Now this is pretty cool. The great graphic above is from the folks at LegoClick.
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March 26th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Way cool.
Legos have changed a lot in the past few decades. They used to be just little building blocks, now they have lots of specialty pieces and pre-designed things to build — buildings, airplanes, spaceships, etc. I don’t know if this is a good thing or not. My grandson uses them a lot and I can’t tell if the already designed items reduce his tendency to use his imagination and creativity or if I’m just a stick in the mud.
March 26th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Perhaps the increased specialization in Lego pieces reflects our increasing specialization in tasks and division in labour.
At drive-thrus one person was involved in servicing me. Now I’m experiencing one person taking my order, another at the first window taking my money, and at the second window a third giving me my Happy Meal.
Lego seems to show the same specialization where it’s no longer just a spaceship, but one of three different star wars spaceships.
Just like you can’t just buy a mobile phone only for making calls anymore… this one is a smartphone, that one is a camera phone, and the desired one that lasts 3 weeks on one battery and has no features is only available in Africa.
March 27th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Incredibly dynamic point in history. The political revolt is very telling in less than obvious ways. We have health care legislation that, well less than perfect, accommodates progressive goals and free market realities– it is Romney/Bob Dole care passed by Democrats. This is remarkable less politically and more economically– it’s clear evidence of a new era. The transition from large big-box corporate neanderthal to nimble dynamic connected boutique has crossed the 50 yard line. Entrepreneurism will continue to soar while fordism will accelerate in its decline. More than anything, the new health care legislation enables this shift to occur far more rapidly. How does this relate to the lego analysis? Instead of large departmentalized corporate institutions we will see an infrastructure of connected boutiques that is far more flexible and capable of responding to market demand and conditions. I could write much more but wanted to share some stream-of-conscious thinking… bottom line, it’s time to lift some champagne glasses.