Tag: feedback
-
Do you really want feedback?
Years ago, I had an argument. My sentiment was that it was harmful to ask for feedback if there was never an intention to use it. It was a waste of everyone’s time to do a performance collection of thoughts we’d never act on. If anything, such practices would create situations where we wouldn’t get…
-
I wasn’t going to say anything
As I prepared to go to sleep in my hotel room, I thought, “Oh, I should turn off the TV.” Then I remembered it wasn’t my TV I was listening to. I had been following the cable news broadcast word for word from the TV in the room next to me. It was loud, and…
-
One way to get more ideas
“You could create our next big flavor.” The possibility intrigued me. There were multiple flavors I wished the product came in, so I submitted my answers, hoping to win. I didn’t win. Then I saw the flavors chosen and the open vote to figure out which one would end up on grocery store shelves. I…
A Wren Says 