On Feedback

Giving internal feedback at a company shouldn’t be an inclusive participatory practice, but a practice of alignment. Feedback on work should have the goal to get the work to align closer to the vision, mission, or values and not on personal tastes or preference. This also helps us understand when some feedback should be thrown away and furthermore helps people to align themselves before providing feedback, lest it distract collaborators from their goal. If feedback is focused on inclusion rather than alignment, it’s far more difficult to surface what is valuable and what is not.