Fun can give ignition for great things and I always try to make creativity workshops as fun as they can be.

The use of gamification can help not only students or entrepreneurs but also inside the corporate environment.

In some of my last workshops with entrepreneurs, I decided to add a few funny games. First, I used Creative Cards as an idea evaluation tool. Cards helped in decisions what are the next steps in product development, design or realisation. The direct approach (what if questions) is giving direct answers, saving time and giving the right direction for next steps.

The second “game” was LEGO Serious Play where I used legos to visualize the current state of mind of workshop participants. They were very fast in building their small ecosystem and it wasn’t been difficult to visualize their perspective. This was a funny and quick way to show and understand the needs, obstacles and plans of every individual. In just 30 mins they visualised their thoughts!

Both methods were easy to describe and people are eager to start with it in contrast with some commonly used methods. So, let’s go with Legos and Creativity Cards…