Experiential planning and design

Experiential learning is the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as ‘learning through reflection on doing’.

One of the most common experiential learning processes that a design team and change manager will embark upon is the staff engagement surveys or workshops where discovery, culture or brand, mind mapping and co-creation will be discovered. This may include all employee engagement or vertical sampling throughout your organisation.

The staff engagement workshops can uncover design imperatives such as what shared facilities and learning spaces may be required, how people use established zones and mixed-use spaces, and what higher proportion of shared and bookable facilities may be required.

The gold to be found in the staff engagement workshops can be used for both design and change, as the findings are distilled into the concept design for the new workplace model, allowing the change