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.