Roo-Chapter Leads Critique Guide

SESP 351Ellen, Jeff, Chelsea, Claire, & Eric

Step 1: Why are we here?

To teach Roo Chapter leads and project teams how to facilitate, ask for, and give critiques.

Step 2: Elevator Pitch

For Roosevelt chapter leads and members who want to learn the peer-reviewed critique process in order to create improved submissions and feedback for their 10 ideas or impact movers projects.

The Critique Guide is an online tutorial that teaches chapter leads and members how to go through a critique process unlike the current editing process that exists only between the student and staff member. Our product will provide prompts needed to point to a better version.

Critique Guide

Slogan: One Step Closer to the Winning Policy BriefBenefit 1: Reduces work for staff membersBenefit 2: Produces better policies, more likely to be implemented, in a more efficient wayBenefit 3: Consistency for all parties involvedBenefit 4: Online process allows for more efficient collaboration

Step 4: Not List

In Scope:Create critique formatTeach how to ask and give critiqueCreate a system that gives feedback and reviews feedbackDemonstrate what a good critique would look like Clarify when the policy is done and ready for submission

Out of Scope:Recruiting people outside of Roosevelt Assign critiquers (Delegation process)

Step 5: Meet the Neighbors

The people that will help us succeed are…

Brenna Conway (Roosevelt Institute Client)Roosevelt Institute Campus Network NORTHWESTERN chapter membersAlumni of Roosevelt Professor Easterday

Step 6: Show Solution

Our solution will include the following components…

1.Prompts needed to point to the best submission form2. Demonstrate what a good critique would look like3. Show how many critiques, reviews to go through until you can submit 4. Sample of what the conversation would look like

Step 7: Project Risks

~This critique process will be new for Roosevelt. They will need to be shown why it is beneficial to them ~Getting in touch and setting up times to meet with Northwestern chapter members and/or alumni~Making a clear, concise product that Roosevelt members want to use~Producing a product that Roosevelt finds useful

Step 8: Size It Up

Week 1-2: Understand and review current Roosevelt critique process and scope. Learn how to use Loft.

Week 3-4: Brainstorm, generate ideas...start creating prototype 1.

Week 5: Prototype 1. Meet with NU chapter members to get feedback...meet with Brenna. Midpoint review

Week 6: Test 1 & Revise

Week 7: Prototype 2. Meet with Nu chapter members/Brenna. Get feedback.

Week 8-9: Prototype 3. Test. Revise

Week 10: Final Product. Client final review. Team final review.

Step 9: What’s going to give?

In this project, budget is not an issue.

We will always prioritize the quality of our project.

We understand what Brenna is asking of us, so we will not have to sacrifice our scope. We are not assigning critiquers and delegating tasks, rather just showing an example and creating the process of which a critique can happen through.

Step 10: What’s it going to take?

1. We do not need a budget. 2. Our real customer is the entire Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, including alumni. 3. We need passionate group members that are willing to prioritize our meeting times as much as

possible. We all need to take responsibility for our share of the work.