Creative coaching methods in career transition: Exploring reflection and meaning-making through LEGO® Serious Play® and collage
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2026-09-29
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Supple, Briony
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Oxford Brookes University
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This study explores how creative coaching methods may help support reflection and insight in the context of career transition. Eight participants engaged in a facilitated workshop using LEGO® Serious Play® and collage to explore experiences of career change and uncertainty. These methods enabled engagement with physical and visual materials to support reflection and meaning-making. Data was collected through pre- and post-workshop questionnaires, photographs of creative artefacts, reflective memos and researcher field notes. Findings suggest that creative methods may enable a nuanced exploration of identity, priorities and future directions and support meaning-making and re-interpretation of perspectives pertaining to career options.
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LEGO® Serious Play® , Coaching , Collage , Creativity , Career , [OVPLT]
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Supple, B. (2026) 'Creative coaching methods in career transition: Exploring reflection and meaning-making through LEGO® Serious Play® and collage', International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring. https://doi.org/10.1177/17418305261491085
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