Q5. Test & Improve: Feedback

Feedback for Improvement

Constructive feedback is an important life skill. When you give feedback about another individual or group's design thinking product, it helps if you can provide constructive feedback:

• Be supportive of their efforts.
• Ask questions when you don't understand something.
• Use positive and never negative words.
• Be honest (not blunt) and provide suggestions to help them consider improvements they might make to their design.

Play the video in the box to the right to learn how to give constructive feedback. 

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ALPHA TESTING YOUR PROTOTYPE

Step 1. Open your Design Thinking Digital Workbook to Quest 5 slides.

Step 2. Check with your teacher on the process and how much time you will need. You will share your prototype with others by showing it to them for feedback. 

Step 3. Listen to them, observe their interactions with it, and record your observations on the two Alpha Testing slides - Observing and Questions & Feedback.

Step 4. Take your turn and give constructive feedback to others as well. 

FIRST ITERATION - Improve your design

Use the feedback you received to improve your design. Follow the directions on the FIRST ITERATION slide.

BETA TESTING

You will share your prototype again and record their responses, questions, and ideas for improvements on the Beta Testing slide.

SECOND ITERATION

Use the new feedback to improve your design and record improvements in your workbook.

CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed the Testing and Improving stages for your Design Thinking Project.