Group of stakeholders meet with the design team to formulate ideas, direction, content and propostion of a new design.

Should be used as a core part of the information gathering stage of the development process. Can be staggered to include different members over different time periods or locations.

By enabling a team of decision makers to define the solution, this helps in gaining buy-in and also insights into the business goals. The workshop provides a framework for participants to articulate their views, allowing the design team to explore feature suggestions. By exploring ideas in this way it offers more opportunities to find innovative solutions rather than requested ideas.