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Feedforward

Feedforward is a process that allows a team to strengthen itself together for the future. Feedforward offers several advantages over traditional feedback. With feedback, someone projects their opinion onto a recipient, to which the recipient reacts subjectively based on their own basic assumptions. In this respect, feedback hardly ever achieves the desired result.

Implementation in practice

Make a change request for yourself to the people you trust. You will see what group dynamics you spark! And if you use feedforward, you can also expect it from others.

Feedback (by the observer)	Feedforward (by the observee)
Clarifying readiness with the person observed	A person declares his/her own wish to progress
Making sure that it’s confidential	Asking others for help, ideas etc.
No judgement	Listening carefully
Formulating your own perception	Giving thanks to the supporters
„I“-messages
As precise as possible
It’s about the past	It’s about the future
The person observed can’t influence it any more	The person observed can influence it
The observer projects his perception onto another person	The person wants to progress him/herself and asks a third person for help
The accountability for the progress is transferred to the person observed	The accountability is shared
Impact: ?	Impact: positive
Attitude: often + / –	Attitude: + / +