Facilitating creative workshops

Workshops are an essential part of a learning alliance process, providing an opportunity for stakeholders to focus on specific challenges or to improve knowledge and skills. Workshops bring together adults, all of whom have experience and their own expertise. Some may be experts in the topic under discussion, but in a well-run workshop all participants learn from each other, and it is important to follow the
principles of adult learning. Workshops should provide space for creative thought and not overcrowd the agenda. If facilitated creatively, they can be extremely effective events in the learning alliance process. [authors abstract]