What makes a duck a duck? A LEGO® Serious Play® Exercise demonstrating the contradictions in managing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Kofinas, Alexander K., Schwabenland, Christina and Tsay, Crystal (Han-Huei) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4959-0411
(2025)
What makes a duck a duck? A LEGO® Serious Play® Exercise demonstrating the contradictions in managing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Management Teaching Review.
ISSN 2379-2981 (Print), 2379-2981 (Online)
(doi:10.1177/23792981251348401)
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Abstract
This exercise aims to problematize the often taken-for-granted assumption that identity is fixed and immutable. To facilitate this, we have adapted a warm-up exercise from the LEGO® Serious Play® Methodology: the construction of LEGO® ducks. The exercise can be used with students at all levels. Using a sequence of duck-building activities, it facilitates experiential learning to increase understanding of the contradictions inherent in notions of identity—a helpful first step toward exploring the complexities of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Accepted on May 20 2025. Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. - MP |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | LEGO® Serious Play®, identity, inclusion, equality, diversity |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management L Education > L Education (General) |
| Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Executive Business Centre |
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2025 08:48 |
| URI: | https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50808 |
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