Yeah, I'm not here to workshop this.
Hello. Below is a piece of dialogue between four supervillains from an American animated TV series about Harley Quinn. Harley tried to find a mortal enemy like the one the Joker has, the Batman, but ended up not having one.
Poison Ivy (who tries to comfort Harley): You can't force it. I mean, there's someone out there just for you. Do the crimes that make you happy and the rest will come. JKH, right? Just keep heistin'.
Dr. Psycho (who overheard what Ivy just said): JK's already a thing. You add an 'H' to it and I don't know what that is.
Clayface (who also heard what Ivy was saying): It's muddled.
Poison Ivy: Yeah, I'm not here to workshop this.

Could you explain to me what Ivy means by "workshop this", please?

Thank you!

Question

Yeah, I'm not here to workshop this.
Hello. Below is a piece of dialogue between four supervillains from an American animated TV series about Harley Quinn. Harley tried to find a mortal enemy like the one the Joker has, the Batman, but ended up not having one.   
Poison Ivy (who tries to comfort Harley): You can't force it. I mean, there's someone out there just for you. Do the crimes that make you happy and the rest will come. JKH, right? Just keep heistin'.
Dr. Psycho (who overheard what Ivy just said): JK's already a thing. You add an 'H' to it and I don't know what that is.
Clayface (who also heard what Ivy was saying): It's muddled.
Poison Ivy: Yeah, I'm not here to workshop this.

Could you explain to me what Ivy means by "workshop this", please?

Thank you!

Answer

Hi Nikita! You really love superhero movies haha, same here!
Basically "workshop" means like a discussion group. Like, people gather to learn something or discuss/exchange ideas. 
So what Poison Ivy meant was something like, "I'm neither here to teach you what JKH means nor to have you express your opinions...", in a sarcastic tone XD

That's my interpretation! Hope I helped! =)

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It's a common term used to describe a team of people at work trying to come up with a joint solution to a problem.

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Thank you very much, Russell and Incomple!

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Russell's answer is correct. However, the phrase "workshop this" is very rarely used in conversation and there will be some native English speakers who would be confused by its use, too.

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It means to have a collective meeting where all peoples present offer their thoughts/opinions.

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