Unblock your PhD thinking, with blocks!

The ANU Researcher Development team run university-wide programs for all HDR candidates, supervisors and early career researchers. Our workshops are designed to support researchers in their work, drawing on expertise from the broader ANU research community. The events are multi-disciplinary and help you develop transferable skills and knowledge that will be useful to your future career.All ANU HDR candidates are sent notice of upcoming research-related news, events, and opportunities in the monthly edition of the ANU HDR Update.All our workshops count towards the Science, Health and Medicine Career development Framework programIn addition to the events and workshops program, ANU Researcher Development run a number of programs where researchers can meet and interact with other candidates on campus including theANU Three Minute Thesis (3MT) CompetitionandThesis Boot Camps.

ANU Researcher Development

Unblock your PhD thinking, with blocks!
Are you feeling 'stuck' with your PhD? If you are trying to write the first draft of a chapter, designing your methodology or figuring out what the whole thing is about and feeling totally blocked, this workshop is for you! This is a one off opportunity to workshop your thesis troubles with a Lego Serious Play workshop, facilitated by lego grand master <A HREF="https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/dann-s" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Stephen Dann</A>. Bring yourself, and your inner child, to this workshop where we will work through a few serious questions about your thesis, by playing with Lego and talking with others. You do not have to have exceptional talent with the blocks, just a willingness to play around and, hopefully, get unblocked. You will score a small Lego prize as a reward for participating. We promise this workshop will  serious fun - and maybe seriously helpful.
In this workshop we will:
 
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<LI>Learn about the lego serious play method as a creative, reflective thinking method.</LI>
<LI>Find out how to use lego to help you explain difficult thesis problems more clearly (helpful for communicating with supervisors), and</LI>
<LI>Improve your ability to tell your research story to others</LI>
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Strictly limited places. Click <A HREF="http://www.anu.edu.au/maps#show=29177" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A> for a map to this session’s location. If you have any questions, please contact the ANU Research Skills and Training team on <A HREF="mailto:researchtraining@anu.edu.au" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">researchtraining@anu.edu.au</A>
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Building 10T1, Room 1.08

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