's Guide Volume #12

Now What the duck!

Are you looking for some fun activities you can do with just a handful of bricks? Like most teachers, trainers, and counsellors, HR professionals, management consultants, you are likely being asked to do more with less. If so, this is the perfect resource for you. You might be working with a classroom full of students, a large group of people at a conference, or a small group, board of directors, or group of executives. Regardless, we have the activities you need to keep people engaged, communicating, and learning while time flies by. In addition, this is the perfect reference for industrial designers, and anyone working with diverse populations, diversity and inclusion, team building, collaboration, English as a Second Language, and so much more.

This collection of duck activities has a strong play element; however, we do not want it to sound like it is all just for fun. There is, in fact, a wealth of solid theory that forms the basis of why we developed this stream of uses for six bricks in business, coaching and many learning environments.

The idea of using playful methods for a range of purposes to generate innovative thinking is not new. For centuries, people have used artifacts like totems and puppets to tell stories and share information, beliefs, and knowledge. We also know that many facilitators and trainers are using tools such as design thinking and agile methodologies where prototyping and games play an important role in the processes of thinking and creating.

Whatever your goal, using 3D models is a great facilitation tool. It allows you to lead people through a process where they are able to examine their inside world and relate these lessons to their work environment. These insights then lead to opportunities for further exploration and discovery and ultimately, more productive and effective communication.

Everyone is working with limited resources, no matter what field you are working in, the power of the duck is now at your fingertips.