--- title: Clearing Space for Disruption Innovation Course description: "Inspired by the punk movement, Participants learn how to strip away what no longer serves, align the right people, and translate raw ideas into structured action.\nUsing the 3-Chord Framework they will prototype, through LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, a tangible change initiative ready to activate within the next 30 days." image: https://unconventional.school/hubfs/Community-1.jpeg --- [![US-logo](https://unconventional.school/hubfs/US-logo.png)](https://unconventional.school?hsLang=en) [Contact Us](https://unconventional.school/contact?hsLang=en) - [About Us](https://unconventional.school/about-us) - [About Us](https://unconventional.school/about-us) LEARNING COLLECTIONS #### **Design (Un)Thinking Labs** [Discover More](https://www.hubspot.com/) [Get Started](https://www.hubspot.com/) - [Home](https://www.hubspot.com/) - Course ## **CLEARING SPACE FOR DISRUPTION** #### CONVERTING FRICTION INTO FUEL **Driving Change by Stripping Back What No Longer Serves. Change rarely fails because of a lack of ideas.** It fails because organisations carry weight they no longer question. In the mid-1970s, progressive rock dominated the industry: long solos, technical perfection, elaborate production, stadium spectacle. It was impressive, but it had become inaccessible and bloated.  **Punk emerged as a direct response: Three chords. Short songs. No permission required. It cleared the space.** **This session applies that same disciplined subtraction to organisational change**. When **strategy becomes over-engineered,** when process replaces momentum, and when expertise turns into gatekeeping, progress slows. **The answer is clarity, constraint, and collective action.** **This is a structured intervention in how change actually happens:** - participants identify one specific behaviour or process blocking progress - radically simplify a live strategic initiative, - prototype it physically under constraint - and form small “bands” to mobilise momentum beyond the room.   #### **WHAT YOU’LL TAKE AWAY:** - A practical method for initiating change inside risk-averse systems - The ability to cut complexity and clarify strategic direction under pressure - Experience prototyping change quickly rather than debating it endlessly - A framework for activating informal networks and forming committed change alliances - Greater confidence in using friction as a catalyst for collective movement #### CURRICULUM SNAPSHOT **1. Year Zero** Participants identify one organisational “Dinosaur” — a behaviour or process that creates drag — and make it visible as the first act of change. **2. The Three-Chord Strategy** A live initiative is stripped back to its essential core. Complexity is reduced by design. Change becomes clearer and more executable. **3. Brick the Rules** Using LEGO under deliberate anti-polish constraints, participants build fast prototypes of their simplified strategy. Physical modelling surfaces assumptions and sharpens intent. **4. The Wild Soul Network** Participants identify informal influencers who can help move the idea laterally and bypass bureaucratic delay. **5. Forming the Bands** Participants cluster around shared intent, forming small alliances committed to carrying the simplified strategy forward. Change becomes collective rather than individual. **6. Making It Inevitable** Insight is translated into clear next moves, with visible ownership and social reinforcement. ![Anne Kearney\_Unconventional\_Course\_cover](https://unconventional.school/hubfs/videos/Anne%20Kearney_Unconventional_Course_cover.png) [Enroll Now](https://unconventional.school/contact?hsLang=en) [Request Info](https://unconventional.school/contact?hsLang=en) ##### Overview Instructor : Ben Mizen Date: 26 March 2026 Duration : 4h - From 16 to 20h CET Venue Barcelona - TBC Online Follow Up Session 2 weeks after the training Participants per course 12 Language : English Price Attend first. Decide the value after. 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