Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the improbable journey of LEGO and its founder Ole Kirk Christiansen.
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This video covers the early history of LEGO. Discover how LEGO began in a tiny Danish town and nearly collapsed—twice—before becoming the world’s largest toy company. This deep dive reveals the untold struggles of founder Ole Kirk Christiansen, from devastating fires to bold business pivots during the Great Depression. You’ll see how a wooden duck, a naming contest, and a risky investment into a revolutionary plastic injection molding machine shaped LEGO’s earliest decades. It all builds up to one groundbreaking moment in 1978 that changed LEGO forever.

0:00 Chapter 0: Introduction
0:38 Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings
3:03 Chapter 2: Only The Best Is Good Enough
8:31 Chapter 3: Designing Perfection
13:10 Chapter 4: Building An Empire
19:47 Chapter 5: Defining A Brand

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