Think clearly Surface what matters Move forward together
Helping groups think better together
Most workshops generate discussion. BrickTalk generates clarity.
Founded by Wayne and Dr Chris Chalmers, BrickTalk uses LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to turn hidden assumptions, competing views, and half-said ideas into something everyone can see, understand, and work with together.
Why LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® works
Building makes thinking visible and shareable
Reflection and storytelling deepen understanding
Connecting patterns leads to collective insight and action
It’s grounded in how people think and learn
For most of human history, we’ve learned by looking, touching, and shaping the world around us. We make sense of problems in three dimensions — by moving objects, testing ideas, and seeing what changes.
Only recently has much of our thinking shifted onto flat screens and paper. Useful, yes — but limited.
Our brains are wired for hands-on thinking. A significant proportion of our neural activity is connected to the hands. We’re built to build.
When ideas are made physical — even as simple models — thinking becomes clearer, patterns emerge faster, and groups move forward with more confidence.
Learning emerges when ideas are built, explored, and connected.
How BrickTalk adds depth
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® provides the method — BrickTalk provides the design and facilitation expertise that makes it work at depth.
BrickTalk sessions are carefully designed, not improvised. The sequence of builds, the questions asked, and the timing of reflection are all deliberate — shaping how groups move from surface responses into deeper, more meaningful insight.
This approach is informed by Dr Chris Chalmers’ doctoral research and practise in group metacognition — how groups learn, reflect, and develop shared understanding together. It ensures sessions go beyond engagement and into thinking that genuinely supports clarity and confident decision-making.
How a BrickTalk workshop unfolds:
First you build your confidence and develop a shared language
Then you explore the challenge through building personal meaning
After that, you connect perspectives and surface shared patterns
Finally, you turn insight into shared clarity
Groups leave aligned, clear, and ready to move.
Why Bricktalk
What BrickTalk is really about
BrickTalk exists for situations where issues are complex, hard to talk about, or stuck — and where familiar workshop formats stop being useful. Talking alone doesn’t always surface what people really think, and quick fixes rarely lead to lasting clarity.
BrickTalk takes a different approach, helping groups slow down just enough to think clearly together, surface what matters, and leave with something they can genuinely work with.
The people behind the work
BrickTalk is led by Wayne Chalmers and Dr Chris Chalmers — long-time educators and facilitators with decades of experience working with real groups on real issues.
Wayne brings a strong background in facilitation, communication, and applied strategy. Chris brings deep expertise in learning design and research, including doctoral research into group metacognition — how groups think, learn, and make meaning together.
Together, they shape BrickTalk workshops as carefully structured thinking processes — not a set of activities.
Learn more about Wayne and Chris →
Why that matters in a workshop
In a BrickTalk workshop, how the session is designed matters. The order of activities, the questions asked, and the moments where groups pause and reflect are all deliberate.
The focus isn’t on entertainment or novelty, but on creating the conditions where insight can emerge and shared understanding can form — especially when there’s no obvious right answer.
Who Bricktalk is for
This isn’t a quick-fix workshop.
It’s for:
- Leaders who want sharper thinking, not faster talking
- Creative problem-solvers who push past the obvious
- Groups ready to explore complexity rather than simplify it
- People comfortable turning their thinking into something visible