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Design Critique Playbook
Critique is where the work gets better, or gets worse. Here is the system that keeps it about the work, not tempers.
- The one reframe
- Facilitation scripts
- Feedback templates
About this playbook
How to run and receive critique that raises the work, not tempers. Intro free, full playbook paid.
What's inside
Free in the intro, the shift that fixes most critiques.
Word-for-word ways to open, steer, and close a session.
Specific and kind, instead of "I just don't love it".
The defensive designer, the hijacking stakeholder, the silent room.
So sessions start focused instead of drifting.
A peek inside
The core reframe (free)
Ask instead: "I'm trying to [goal], where does this fall short of that?" Now the feedback aims at your intent...
Facilitation script, the opening
Who it's for
You run the reviews and want them to land.
You want feedback you can actually use.
What you'll need
How to use it
Read it through once, then keep it open beside you as you do the work.
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