Build Lauterbach’s new HQ
Through play and discussion, uncover your motivations at work, and build a new home for those ambitions with your colleagues. A full day of meaningful play that will build a new home for Lauterbach’s culture. In LEGO.
Session 1: What is important at work?
Values in Action. Platform for discussing the ongoing work around integrating organizational values into everyday practices. Practical exercise: End exercise discussing how upcoming building of HQ should be handled. Who does what? What are criterias for success? What parameters should behind concept & design?
Check in: During sessions, we will reflect on how well our values are being applied across teams, recognizing achievements and identifying challenges that have emerged. Common issues may include gaps between our stated values and their actual implementation, as well as resistance to change in established routines.
Focus on creating actionable solutions to move forward, such as facilitating regular check-ins, value-based workshops, and showcasing real-life examples of values in action. Additionally, we will encourage open dialogue to address concerns and ensure that all team members are aligned with our shared vision.
How: Moderated discussions in smaller groups, exercises & affirmation.
Outcome: Clarity of where we stand, possibilities of growth and next steps.
Session 2: Concept & design phase of New HQ
Which take-aways from value workshop are to be included in the design and concept of new HQ for Lauterbach? Key questions: What does the chosen values demand? How do you translate those values into a physical form?
How: In bigger group setting, participants are asked to bring key findings to table. Brain storming of how what constitutes a home for Lauterbach-values? What does it look like in real life? Who does what?
Outcome: Creating a vision and team-spirit for theme of day: building a new HQ for Lauterbach’s values. Exercise form basis for distribution of tasks in actual building phase.
Session 3: Lunch workshop
Value exercise: Make a sandwich with ingredients that represent your ideas of the workplace. Discuss and justify your choices of ingredients to the other group that is eating your creation.
Plenty of food will of course be provided
How: Two bigger groups practise their value-work on a sandwich.
Outcome: You get food, and practise translating values into a physical form.
Session 4 part 1: Build Lauterbach’s new headquarters
The process of building begins, including decision on approach. Things to consider: Is there going to be simultaneous construction of various parts of building? Do you want one project manager to oversee implementation of design and concept? Do you want to sketch an overall design to improve an homogeneous look?
How: Team decides approach.
Outcome: A physical representation of a new home for Lauterbach’s culture, in the shape of LEGO, ready to take home.
Break: Feedback exercise and Tools for good Communication
A break from HQ-building. Physical exercise, and tools for problem solving and collaboration.
In this session, we will dive into the coaching approach, where you will learn how to use simple yet powerful questions and Feedback techniques as tools for everyday problem-solving and improving understanding among team members. These techniques are designed to help you gain clarity, address challenges, and facilitate more productive conversations, ultimately aligning everyone towards shared goals.
The tools taught in this session are easy to apply and highly effective in enhancing communication, resolving issues, and promoting collaboration. Whether you’re navigating a complex problem or working to strengthen team dynamics, the coaching approach will provide you with practical, straightforward methods to achieve better outcomes and foster a more cohesive and supportive work environment.
How: Exercise in giving constructive feedback and effective communication techniques, moderated via fun physical tasks.
Outcome: Better understanding of colleagues, and new tools for engaging constructively, that can be put into practice at work.
Session 4 part 2: Build Lauterbach’s new headquarters, cont.
The process of building continues, including work from exercise in communication skills.
How: Team carries on buidling under our guidance.
Outcome: A physical representation of a new home for Lauterbach’s culture, in the shape of LEGO, ready to take home.
Session 5: Wrap-up and presentations of designs
All together, explain design and the decisions leading to them. What were the main design decisions, and what are they based on? Project is preserved and presented as take-home gift for teams.
How: Staged presentation and explanation of work with new Lauterbach’s new HQ. Moderators will ask questions and solicit team’s conclusions.
Outcome: Buy-in of process and value work of the day. Final thoughts, key learnings, and what are we willing to commit to in order to honor our values tomorrow?
Session 6: Wrap party for Lauterbach’s culture!
Wrap party: Dinner with conversation cards: Tricky questions to get a new conversation started with your seating partner. Afterwards party with DJ.
How: Food, drinks & good vibes!
Outcome: Feeling of achievement and connection with each other. Willingness to engage in our common goals.