Creativity · Strategy
Build the Team in Bricks
With a handful of building bricks, each person builds a model of "how our team works today" and "how we want it to work".
Quick answer
How do you run Build the Team in Bricks with a team?
With a handful of building bricks, each person builds a model of "how our team works today" and "how we want it to work". Duration: 1 hour. Group size: 4–60 people. Setting: Indoor. Below you will find a step-by-step guide, the materials and facilitator tips.
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Group size
- 4–60 people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Energy level
- Calm
- Materials
- A bag of mixed building bricks per person, Tables for groups of 4–6, Phone camera to capture the models
- Price
- Free, no sign-up
Objective
Make abstract topics concrete and give quieter voices equal airtime.
Materials
- A bag of mixed building bricks per person
- Tables for groups of 4–6
- Phone camera to capture the models
Step by step
- Warm up: everyone builds a tower in 3 minutes, then an animal that represents their week.
- Build 1: "our team today" in 8 minutes.
- Each person explains their model; others ask about the model, not the person.
- Build 2: "our team at its best" and share again.
- The group combines elements into one shared model and lists 3 commitments.
Facilitator tips
- There are no wrong models; meaning comes from the builder's story.
- Photograph the final model for the follow-up email.
Variations
- Strategy version: build the customer journey or the company in three years.
Accessibility
Larger bricks help people with limited dexterity. Explanations can be short; the model does a lot of the talking.
