As children, many of us spent countless hours immersed in the colorful world of Lego bricks, constructing elaborate structures and letting our imaginations run wild.
Little did we know that beyond the joy of building, these playful moments were laying the foundation for essential life skills. There’s something so pure about watching people create their own ideas using those little plastic blocks.
What really interested us here at Learning & Design was that many of the skills cultivated through childhood Lego play continue to shape us in adulthood. Don’t believe us…read on!
Lego bricks are a blank canvas waiting to be transformed. As kids, we unleashed our creativity, imagining and creating entire worlds from a pile of colorful bricks. This ability to think outside the box and envision possibilities is a skill that adults use everyday.
Building with Lego involves trial and error. Especially when the elusive piece you need has ether been hoovered up or been stolen by a sibling!
Building with Lego involves trial and error. Especially when the elusive piece you need has ether been hoovered up or been stolen by a sibling! When we missed a piece we learned to troubleshoot and find alternative solutions. This skill is vital in navigating challenges and solving problems in our adult lives.
Lego often involves teamwork, and through this, we developed the ability to communicate our ideas, compromise, and work together towards a common goal – skills that are crucial in professional and personal relationships.
Building intricate Lego creations (some of those instruction booklets were very complicated!) requires a hell of a lot of patience and persistence. Facing setbacks like pieces not fitting or structures collapsing taught us to stay determined and see a project through, a trait that proves beneficial in the game of life too!
Those tiny Lego pieces demanded we pay attention to detail. As kids, we learned to be meticulous in our constructions. This attention to detail translates into precision and thoroughness in our adult work and lives from work projects to personal pursuits.
Before diving into a Lego masterpiece, we often sorted and organized pieces. Sad but true, because we knew we would lose time looking for the pieces later on. This early exposure to planning and organising materials laid the groundwork for effective time management and organisational skills in our grown-up lives.
Lego also encourages adaptability. Sometimes, the bricks we wanted for one purpose served a better function elsewhere. Learning to adapt and be flexible with our creations back then was a skill that still helps us in adapting to life’s ever-changing circumstances now.
We reckon that thousands of adults are now reaping the rewards of Lego down the line. Can we prove it? No, but we would most certainly place a bet on it!
If you’re interested in working with people who played with Lego a lot as kids then drop us a line, we have developed a great set of skills.