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Definition: 

The goal of a design workshop, sometimes called a design-studio workshop, is to rapidly generate and discuss a wide set of ideas. Design workshops are used to:

• Utilize idea-generation activities like sketching to encourage discussion
• Incorporate cross disciplinary perspectives
• Create shared ownership in project success by inviting others to participate in co creation activities

 When & Why: 

Some common opportunities for design workshops across a high-level design process are:

• At project kick off, in order to build ownership and buy-in for the design process and ideas
• After a phase of user research, where the insights can be used as inputs for generating useful features or solutions
• After an initial design phase, in order to refine design directions and explore deep-level user flows or journeys (as opposed to feature ideas)

Design workshops can happen at any “diverge” phase of the design cycle, when there is a need to: 

• Rapidly generate a wide set of ideas for a well-defined design challenge
• Involve people from different teams to broaden the perspective
• Dig deep to refine a set of potential concepts or solutions late in the design process
• Foster shared ownership around a product or UX vision

Source: NNG