https://reimaginingfeedback.com Re-Imagining the Critique Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:59:37 +0000 https://reimaginingfeedback.com en https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Home Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:01:04 +0000 Re-Imagining the Critique https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Home A Generative Workshop Series&nbsp;︎︎︎ What is the goal of the critique?&nbsp; How can the critique uplift and empower diverse voices? A workshop series that examines and deconstructs the current higher education critique practices with an intent to rebuild an inclusive and equitable feedback space to serve a diverse academic community. This compassionate and futurist exploration aids in the creation of alternative feedback concepts and needs, with students and faculty sharing and gathering mutually beneficial insights of the critique experience. Workshops can occur remotely using shared Miro boards and Zoom discussions to discuss our feelings and ideas. <img width="2550" height="1650" width_o="2550" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bd0c6c8cc3596ef7f4cb909301383bbbea9b119db1e2169e91a830d03e61396/ReImagining_Critique4.jpg" data-mid="114278706" border="0" alt="Toolkit of Alternative Feedback Systems &amp; Testing" data-caption="Toolkit of Alternative Feedback Systems &amp; Testing" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bd0c6c8cc3596ef7f4cb909301383bbbea9b119db1e2169e91a830d03e61396/ReImagining_Critique4.jpg" /> <img width="2550" height="1650" width_o="2550" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4e2d6680aa50c2af9c2ee4115668cf2d09d1e2139252754279d3ed72978aade/ReImagining_Critique3.jpg" data-mid="114278699" border="0" alt="Supported Dynamic Discussions" data-caption="Supported Dynamic Discussions" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4e2d6680aa50c2af9c2ee4115668cf2d09d1e2139252754279d3ed72978aade/ReImagining_Critique3.jpg" /> <img width="2550" height="1650" width_o="2550" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e0ef0702e4f37b9a7d67208b9d8b756c86fbeddcda36242143a84978ba75876/ReImagining_Critique.png" data-mid="114278673" border="0" alt="Dynamic community workshops" data-caption="Dynamic community workshops" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e0ef0702e4f37b9a7d67208b9d8b756c86fbeddcda36242143a84978ba75876/ReImagining_Critique.png" /> <img width="2550" height="1650" width_o="2550" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b048a23589614f237304b03cb54aa5a933630118a08043cd775fac171f2a53c/ReImagining_Critique2.jpg" data-mid="114278715" border="0" alt="Theory &amp; Brief Ethnographic Study of Your Community" data-caption="Theory &amp; Brief Ethnographic Study of Your Community" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b048a23589614f237304b03cb54aa5a933630118a08043cd775fac171f2a53c/ReImagining_Critique2.jpg" /> What our participants are saying&nbsp;<img width="576" height="216" width_o="576" height_o="216" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/107f055f113b33a63a64013b53499145245ce0746ebf8e85c9bfabe9ae58bcb9/chair_Line-02.png" data-mid="114739527" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/576/i/107f055f113b33a63a64013b53499145245ce0746ebf8e85c9bfabe9ae58bcb9/chair_Line-02.png" /> “[We need] lots more of this, I think for some this is something we’ve been thinking on for a while but don’t quite know what to do. For others, the traditional crit is still defended as sacred so there is more work to be done to open up the possibility of change and difference.” Faculty Participant after Workshop 2 “I feel we, as faculty, need to experiment and try different approaches.&nbsp; We commonly speak to the students about taking risks and moving outside the comfort zones but rarely do we diverge from previous structures and tactics.&nbsp; It’s important that we continually evolve our practices.” Faculty Participant after Workshop 2 Bring “Re-Imagining the Critique” to your Community&nbsp; <img width="2667" height="1500" width_o="2667" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/848cc12be9ceb8a9029e8c9c67a38605925210214dd495af5c8e716032dbdb5f/Critique-Workshop-02_layout.jpg" data-mid="114725400" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/848cc12be9ceb8a9029e8c9c67a38605925210214dd495af5c8e716032dbdb5f/Critique-Workshop-02_layout.jpg" /> ︎&nbsp; Reimaginingfeedback@gmail.com︎︎︎ To talk workshops ︎︎︎ To schedule workshops︎︎︎ To talk crits ︎︎︎ To ask questions︎︎︎ To invite us somewhere︎︎︎ To hire us for consulting ︎ Reach out, say hello, let’s work together to support your community!