ah teaches creative projects (Critique and conflict lecture)

Critique and conflict

Lecture outline

Effective approaches to critique, navigating critique and dealing with conflict. Lecture slides will be made available on the day of the lecture.

Today's class

• Feedback and conflict
• Project feedback
• Reading/reflection time
• Next project

Feedback

How many of you have had feedback that you have refrained from sharing with others in the past? Why was that the case?

Conflict

Conflict is necessary for your team to work effectively, otherwise we end up with unspoken ideas, unvoiced disagreements and simmering resentments. Teams that feel safe disagreeing outperform other teams.

Proactive approaches

• "Clear is kind. Unclear is Unkind" (Brené Brown)
• Focus on issues not people.
• Listening actively.

Engaging in conflict

If you are in a conflict your goal is to try and find a path forward:

• Understanding what is the conflict.
• Expressing your position in constructive ways.
• Clarify other positions.
• Remaining calm.

Project feedback

You have 12 minutes. per project to review and respond.

Reflecting on feedback

You have 24 minutes. to review and respond to feedback provided.

Reading time

Best group ever

Think to when you have had the most 'ideal' group for a project. What made it the 'best' group? Why was the outcome the 'best'?