Archinect - News2024-12-22T07:46:06-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/137257480/why-companies-are-having-employees-unplug-and-find-solutions-with-legos
Why companies are having employees unplug and find solutions with LEGOs Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2015-09-22T12:54:00-04:00>2017-09-29T15:43:18-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3eb1c0311fd0f3ff56ffa281ececb1ac?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>As the fast pace of technology calls for innovative, out-of-the-box thinking, corporations are looking for more unusual approaches to meet the challenges they face, often with “hands-on” or “unplugged” approaches. If LEGO is about anything, it’s the use of one’s hands while the mind is in an unplugged state. LEGO Serious Play capitalizes on this by asking the hands to find a solution that the mind hasn’t been able to on its own.</p></em><br /><br /><p>More on the many uses of LEGO:</p>
<ul><li><a title="LEGO Architecture launches new student acoustic-design challenge to restore a destroyed music theater" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/132489224/lego-architecture-launches-new-student-acoustic-design-challenge-to-restore-a-destroyed-music-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LEGO Architecture launches new student acoustic-design challenge to restore a destroyed music theater</a></li><li><a title="Olafur Eliasson Wants You to Design Utopia (Out of Legos)" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/128710925/olafur-eliasson-wants-you-to-design-utopia-out-of-legos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olafur Eliasson Wants You to Design Utopia (Out of Legos)</a></li><li><a title="Could Lego Architecture Studio actually be useful for architects?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/105934118/could-lego-architecture-studio-actually-be-useful-for-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Could Lego Architecture Studio actually be useful for architects?</a></li><li><a title="Learning From Legos" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/95874125/learning-from-legos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learning From Legos</a></li></ul>
https://archinect.com/news/article/104715361/how-barcelona-and-philadelphia-are-turning-procurement-upside-down
How Barcelona and Philadelphia Are Turning Procurement Upside Down Archinect2014-07-21T15:38:00-04:00>2014-07-21T15:38:54-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d9a647f65639933d9cea870a754ab49?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Rather than laying out exactly what it wants to buy (say, bike lockers), Barcelona is laying out six problems it wants to fix (such as reducing bike theft). Responses could involve buying things, but they might also suggest new services, regulatory changes or any other means of accomplishing the goal. Anyone around the world with a creative idea, including startup companies or even individuals, has a shot at a contract and all the market legitimacy that comes with that.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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