&nbsp;︎ https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Workshops-Services Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:01:04 +0000 Re-Imagining the Critique https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Workshops-Services The full “Re-Imagining the Critique” work happens over the course of three individual workshop sessions. These sessions are currently facilitated remotely.&nbsp; Reach out to talk about how this can happen at your school or orginaization!&nbsp; Workshop Session I Students &amp; Faculty Intended for both faculty and students, this workshop will examine and deconstruct your current critique practices with an intent to rebuild a more inclusive and equitable feedback space that serves your diverse community. Participants will engage in small-group guided discussions and futuring exercises to establish a collective understanding and freely explore possibilities. &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ This workshop scope includes an analysis of responses done by Bennett &amp; Elefterin to be presented in Workshop II. Workshop Session II Faculty Only Using the insights revealed in Workshop I, this faculty-only session will dive deeper by assessing current pain points and ideating actionable alternatives to re-imagine a more equitable critique. Faculty will have the opportunity to share successes and failures while evaluating interventions at a variety of institutional scales&nbsp; This workshop concludes with suggested critique alternatives to test out before the final workshop. Workshop Session III Students &amp; Faculty Following Workshop II, students and faculty are asked to experiment with using the alternative feedback methods. Following this period of testing, Workshop 3 concludes the series by bringing everyone back to share their findings in a guided group discussion.&nbsp; The workshop series concludes with a final assessment shared with leadership.︎︎︎ Your community recieves access to all community-specific reccomendations and information following the conclusion of sessions.&nbsp; Booking &amp; Structure Contact us to chat details &amp; pricing! “Re-Imagining the Critique” is a kit of parts designed to function as a whole. We prefer if institutions commit to the full three sessions, however, depending on your needs &amp; budgets we can discuss how best to help! Workshop sessions are typically 1.5-2 hours long, but can be adjusted. We require at least 2 weeks betwen workshop sessions I &amp; II and reccomend a month or two (depending on where in the semester the sessions fall) between II &amp; III to allow for community testing! https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Contact-Book Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:01:04 +0000 Re-Imagining the Critique https://reimaginingfeedback.com/Contact-Book For more information, inquies, or to set up your workshops!&nbsp; ReimaginingFeedback@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing from you ︎ ︎︎︎ To talk workshops&nbsp; ︎︎︎ To schedule workshops︎︎︎ To talk crits&nbsp;︎︎︎ To ask questions︎︎︎ To invite us somewhere︎︎︎ To hire us for consulting https://reimaginingfeedback.com/About-Us Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:59:37 +0000 Re-Imagining the Critique https://reimaginingfeedback.com/About-Us The Facilitators&nbsp; Sam Bennett ︎︎︎ MFA Interior Design Ari Elefterin ︎︎︎ MFA Industrial Design Sam &amp; Ari believe in creating spaces that facilitate open, equitable, and honest community dialog. As practicing designers, researchers, and educators, they work across disciplines in&nbsp; global firms, higher-education, and community-driven art initiatives.Through incorporating slow research, speculative thinking, and experimental ethnographic methods, both aim to advocate for healthy futures for people and the planet. Select Professional Collaborations&nbsp; Nike, Martha Stewart Living, Converse, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and more.&nbsp;Research &amp; Exhibitions Industrial Design Society of America International Conference, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC x Design Week, Design Principals and Practice, Art School Pedagogy 2.0 Conference, National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Interiors: Design/Architecture/Culture, and more.&nbsp; Links&nbsp;︎︎︎ samiamido.com ari-elefterin.com @cleverslice studio-elefterin.com <img width="1176" height="1440" width_o="1176" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ee8882d36137804a5de5dd875f1d67b594985d4d9eb1a9172155dd22fe2209f/bio_photo.png" data-mid="114278229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ee8882d36137804a5de5dd875f1d67b594985d4d9eb1a9172155dd22fe2209f/bio_photo.png" />