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Promoting and facilitating teamwork among Riopele's weaving and spinning professionals was the main goal of the ‘Lego Serious Play’ workshops. This initiative, led by the Continuous Improvement department, stood out for its innovative approach using this internationally recognised method, certified by Lego, which Riopele aims to extend to all its teams.
Lego bricks were quite literally the tool used during the two workshops, aimed at developing team spirit. Tailored to the participants' profiles, the training unfolded across four experimental stages, with particular emphasis on the practical phases of building and sharing.
Faced with concrete construction challenges, which offered curious and enjoyable moments of visual representation, the participants combined individual contributions with coordinated team tasks. They were surprised by the unexpected ways they shared their perspectives on teamwork and the company's operations, as well as by the opportunity to understand their colleagues' different viewpoints.
According to Cláudia Queirós, Director of Human Resources, ‘it’s important to invest in people’s development with content tailored to each team, aiming to broaden individual horizons, strengthen teamwork, and enhance organisational culture’.
The shared values at Riopele were highlighted in this training, which allowed for ‘active participation from all involved, contributing to improved communication, collaboration, and idea-sharing’. This training, through the construction of 3D models, enabled participants to ‘express complex concepts in a visual and tangible way, which facilitates understanding and exploration of multiple perspectives, promoting critical thinking, as well as strengthening team spirit and cohesion among employees’, added José Rosas, Director of Continuous Improvement.
The ‘Lego Serious Play’ method is based on a technique to facilitate thinking, communication, and problem-solving, grounded in extensive research across various fields including business, organisational development, psychology, learning, and the concept of ‘hands-on knowledge’. Thus, Riopele's professionals' ‘know-how’ was complemented by Lego’s ‘know-how to create’.
