Announcing the Next LEGO Ideas Set, and Winter 2014 LEGO Review Results Yup, you’ve got it! This is the results of the Winter 2014 LEGO® Review. Six projects from the Winter Review and one still under consideration from the Fall 2013 LEGO Review have been considered from every angle. Here’s what we have decided: LEGO Ideas #008: Research Institute We’re very excited to release Ellen Kooijman’s Female Minifigure set, featuring 3 scientists, now entitled “Research Institute” as our next LEGO Ideas set. This awesome model is an inspiring set that offers a lot for kids as well as adults. The final design, pricing and availability are still being worked out, but it’s on track to be released August 2014, so keep an eye out! All other projects from the Winter 2014 Review periods will not be produced The LEGO Review Board has evaluated each project according to our decision criteria. We’ve decided that all other concepts in the winter 2014 review period will unfortunately not be produced as LEGO sets.
This decision, however, does in no way take away from the incredible talent put into these projects or the passion supporters have shown. How do we make these decisions? Getting 10,000 votes for on a project is a huge accomplishment in and of itself. But it is really just the beginning of the project’s journey, because the 10,000 supporter milestone means the project enters the LEGO Review Stage. During the LEGO Review, a team of specialists within The LEGO Group – including LEGO set designers, marketing and business representatives, and other relevant team members – investigate and evaluate the project to determine its potential as a LEGO set. This involves analyzing the votes and information you give us about your project as well as looking at things like playability, safety, and fit within the LEGO brand. This takes a while and the timing varies because of all the different factors involved in the decision process. Every potential LEGO product, including those developed internally, goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.
The LEGO Review Board makes all final decisions on which new sets the LEGO Group will release based on LEGO Ideas projects. First 2014 LEGO Review Results Coming Late Summer/Early Fall-2014 The first 2014 LEGO Review is well underway, and you can expect results late summer/early fall. Remember we have updated our review schedule to three times per year. We’re very excited about bringing you the Research Institute set and look forward to considering more of the amazing projects reaching 10,000 supporters and thereby qualifying for the LEGO Review. From LEGO CUUSOO to LEGO Ideas As you may have noticed, LEGO CUUSOO changed its name to LEGO Ideas. But the name is not the only change! We introduced a new and improved website, complete with responsive design and the possibility of embedding videos into your project. We’ve also changed a few rules… For instance project creators now can be 13+ rather than 18+. We’re excited to see what the younger audience will bring of fresh new ideas and great builds.
Also, a project is now only given year to reach 10,000 supporters. This means that you (yes, you) need to start campaigning in order to make the deadline. We hope you are as excited about the new LEGO Ideas as we are. And while we know that some transition time is required, we know that LEGO Ideas will be an even better community with more amazing projects than before! As the sun sets slowly in the west, we wish you happy building! Our community, 2491 want it MINI Cooper MK VII Our community, 2763 want it Our community, 5489 want it Our community, 2589 want it Our community, 2330 want it Our community, 42 want it Our community, 64 want it Our community, 70 want it Our community, 98 want it Our community, 76 want it Our community, 62 want it Our community, 46 want it My First Police Set Our community, 54 want it Fire and Rescue Team Our community, 50 want it Sleeping Beauty's Fairy Tale
Our community, 78 want it Our community, 97 want it Our community, 112 want it Our community, 137 want it Our community, 53 want it Our community, 37 want it Our community, 87 want it Toddler Build and Boat Fun Our community, 49 want it Our community, 66 want itWinter Village Toy Shop Our community, 3121 want it Our community, 3332 want it Winter Village Post Office Our community, 3511 want it Our community, 3398 want it Our community, 3029 want it Our community, 2041 want it Our community, 1865 want itLEGO just announced the winner of their LEGO Ideas Winter 2014 Review and as a female in STEM I’ll admit I did a little happy dance at the winning Female Minifigure Set. LEGO actually do a really interesting thing and allow anyone to create, upload and then share an idea for a LEGO set that they want to see being made using their ideaLEGO page. If the submitted idea receives 10,000 votes, the set goes to the review phase, where the LEGO review board chooses if it will continue through to actually become a new manufactured set.
The concept was actually submitted back in 2013 for the Fall 2013 review by a female geochemist in Stockholm named Dr Ellen Kooijman. The review process seemed to take longer than expected as LEGO state that “each concept has to be tested for stability, playability and safety before LEGO will commit to mass producing it”, so now it will be a Christmas gift idea as part of the Winter 2014 rollout with the set name ‘LEGO Research Institute’. Ellen writes that she “designed professional female minifigures which show that girls can become anything they want, including a paleontologist, a chemist or an astronomer”, which are the three choices in the set. I have to admit the dinosaur skeleton is swaying me towards the paleontologist, but to be honest I’ll probably buy all three! To continue on with the female set Ellen has already designed anther series which includes a falconer, a geologist and a robotics engineer. In addition to a zookeeper, a judge and a post girl.