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# 3 flavours of workshop
- URL: https://www.howardgray.net/3-flavours-of-workshop/
- Published: 2019-02-26T21:31:08.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-23T16:44:15.000Z
- Author: Howard Gray
- Tags: Learning Innovation, Learning, Education & Growth

The word ‘workshop’ can mean different things to different people.

Not remembering this can result in us being misunderstood. We can end up unwittingly undermining our efforts. 

The **educator** talks about a workshop as a hands-on learning experience. 

The **strategist** talks about a workshop as a chance to get to an insight.

The **operator** talks about a workshop as an opportunity for a group to find alignment.

They’re all correct. 

And you may have noticed that all 3 flavours of workshop often share the intentions of the others. Sometimes we may also wear the hats of all 3 of these roles. 

But one of the 3 flavours has to take the lead. We need to know what the workshop is really for. We can mix the other two flavours in too, but really they’re added bonuses – a little bit of extra delight.

It’s worth noting that when done well, each flavour of workshop is designed in a different way and demands a different set of facilitation skills. 

If we try and cover all the bases, we’ll probably end up covering none of them. Instead the result can be a confection.

The important ingredients are knowing who the workshop is for, what it’s for, and how we’re going to to get there.

Here are a [few of my new workshops](https://howardgray.net/education-design-teaching/?ref=howardgray.net) – one main flavour, with a few sprinkles as a bonus.