Critique is not meaningless. The argument that critique is a meaningless term just to make feedback sound important it’s not true. Critique is a specific discipline of specific kind of feedback targeted to improve the design to meet the end goals. It’s separate from other forms of feedback.
Details matter. The devil is in the details, or rather the devils in ignoring the details.
Critiques don't have to be overly complex. Here's potential outline of elements for a critique:
Critique anti-patterns tear down a positive critique culture. Help design groups avoid these patterns:
Design Studio. The goal of a design studio is to iterate on the design. Here's an example approach.
Design Review. The goal of design reviews are to get alignment and signoff on work. Here are a few things to consider when running a design review.
Our brains can’t actually do analysis and create thinking of the same time. So we’re dealing with a problem. Don’t try to problem solve the fly. Spend time in taking information. If we try to both problems solve and the analysis of understanding the problem dividing our brain resources and both suffer.
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