Everyone is encouraged to develop their ideas by drawing or making adjustments to the model. Using felt-tips and tracing paper is often more suitable than using models because little preparation is needed. It helps if the facilitator has previous experience of design workshops and urban design expertise. Get people going by telling them that no idea is too big, no idea too small . Get everyone to sign drawings at the end and draw up a tidy version for presentation.
Participant explains design workshop outcome to a plenary session.
Sample workshop format Format for a free-standing workshop. If separate topic workshops already held, items 3 - 5 can be omitted. People choose a workshop group. Encourage roughly equal numbers. Facilitator for each group identified in advance.