The development of shared understandings and innovation through metaphorical methods such as LEGO Serious Play TM

Heterogeneous project groups can be seen as a driving force in innovation and organizational development processes. However the participants of the project need to be able to communicate and collaborate on the basis of a shared understanding. The development of a collectively shared understanding, which is based on the individual backgrounds of project participants, can be seen as an intensive and time consuming process of growing together. In this paper we will therefore discuss the metaphorical method LEGO Serious PlayTM (LSP), which is based on bricks building, combined with narration, to simplify the process of developing shared models. Our research refers to a case study of a research process where LSP has been used to develop a research structure.