A New Way to Get Feedback

Receiving feedback is an important part of the completion and strategy process of any project, no matter what field or industry your business is in! However, providing feedback to a team member or project partner can be a delicate balance of constructive criticism and presenting ideas to spark something positively. 

A great way to get feedback is through the ‘I Like, I Wish, What If’ method. This meeting facilitation technique is used quite often during design thinking. These three prompts can provide your group with some ways to get feedback flowing!

You can set this up for an online meeting or an in-person meeting. Here’s how:

• Online Meeting: Use our free template, click here to download.
  • You can ask participants to print out the form and write their thoughts out.
  • Here’s another idea, you can share the form on your screen and ask participants to report out using Zoom breakout rooms and the annotate feature.
  • Not sure how to easily navigate virtual meetings, we can support you. Contact us here.

• In Person Meeting:
  • Creating a large poster board or post-its with these three phrases at the top.
  • You can use the blank space underneath to collaborate and sketchnote everything that comes up. 

I Like

The first section of this method pulls all of the existing things from the project that team members like about it. Think about the overall structure or organization, or you could point out some visuals or colors within the project that you enjoy. Be thoughtful about this section and try to pull at least one thing per person that is already working with the object that is being reviewed. 

I Wish

The second section is for critical thinking about things that may be positive about the project but could be improved a little bit. Potentially the length of a project or the number of slides in a presentation. These refinement suggestions can change things for the better, but without completely altering the integrity of the original work. 

What If

This section is for brand new ideas or evolving ideas. You can open the door to a solution of a challenge, but don’t limit yourself to the possibilities that can come from this specific part of the exercise. Free-flowing ideas are welcome! 

Make sure to cover each section of this method, no skipping! It can be used for getting feedback from a workshop, strategy session, or retrospective. There are so many ways to implement this strategy. Check out other posts on our blog! 

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Lisa

Visual Thinker | Graphic Recorder | Sketchnote Artist at See In Colors

Lisa Nelson loves combining art with life. She is the Founder and Chief Visual Strategist of See In Colors where she leads a team that designs, facilitates, and captures conversations with hand-drawn pictures. By blending the power of visuals, communication and project management, Lisa helps organization have impact for social change. See In Colors is based in the Washington, D.C. area and serves clients world-wide.

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