{{project}} / facilitator {{business}} / designer [ ] / decision owner {{contact}} / review {{deadline}}

Purpose: agree what this conversation should improve before asking for feedback.
Artifact: exact filename/URL/version [ ]; stage [exploration / rough layout / working prototype / pre-release]; source brief [ ]; audience/task [ ]; evidence behind that task [ ]; known unknowns [ ]. State whether content and observations are real, redacted, or fictional.
Requested feedback: criterion | location/use condition | decision it can influence. For early hierarchy review, distinguish identifying the main message and following a sequence from final copy approval, color proof, or a complete accessibility check.
Out of scope: [ ]; where those requests go [ ]; authority for scope changes [ ]. A critique does not automatically approve manufacture, publication, or additional paid work.
Roles: facilitator | presenter/designer | independent reviewers and relevant perspective | recorder | approver. Identify missing perspectives. Agree whether notes can be shared and keep private customer information out of the shared artifact.
Time plan: start/end [ ]; frame [minutes]; quiet inspection [ ]; observation sharing [ ]; questions/sorting [ ]; next iteration [ ]; recap [ ]. Check that the allocations fit the available time and protect the closing decision.
Opening draft: “We are reviewing [version] for [task]. Please record what you can point to, the possible reader effect, and your question. We are not deciding [out-of-scope item] today. A proposed solution stays a suggestion until the underlying issue is understood.”
Reference: NN/g's Design Critiques article discusses scope and objectives: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-critiques/, checked 2 October 2026. This worksheet and its fictional case are independently authored, not the article's reproduced checklist.
Ready when reviewers can access the same version, know the task and limits, and understand who decides the next step.

Your decision
Which decisions are open at this stage?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]

Before you start
- Current brief: [Source or notes]
- Work stage: [Source or notes]
- Requested feedback: [Source or notes]

What you will make
A prioritized revision plan linked to the brief and design stage.