Comments on: On criticism http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/on-criticism Information architecture, interaction design and much more Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:39:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Donna Maurer http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/on-criticism/comment-page-1#comment-165 Donna Maurer Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:38:54 +0000 http://maadmob.net.s32465.gridserver.com/donna/blog/2003/on-criticism#comment-165 Gunnar, I think we are quite similar. I turned to diplomacy so far once that my boss didn't realise that I was very upset about something. I should have stuck with throwing things at him (which was something that I really did once!) - he at least understood me then. Gunnar, I think we are quite similar.

I turned to diplomacy so far once that my boss didn’t realise that I was very upset about something. I should have stuck with throwing things at him (which was something that I really did once!) – he at least understood me then.

]]> By: Gunnar Langemark http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/on-criticism/comment-page-1#comment-164 Gunnar Langemark Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:10:03 +0000 http://maadmob.net.s32465.gridserver.com/donna/blog/2003/on-criticism#comment-164 Giving good feed back is an art. Being able to sift out the bad vibes of critizism of your work is a gift. When I - more than a decade ago - studied oral presentation at the Institute for Rhetorics at the University of Copenhagen, we were taught how to do that. I was never very good, but I'm learning still. I can take critizism better than most, but I have a tendency to be more rude than nescessary or to turn to so much diplomacy that it's hard for people to tell how much I mean what I say. I think we should learn this in school. It is essential to being able to work in teams, and it is essential to being able to function in a culture of social networks, where the consequences of your actions may not be evident, as you work with people on the other side of the globe. Giving good feed back is an art. Being able to sift out the bad vibes of critizism of your work is a gift.
When I – more than a decade ago – studied oral presentation at the Institute for Rhetorics at the University of Copenhagen, we were taught how to do that. I was never very good, but I’m learning still. I can take critizism better than most, but I have a tendency to be more rude than nescessary or to turn to so much diplomacy that it’s hard for people to tell how much I mean what I say.
I think we should learn this in school. It is essential to being able to work in teams, and it is essential to being able to function in a culture of social networks, where the consequences of your actions may not be evident, as you work with people on the other side of the globe.

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