Take all of the Post-it notes your classmates have left you and sort them into piles that relate to the type of feedback given (tips, references, missing elements). This will help you see if one suggestion has been echoed by multiple classmates (underscoring the importance of listening to the advice).
Now, work through the advice and determine which ideas are worthwhile and which aren’t. Make sure you’re open to the feedback and willing to change your concept in the face of better ideas. But also recognize that not all help is actually helpful (that’s foreshadowing for a future lesson).
This won’t be your last opportunity to solicit feedback, but this is your last chance to refine your process and idea before you start the creation process. In other words, if big changes to your idea are required, now is a good time to do the work. You want the next feedback opportunity to be focused on fine-tuning rather than launching a full re-build.
If you find yourself stuck after reviewing the feedback, crowd-source help from your class. Someone has the answer you’re looking for, even if the answer might be to go back to the drawing board.
If going back to the drawing board isn’t an option, perhaps you can merge ideas with someone else. By working together and combining skills, you can create an even better visual story that will advance your shared-vision for balancing people and nature.
Toolkit for Action
This project won’t be a cakewalk. Balancing the needs of people and nature isn’t easy. Creating the world you want to live in will be hard work. But to make it all just a bit easier, we’ve pulled together the advice of experts to create six tools that are critical to any successful project or movement.
