1- HISTORY OF LEGO I will be responsible for starting the presentation. In my part‚ I will begin by introducing the group’s members and saying what everyone is going to talk about. Secondly‚ I will begin by introducing our partners in LEGO to have a global information of the company‚ short but clear. I will talk about the history of the company‚ beginning‚ growth‚ expansion and current affairs. Later I’ll do a little description of their products‚ kind of them‚ why kids likes them‚ what
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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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CHI 1. Marketing Lego to children: 2. Lego began manufacturing interlocking toy bricks in 1949‚ since which a global Lego subculture has developed: a. Supporting movies/ Games / Competitions b. Five themed amusement parks 3. Since it began producing plastic bricks‚ the Lego Group has released thousands of sets with a variety of themes‚ including town and city‚ space‚ robots‚ pirates‚ trains‚ Vikings‚ castle‚ dinosaurs‚ undersea exploration‚ and wild west. 4. Lego’s
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CREATIVITY Creativity is the ability to generate innovative ideas and manifest them from thought into reality. The process involves original thinking and then producing. The process of creation was historically reserved for deities creating "from nothing" in creationism and other creation myths. Over time‚ the term creativity came to include human innovation‚ especially in art and science and led to the emergence of the creative class. Etymology Creativity comes from the Latin term creō "to
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3/13/13 Mr.Zeller My Civil Rights Hero Essay My essay will be based on Daisy Bates. Daisy was born on November 11th‚ 1914 in Huttig‚ Union County Arkansas‚ USA. She died on November 4th‚ 1999 in Little Rock‚ Arkansas. Daisy Lee Gatson Bates was an American civil rights activist‚ publisher‚ and writer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957. Daisy was raised by Orle and Susie Smith. She grew up believing that they were her real birth parents. Her
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Creativity in the curriculum A school with creativity at the heart of the learning process will benefit by increasing the motivation of staff and pupils‚ says former head‚ Dave Weston. In this article and case study‚ he shows the way to more imaginative approaches to curriculum planning ‘Creativity is the defeat of habit by originality’ Arthur Koestler Many school leaders and teachers realise that is now time to take more control over the curriculum and to include a greater emphasis on creativity
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Explain the difference between formal and informal creative activities. The key characteristics in creativity can support young children’s development in a number of ways. Emotionally they learn how to manage frustrations if a project isn’t going to plan or can feel happy and proud and a sense of achievement when it is completed. Socially children can build up self-confidence by working alongside or with others‚ creating something to share and thereby making friends. Intellectually they
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Kaur-LahrmannSubject: Management Tools | THE LEGO GROUP 1. In this case I have identified some key characteristics that are in relation with the strategy that LEGO has been following. In the 1970-1980 decades‚ environment was hostile. There was a huge oil crisis‚ and there were too much difficulties. However‚ LEGO maintained its philosophy‚ and their image of unique and iconic brand. Competence was also hard‚ with Mattel and Hasbro in the market‚ but LEGO sustained its powerful position. If we focus
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Assignment 1 LEGO Case Study The LEGO Group was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1932 in Billund‚ Denmark. LEGO started by manufacturing wooden toys‚ today‚ the company’s main product is the LEGO brick with its unique principle of interlocking tubes. Today‚ the LEGO Group had grown
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Lego Case Study Report Introduction The Lego Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. For years of development‚ Lego has achieved the transition from a carpenter’s workshop to a global enterprise. Its Lego brick has been named the ‘toys of the century’ twice and greatly contributes to the company’s stable growth. Nevertheless‚ Lego struggled mightily in the early to mid-2000s. Sales dropped 30 percent in 2003 and 10 percent more in 2004‚ and the company was destroying about $337‚000
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