Can I adapt?

In-class chat: what resonated with you?

• I always value feedback. I have improved a lot in many ways after receiving feedback for anything what I do. A good feedback which has more specific information what I did wrong, what went well is so much helpful also giving out what I can do next have being helping a lot me to improve myself

• I think most feedback usually touches some area of discomfort in oneself, and it really takes effort and mental energy to ask clarifying questions, but it is necessary to avoid miscommunication. By listening closely and in details about why the other person didn't agree with my work, I can understand their specific concerns and that is the only way I could navigate teamwork. I also believe it takes tremendous practice to give feedback that is genuine, encouraging

• I think the point of making sure the feedback you're giving comes from a good place while also having specific details to help move forward is really important. It can be easy to point out when something is wrong, but the extra effort of providing how it could be better makes the process easier, and ensures you're giving constructive feedback and not just criticism.

• I like the idea of being sure that you provide actual steps forward for the person to take. I feel like this is sometimes neglected when feedback is given. Thinking about some critiques I've gotten recently on projects and assignments, those times when I was given some concrete advice for what to do moving forward coupled with signaling that the person believes I can overcome this challenge have been the most helpful. I hope that I can also keep this in mind when giving feedback to others, and when receiving feedback ask if there are tools the feedback provider would be able to give me to meet their expectations.

• This video was very inform[ation]al. It helps show that all feedback should be meant to achieve more. I know for me, it is hard to receive feedback sometimes because it is not always said right. Feedback should not be harmful criticism but rather be there to help. Feedback is always great because it is nice to have people with different set of eyes and ideas to look and try to help you improve your work. Being the only one looking at your work can be bad because there is so many things that we can not see ourselves and having a person to double check your work is great. I love getting feedback when it is rightfully said and I know their intentions.

• Something from the video which resonated with me was the importance of specifying intention behind feedback. I find that often when I give feedback, I tend to forget to specify my feedback as constructive or just a subjective review. Specifying that my feedback is not a judgement of the person's ability but is simply just constructive opinions on something would be extremely helpful and comforting to the person receiving feedback. It would also be crucial for the person receiving feedback to understand that this feedback is not representative of their whole ability and is only given to improve your work, not belittle it.

• The whole video reminded me of times I've been given different types of feedback. There has been terrible one, but I think the video taught me that even when the feedback seems positive, there might not be very helpful when it comes to improvement. Encouragement, feedback, and guidance can come together to create a wonderful step to development. If feedback, the box, come without one or the other, its important for someone to keep a growth mindset and openness to understanding. even when criticism is a harsh blow.

• I always remind my self thto "Recognize the bias" for example, I could make assumptions about people's religion, location, background and such. However, even if I you get hurt from the feedback, it is helpful to remind yourselves that feedbacks are not personal.

• Something that resonate with that giving a meaningful feedback help me see and improve my weakness. It also courage me to challenge myself and ask for more feedback from other people. However, if someone give a bad feedback it made me doubt myself that I am not good enough.

• What resonates with me the most while watching the video is the idea that to provide an effective feedback, we should be specific enough in terms of our reasons for such feedback and suggested steps for further improvement. Feedback should not be a source of emotional breakdown but rather be a helpful guide for reflection and revision.

• I have been in classes where daily participation was required (i.e. you must talk every class). I would find it super frustrating when students would just say things that weren’t related at all or simply repeat what someone else said. I appreciated students who would actively listen to each other and would give real feedback versus just talking. I think useful feedback was much more helpful than hot air and the two were easily distinguishable.

• It is important to not only give feedback by saying what will not work or point out flaws but to provide solutions and ideas that will help make it better. Not all feedback has to be negative and appreciation and validating the person is also counted as feedback. Also, looking at the idea/topic from the recipients point of view helps us in understanding why they chose to say or do something, assisting us in providing good, constructive feedback.

• What resonates with me is that there are different types of feedback that you can give someone and your feedback could really impact how they view their project. So I think it’s important to give detailed feedback but also tell someone that you believes that they can do it.

• I love to give and receive feedback because I'm always looking for ways to improve and I'm always open to help others improve and see people get different perspectives.

• I find that when I receive feedback given in a way that empowers me, I am a lot more likely to take a step back and really absorb what the other person is saying. When I give feedback, I attempt to do the same. Instead of starting with the problem, I usually come up with a set of solutions and tools to help the person fix their problem. I have found that constructive criticism is more helpful than just positive feedback. This is only true when the criticism is meant to help the person reevaluate internally and reach a better solution. When feedback is given as straight criticism with no help in fixing the problem, it is more likely that the person will not take it and will just walk away instead. The line between criticism and feedback is very thin, and when giving feedback, one must think about how the other person will take it.

• When I received some hurtful feedback, I don't think I went back to the person to get more explanation/clarification about their words. I would many times just become dissapointed and sometimes even take it as personal ttack. So, this video helped me to see that we can always go back to whoever geave us feedback and ask for more explanations.

• It really resonated with me when people said that you should also provide feedback and advice along with criticism, it's always a helpful reminder.

• I like that the video talks about how one can decide not to engage with feedback if it is delivered in a harmful or unproductive way. I like the visual of the toolbox, in which feedback can come in various forms - with suggestions and useful ideas to help an individual grow and further develop whatever it is that they are working on. Listening to the video has helped me reflect on the multitude of ways I have received and given feedback in the past.