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Re: New LEGO system for business and strategy development
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 4 Oct 2001 02:58:53 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jimmy Park writes:
> In lugnet.lego.announce, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > Using a new concept called LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, boardrooms are turned into
> > innovative environments, where managers and employees build representations of
> > their business and business landscape using LEGO Bricks. This changes the
> > concept of enterprise strategy from a static expression of words on paper to
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> Well, it isn't April 1, so all I can say is "WHY LEGO, WHY!?!?!"
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> Most of the nutball dot coms with too much money are gone. We are likely
> heading into a global recession. So how likely is it that a mid to upper
> level manager would try to get funding (probably at least several hundred
> dollars I'm guessing) to play with Lego with their coworkers? They would be
> slitting their own career throats.
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> Everytime LEGO spends their money on stuff like this, I think back to that
> speech the CEO gave about how they were going to return to their core
> business of building blocks after getting burned the last couple of years.
The key question isn't your April 1 comment, but rather your last paragraph.
Why isn't the LEGO company simply following some of these principles
themselves? Why can't they get back to basics?
The question of today shouldn't be "Why did a violent-themed set get pulled
from the shelves?" but rather "Why did it get released in the first place?"
The hope shouldn't be that the Harry Potter sets sell well, but rather what
great LEGO theme will be waiting in the wings when Harry Potter sales slow
down? And by this I don't mean the next licensing deal, but rather the next
great honest-to-goodness 'LEGO' theme.
The real question is... who's piloting this ship?
Regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) Well, it isn't April 1, so all I can say is "WHY LEGO, WHY!?!?!" Most of the nutball dot coms with too much money are gone. We are likely heading into a global recession. So how likely is it that a mid to upper level manager would try to get (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.general)
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