What LEGO Can Teach Us about Autonomy and Engagement
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A LEGO building experiment demonstrates the impact of autonomy on team engagement. Groups building models twice—first with assigned roles and managed instructions, then self-organizing without detailed guidance—consistently report 20% higher engagement (3.94 vs 3.24 on a 5-point scale) during the autonomous build. The experiment, run across MBA programs and professional training sessions, shows that distributed autonomy—allowing teams to decide how they work—is a crucial prerequisite for high engagement and motivation in the workplace.
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What Can LEGO Teach Us About Autonomy?Distributed Autonomy Is a Crucial Prerequisite for Engagement159 Impressions