When Feedback Happens in the Design Process

Desk Critiques

Group Feedback

Kinds of Feedback

There are three forms of feedback. Understanding these can help us understand the conversations we have with our teams and improve our own ability to react to and use feedback to strengthen our designs.



Reaction-Based

Feedback

Direction-Based

Feedback

Question-based Feedback

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Best Practices for Giving Critique

Productive critique has the ability to strengthen relationships and collaboration, improve productivity, and lead to better designs.

Lead

with questions

Use

a filter

Talk about strenghts

Think about perspective

Best Practices for Receiving Critique

Receiving critique in a way that is productive goes beyond just asking for it and then sitting back while letting others give you their thoughts.

Remember the

purpose

Listen and think before responding

Return to the foundation

Participate

We are going to break into two review groups (one with Kate and one with Ryan, 3 teams each). To get feedback, each team with show their prototype, complete or not, and articulate their main idea in one minute or less. Then teams will receive popcorn feedback from the coach and other teams for 3 minutes.

Midpoint Presentation