Living On The Edge of Chaos
170: Agile Minds: Fostering a Growth Mindset in Diverse Learning Environments with Carol Hill from LEGO Education
Episode Summary
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Carol Hill. Carol leads a team of Learning Designers and Content Developers in embedding learning through play in products across the Learning LEGO System. Carol has over twenty years’ experience in education, as a teacher, writer, publisher and product leader, working for learning organisations such as Pearson, British Council, Cambridge University Press & Assessment and IDP Australia. Carol is also a certified LEGO Serious Play Facilitator and is passionate about helping both children and adults learn and develop through play. Description: In this episode, we dive deep into a fascinating conversation with Carol Hill, Global Learning Director at LEGO Education, exploring her journey, insights, and the principles behind creating a nurturing and agile learning environment.
Episode Notes
Show Notes:
- Introduction: Who is Carol Hill?
- Carol's origin story and journey to LEGO Education
- Global insights that led to success
- Identifying a problem before falling in love with a solution
- The meaning of being agile
- Developing an agile, growth mindset in colleagues and students
- Building psychological safety and promoting a nimble approach
- Carol's preferred structure/framework for agile work
- The importance of providing quality feedback
- Capturing deep levels of thinking while being agile and working with others
Key Quotes:
- "If you don't have that psychological safety, really, not a whole lot is going to come of the conversations in the room."
- "Don't fall in love with the solution; fall in love with the problem."
- "It's so impactful to take the time, and it does take time to build these kinds of skills [problem identification]."
Listener Challenge:
Share ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on social media. What resonated with you?
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Favorite Ideas from the Conversation:
- Building psychological safety for learners
- Focusing on understanding the problem rather than jumping to solutions
- Developing an agile mindset that embraces iterative development, testing, adapting, and dealing with uncertainty
- Using LEGO bricks as a storytelling tool to express thoughts and feelings more comfortably
- The power of tangible building activities (e.g., using LEGO) in facilitating communication
JUST A FEW OF MY FAVORITE IDEAS FROM THE CONVERSATION!