Week 9 Collaboration

Group Exercise - DISCUSSION

What is the difference between reflection and criticism?

Reflection – view without judgement  - with an open mind.

Criticism – positive or negative feedback. What’s not working and what is working.

http://writerfly.com/2012/07/resiliency-in-the-face-of-criticism/ - This story shows how when someone was given some constructive criticism, they approached things with different perspective to come up with a better end result.

Can you reflect while you are designing?

Yes. Subconsciously.

Do you set aside time for reflection?

Yes.

Like daydreaming. Blur

Do you make notes on your reflections?

No not normally, although I have recently done up a status table for our Brownine story of what has been done and changes I’d like to make to some images.

When is the best time to reflect?

At night or end of the working day with a nice glass of wine.

Do you compare your work to work by your heroes?

Sort of.

How do you benefit by comparison?


You can learn other techniques from others that you could incorporate into your own work.

A benchmark – a standard

What can be a disadvantage of comparison?

Comparisons are odious. You might presume they are superior and be inhibited – you need to believe in your own abilities.

 

Moving On / Encouraging solutions

Are you brave enough to move on and adopt new and unexpected ideas?

Yes. I am a big believer that feedback from others enables idea development.

Describe how you have encouraged others with a solution to their design problems.

Not sure if I have.