This section of the blog is dedicated to announcements for exciting upcoming events and opportunities, as well as participants’ reflections on past Feedback Labs events.
Manmeet Kaur| May 19, 2020 Vimenti por Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico is a vibrant space of possibilities for families, nested within a small residential locality in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a part of Feedback+San Juan, a group of professionals from across the world visited the club to sit down with staff…
Nuestra Escuela | May 11, 2020 Nuestra Escuela is a non-profit school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, that has touched the lives of 1,745 youth and their families and grown into a bustling center for alternative education. Nuestra Escuela’s academic model is based on responding to the biological, psychological, and social needs of children and adults.…
Kyende Kinoti | May 5, 2020 Effective communication is the single most important factor when it comes to collecting feedback. LabStorms are usually between an organization seeking advice on how to improve their feedback practices and a group of feedback practitioners. But what happens when constituents participate in LabStorms? This was the highlight of the…
Pavani Peri | March 19, 2020 Most conferences have a long ramp-up period before attendees fully start to engage with each other. This was not the case at Feedback+San Juan. By the time I had taken in the beautiful view of the ocean from Indigo Room A (where our plenaries took place), I was pulled…
Feedback LabsFebruary 28, 2020 Over the past three days, attendees have connected, collaborated, laughed, and danced, on their journey to reimagine listening. Today, although Feedback+San Juan has to come to an end, our community committed to continued action as each individual made connections and shared their energy to bring these lessons back and enact action…
Feedback LabsFebruary 27, 2020 Day 2 of Feedback+San Juan was full of invigorating conversations, difficult questions, and heartwarming moments. With so many sessions and activities packed into one day, we need a bit of a recap. Ready to rewind on day two of Feedback+San Juan? Feedback Fellows kicked off the day with breakfast…
Feedback LabsFebruary 26, 2020 Day one of Feedback+San Juan was filled with compelling conversations, lively activities, meaningful connections, and even dancing! With so many sessions and activities packed into one day, we need a bit of a recap. Ready to rewind on day one of Feedback+San Juan? Feedback Fellows kicked off the day with breakfast…
Taylor Ourada | December 19, 2019 Bill Easterly kicked off Feedback+New York with a discussion around using consent as a measure for success beyond traditional monitoring. This intuitively makes a lot of sense – a person’s decision to continue attending a program or using a product is the ultimate indicator that it’s working for…
Feedback Labs | December 16, 2019 What does it mean to be a Feedback Fellow? It means putting people at the center of your work and listening to their needs. It means having a thirst to learn and grow, and a desire to bring your feedback practice to the next level. It means being ambitious,…
Andrew MckinnonNovember 14, 2019 Building technical solutions to empower local governments to better engage with and understand the needs of their residents, I know how difficult it is to equitably collect feedback that leads to actionable insights. Feedback collection and analysis is the heart of our work at Acta Solutions. We work with local government…