Sabrina Hall: How to give feedback that reduces harm

In today’s episode, I speak with Sabrina Hall. Sabrina is a
creative leader, product design manager, professor, and writer
living in NYC. Currently, she is a Senior Product Design Manager
at Etsy. With a career spanning over 14 years, she has
collaborated with companies of all sizes. Sabrina is an activist,
caring deeply about people and how design impacts others. She is
a Board Member for the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and
previously served as co-chair of AIGA NY’s Mentoring program. She
is also an Adjunct Professor at CUNY where she teaches design.
Sabrina is passionate about accessibility in design, creating
opportunities for emerging designers and advocating for equity
within the field of design.

We dive into the impact and nuances of giving and receiving
feedback: the role of power dynamics, the vulnerability that’s
required in learning, the value of specificity, and how to
navigate, call out, and clarify assumptions.