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A ready-to-run LEGO® activity

Every team swears it communicates well — until it has to build a duck.

The Duck is a hands-on role-play that makes a team watch its own communication break down on the table — then talk about why. Run it on its own in any workshop or training, or fold it into a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® session. You get the full run sheet and a video walkthrough, so you can lead it with confidence the first time — even in a tough room.

Get the activity — $39 $29 → One-time payment · Lifetime access · Reuse it with every team

Minute-by-minute run sheet Video walkthrough Any 6-brick duck kit Instant download

Everything you get with The Duck: the video walkthrough on a laptop and phone, the facilitation run sheet, the printable client brief, the bonus pack, and the duck builds

Why most team activities change nothing

A fun afternoon everyone forgets by Monday.

You've watched it happen. The icebreaker lands, people laugh, everyone goes home — and how the team actually works together is exactly the same on Monday. Meanwhile, the real problem stays invisible: a brief travels from the client, to the manager, to the team, and what comes out the other end barely resembles what was asked for. Nobody sees the gap open up. They just inherit the rework, the missed expectations, and the quiet "that's not what I wanted." You need an activity that drags that gap into the open — and turns it into a conversation the team can't wave away.

How it works

It doesn't tell them they miscommunicate. It shows them.

The Duck puts a team through the exact thing that breaks real projects: a brief that can only travel by word of mouth. The result lands on the table in plastic — no lecture required.

A brief that can only travel by word of mouth

One person becomes the client and is handed a brief no one else ever sees. From there, the only way it reaches the people building is spoken — passed from person to person.

A build against the clock

A small team reconstructs what the client wanted from a handful of bricks — working only from what survived the relay. You already sense it won't be a clean match.

The reveal nobody expects

The team presents and "sells" the result back to the client, who scores it out loud. The distance between the brief and what's on the table is where the real conversation begins.

How each role is set up, timed, scored and debriefed — so the surprise becomes insight instead of just a laugh — is exactly what the run sheet and video walkthrough give you.

The gap becomes visible

Same brief, every team builds a different duck. The miscommunication stops being a theory and starts sitting on the table.

Laughter lowers the guard

Naming the company, pitching the duck, scoring the result — it's genuinely funny, which is exactly why people open up afterward.

The debrief hits real work

Client focus, lost handoffs, collaboration, selling value — a structured debrief that maps straight onto how they actually deliver.

What changes in the room

From a session they sit through to one they quote for months.

The shift happens on two sides of the room at once — the person running it, and the team living it.

Without it

You improvise the debrief and hope a point lands.

The activity is fun, then forgotten by the next standup.

The team agrees "communication could be better" — vaguely.

The same handoff mistakes show up again next sprint.

The Duck →

With The Duck

You lead a timed, scripted debrief that goes somewhere.

People reference "the duck" weeks later to call out a gap.

The team sees exactly where the brief broke — on the table.

They leave with one concrete change each, not a feeling.

One activity, many business goals

Modular by design.

Communication is only the entry point. Change the brief and steer the debrief, and the same duck build flexes to the outcome a team actually needs — so one activity earns its place across the goals you're hired to move.

Client focus

What's needed, not just what's asked

Surface how often teams ship what they "understood" instead of what the client truly needed.

Collaboration

How the team really works together

Roles, handoffs, and listening under pressure — visible in how each group organizes itself.

Sales & value

Selling value, not just features

The same build scores differently depending on the pitch — a live lesson in selling outcomes.

Run it standalone in any workshop or training, or alongside a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitation. The Duck is inspired by LSP® and built as BeLeader's own proprietary activity.

What's inside

Everything you need to run it tomorrow.

Videos and documents for complete, end-to-end learning — everything in one instant download, so you can run it with confidence the first time.

The facilitation run sheet

Minute-by-minute timing, roles, and team movements for every phase
Word-for-word framing so you always know what to say next
The client brief, ready to print and hand out
A 5-block debrief sequence: communication, client focus, collaboration, selling value, and transfer to real work
How to tie the result to what your client wants to improve
Common pitfalls and how to keep the energy up

The video walkthrough

I walk you through the activity, phase by phase
How to set up the roles and protect the brief
How to run the "score the duck" moment so it lands
The debrief, explained — so you can lead it without guessing

Who it's for

Built for people who run the room.

Facilitators & trainers

Certified LSP® facilitators who want a reliable new activity in the kit

Trainers and consultants who need an exercise with a point, not just energy

Coaches building a session around communication or client focus

People developers & team leads

HR and L&D running team days that actually have to matter

Team leaders who want the group to see a problem, not be told about it

Anyone done with activities that are fun but forgettable

One activity, reused for years

Buy it once. Run it with every team.

The Duck · Complete activity

$39 $29 one-time

Launch price

Minute-by-minute facilitation run sheet (PDF)
Word-for-word framing scripts
Printable client brief
Full video walkthrough
5-block debrief guide
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Questions

Before you run it.

Do I have to be a certified facilitator?

No. The full script and video walkthrough mean a trainer, coach, team lead, or first-time facilitator can run it with confidence. If you are certified, it slots straight into your existing toolkit.

What exactly do I get, and how?

A minute-by-minute PDF run sheet (with the printable client brief) and a video walkthrough, delivered instantly after checkout. You keep lifetime access and any future updates.

Lauren Piana, creator of The Duck and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator

Meet the creator

Meet Lauren Piana

Expert in LEGO® Serious Play® and devoted to transforming organizations through experiential learning.

Lauren Piana, MSc, holds a master's in design with an emphasis on gamification and is one of Brazil's leading references in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. With over a decade in facilitation, she has worked with hundreds of teams and organizations through the LSP® method.

Her drive to develop new facilitators comes from a simple conviction: the world needs more people who can create safe spaces for hard conversations, real innovation, and genuine connection between teams.

Through BeLeader®, she delivers experiential education across Brazil and Latin America — hands-on experiences tied to real business challenges, using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, Design Thinking, and proprietary frameworks to unlock collaboration and support strategic decisions.