Design without critique is like a flower without water

“Do not let your creations wither without critique. Harness its power and improve your designs.”

Design Hall 25 min

Video sponsored by Websupport

  • What is the talk about?

    Petr: Power of arguments.
    Your ego.
    Setting the stage and accepting the critique.
    Digging deeper to uncover the hidden motives.

  • Who is it for?

    Petr: Designers, developers, product managers or entrepreneurs ... critics and the criticised ones.

    Critique is a life skill not a design skill, therefore everyone can listen and learn something to improve their life :)

  • What will the audience get from it?

    Petr: An improved understanding on how rationalisation works and why you need critique to improve your designs.

    New techniques that will help make critique work for them in various settings ranging from pair designing to design review meetings with clients.

  • What do you presently work at?

    Petr: Helping developers and data integrators utilize the GoodData platform effectively. That includes interviewing, analysing and synthesizing information as well as planning our features, designing them and working with the team of developers to get the designs implemented.

  • Which of your existing achievements do you value the most?

    Petr: Share on redesign of clovekvtisni.cz, kudyznudy.cz.

  • What would you like to achieve?

    Petr: I would like to help GoodData to transition to a truly user-centered company.

  • What do you look forward to at the WebExpo?

    Petr: New ideas and new people to meet. The energizing atmosphere.

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Petr Štědrý

UX Designer and Product Manager GoodData