The participative design workshop itself is premised on the belief that management has made a clear decision to operate under design principle 2. The process typically includes visioning activities, strategy clarification and the establishment of business objectives. Search conference methods are often used in the participative design process to establish the values, strategies, and objectives. There are many other fundamental activities that precede the participative design workshop. The resources supporting the process receive training in participative design.
Participative design is a unique organization change process.
The resources supporting the process must understand the process as well as their role in supporting the process. The participative design process also includes preparing the leadership for a new function in the organization. New roles for managers and supervisors in a design principle 2 environment are explored. Often specific interventions are designed for supervisors. These interventions explore other value-added work that supervisors and managers may perform.