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Critique Etiquette: How Empathic Practices Improve Communication

taught by: Devin O'Bryan


Session Summary

Designers, product managers, and engineers alike benefit from a unified means of communicating. By making empathic practices foundational to work critiques, teams can reduce confusion and evade passive-aggressive and often time-consuming interactions across disciplines and leadership tiers.


Description

This session will define role-based etiquette that encourages inclusive engagement, curiosity, and trust in the critique setting.


Practical Skills

  • Participants across design, product management, and engineering will learn the appropriate amount of context to deliver when presenting their work.
  • Participants will learn how and why deep curiosity is a necessity when acting as audience members of critique.
  • Participants will learn the importance and temperament of a capable facilitator in critique.