FEEDBACK GRID
Lead paragraph
The Feedback Grid is a method used by designers to capture participants insights about a service prototype. With four quadrants to note participants’ likes, wishes, questions and ideas, this method helps designers to organize feedback to improve the service.
PREPARATION: up to 15 minutes
DESIGN PHASE: Creation
DURATION: 15-30 minutes
TEMPLATE OR GUIDELINES: Feedback Grid sheet
FACILITATORS: 1 per workshop
RESOURCES: Pens, Post-its, a large sheet of paper or whiteboard
PARTICIPANTS: 3–30, design team, partners, community members, etc.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: Feedback data
STEPS
1.START:
State the selected “How Might We” statement or a sub-focus area of it.
2.IDENTIFY:
Based on your HMW statement or the focus of what you are interested in, define the criteria and select the suitable participants.
3.PREPARE:
Organize a meeting with the selected participants, and gather the necessary resources and supplies. Print enough Feedback Grid sheets in A3 or bigger or draw a large one on a whiteboard. In the latter case, draw a plus in the upper left quadrant, a delta in the upper right quadrant, a question mark in the lower left quadrant, and a light bulb in the lower right quadrant. Think about what expectations will be set up-front, how you will start and end the workshop, and how much time participants are expected to dedicate to this activity.
4.CONDUCT:
Fill the four quadrants with your or a user’s feedback. Things one likes or finds notable, place in the upper left; constructive criticism goes in the upper right; questions that the experience raised go in the lower left; ideas that the experience or presentation spurred go in the lower right. If you are giving feedback yourself, strive to give input in each quadrant (especially the upper two: both “likes” and “wishes”).
5.REPORT:
Analyze data, discuss the results and write up the key outcomes from this exercise.