Ladder of Feedback
Step 4: Suggest
Make suggestions for improvement.
This step can be blended with step 3:
people state concerns and then offer
suggestions to address them.
Step 3: State Concerns
State your puzzles and concerns. Avoid
absolutes: “What's wrong is...” Use
qualified terms: “I wonder i “It seems
to me...” Avoid criticizing character or
ability. Focus on ideas, products, or
specific parts.
Step 2: Value
Express what you like about the idea or
matter at hand in specific terms. Do not
offer hasty “good, but,” and hurry on to
the negatives.
Step 1: Clarify
Ask clarifying questions to be sure you
understand the idea or matter on the
table. Avoid clarifying questions that are
thinly disguised criticism.
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