Gaslighting designers is a common yet destructive habit organisations need to train themselves out of
Like all workers, designers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with working in environments that make them feel regularly undermined. Yet so many organisations try to gaslight designers into believing that their experience and training is a fiction when they allow non-design professionals overall their judgement.
Trust and autonomy are turning out to be the most significant considerations for employees this year and into 2022. How are you going to implement a culture of constructive design critique vs destructive design gaslighting to attract and retain the best talent?