Build one brick at a time

Times are crazy. We know. My sweet daughter Chloe is nervous. Uncertain about things a little bit at nine, furling has descended upon us. It's no longer boredom or the fact that ennui was a first graders vocab word. Let's jump forward. That we are going to learn, build and solve some real important problems moving forward.

Building a bridge: Step 1: Empathize: I never drempt that our seven and nine year old would spend their first spring break isolated, purposely separated because of a pandemic. But they are not afraid. We’ve had more family time than if we were sailing the South Pacific. More family challenges where we all learn. More overall thinking about what matters. So, that said. How do we keep them challenged and excelling. The Lego Bridge Challenge is today’s quest. Let’s see how we did.

We define: Make the strongest structurally sound bridge and make it beautiful. 50/50 on the foundation and the aesthetic story telling of your bridge. It takes organization and preparation.

We ideate: We believe in being open to colors, ideas, what might be crazy. We believe in all concepts at this stage. There are no judgements. No bad ideas.

We prototype: We break things and iterate on better. Always a better structure.

We test: Break, Don’t wait. Wait, Don’t break. Break and weight. break and … Ahoy!

We have fun. Way to hold it together in the most adverse conditions Team.