and today it is among the most powerful brands in the world. The company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1932 in Denmark. Ole was carpenter who decided to make toys out of wood. Over the years‚ the company tried producing a variety of goods including watches and clothes aiming at becoming a lifestyle brand which made LEGO lose its identity and to grow at a slow pace. In 2001‚ Kjeld Kirk Christiansen‚ a grandson of the founder admitted that LEGO was struggling. Kjeld embarked on the strategy
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LEGO LEGO Toy Bricks original launched in1958. The business that creates the well-known‚ small‚ artificial‚ interconnecting bricks recognized as LEGO in progress as a little store in Billund‚ Denmark. It was set up in 1932 by carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen. The company obtains the name of LEGO. In 1960s‚ LEGO had gone worldwide‚ with deals in Sweden‚ Switzerland‚
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Dien - Rosy 375‚000 bricks 3‚591 meters tall!!! Lego is awesome - On average‚ every person on earth owns 94 Lego bricks - Sold in 130 countries (195 total) - 55‚000‚000‚000 parts produced in 2013 - 90 retail stores History - 1934 Ole Kirk Christiansen; Billund‚ Denmark ”Only the best is good enough” - 1949 first building sets - 1958 blocks as we know today - 1974 first mini-figure - 1998 robotic sets Rough Times - early 2000’s • Tough competition from imitators & electronic toys • Production
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Chabon’s podcast explains the evolution of Legos over time and how it is taking away creativity from children. He first starts the podcast by explaining what Legos were during his childhood time‚ which were solid square and rectangular blocks offered in many colors which encouraged children to use their creativity to make whatever came to their mind. He fast-forwards to when his three-year old daughter became interested in Legos so he decides to buy her a Lego set which was quite complex and came
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by –Aye Chan Myat Phyo Myat Thurein Lin Lin Thandar Htay 1 Introduction Agenda 2 Lego Toys 3 Lego Fashion 4 Lego Games Founder – Ole Kirk Christiansen(1891-1958) Main Country - Denmark Lego bricks Ole Kirk ‘s House The motto of the Lego Group “Det bedste er ikke for godt” (In Danish) “The best is the best” (In English) Godtfred Christiansen (1845-1928) Current CEO – Jorgen Vig Knudstorp (1968-present) Logos has changed many times… 1935 1940 1948 1957 1961 1973 1999-present
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-is a line of construction toys . The company’s flagship product consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears‚ minifigures and various other parts.Founder: Ole Kirk Christiansen‚ 1934. Lego History The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen‚ a carpenter from Billund‚ Denmark‚ who began making wooden toys in 1932. It expanded to producing plastic toys in 1947. Lego Trivia 1. The company is named after the Danish phrase leg godt (Norks/Norwegian)
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of “LEGO” The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958)‚ a carpenter from Billund‚ Denmark‚ who began making wooden toys in 1932. He made toys for his son. • Second‚ what does “LEGO” means? In 1934‚ his company came to be called "LEGO"‚ derived from the Danish phrase leg godt‚ which means‚ "Play well". • Third‚ why he changed from wood to plastic: one day‚ there was a big fire in factory. So‚ Ole Kirk Christiansen changed the way of making “LEGO” This picture is first
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Summary of the case The LEGO Group’s vision was to “inspire children to explore and challenge their own creative potential”. Its motto‚ “Only the Best is Good Enough‚” had stuck with company since 1932 when Ole Kirk Christiansen‚ a Danish carpenter‚ established the company in the small town of Billund in Jutland‚ Denmark‚ to manufacture his wooden toy designs. As the company itself stipulated it: “It is LEGO philosophy that “good play” enriches a child’s life — and its subsequent adulthood. With
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Introduction In this report I will focus on toy manufacturing company called LEGO and its goals of expending their business in China. The project will contain of 10 pages which will include internal and external analyses of the company and chosen country environment or market. In this project I will try to analyze Chinese market for toys with the purpose of reaching a better foundation for decision regarding their strategic situation. I will use information from books‚ internet and my decisions
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CASE STUDY 1 Innovation at the Lego Group A&B - 9.10.2014 Brief Description LEGO is a toy company established in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. LEGO offered high quality toys and at the same time encouraged children to be creative. Over the years they developed their products and company grew steadily and successfully till the mid 90’s. LEGO immediately noticed their fall in the market‚ in order to keep up they did many innovations.As a result company was expanded with the aggressive innovations
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