workshop

Meanings

1. A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
2. A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
3. An academic conference.

1. To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
2. To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
3. To improve through collaboration.

Etymology

From work + shop.